- Undergraduate School - Grand Valley State University (2004-2008), Psychology
- Internship - University of California Santa Cruz (2012-2013), Psychology
- Fellowship - The University of Michigan - Counseling and Psychological Services (2013-2014), Psychology
- Graduate School - University of North Dakota (2008-2010), Counseling
- Graduate School - University of North Dakota (2010-2013), Counseling Psychology

Kipp Pietrantonio, Ph.D.
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Psychotherapy
Biography
Kipp Pietrantonio, Ph.D., is a Counseling Psychologist originally from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Dr. Pietrantonio attended Grand Valley State University where he received a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology. Dr. Pietrantonio then received a Master's in Community Counseling followed by a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of North Dakota. Dr. Pietrantonio completed his APA Accredited Internship at the University of California Santa Cruz - Counseling and Psychological Services followed by a Post Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Michigan - Counseling and Psychological Services.
Following completion of his education, Dr. Pietrantonio was hired as a Senior Staff Psychologist at The Ohio State University Counseling and Consultation Service. He served as the Advanced Practicum Coordinator for two years and then took a position as a training director at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Pietrantonio joined the faculty of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in January 2019.
Dr. Pietrantonio specializes in a variety of concerns including Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Phobias, Eating Disorders/Body Image Concerns, Men's Mental Health Concerns, and Treatment Resistant Depression. Dr. Pietrantonio has advanced training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Exposure Response Prevention, and generally works from a person centered approach.
Dr. Pietrantonio has served in multiple professional roles including being elected to the American Psychological Association Committee on Socioeconomic Status where he served as Vice Chair from 2015-2016. He is currently serving on the APA Task Force for the Creation of Professional Practice Guidelines for Low-Income and Economically Marginalized People.
Dr. Pietrantonio is a Licensed Psychologist with the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.
License Information
TX License #38066; Expires 6/30/2022
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Education & Training
Professional Associations & Affiliations
- The American Psychological Association (2013-2018)
Books & Publications
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Books
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Social class, poverty, and career development. in Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work
Juntunen, C. L., Ali, S. R., & Pietrantonio, K. R. (2013), Hoboken, NJ, Wiley
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Social class, poverty, and career development. in Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work
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Publications
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Solution-focused wellness coaching: a mixed methods, longitudinal study with college students
Beauchemin, J. D., Facemire, S. D., Pietrantonio, K. R., Yates, H. T., & Krueger, D. Social Work in Mental Health 2020 1-19 -
Closed borders, closed hearts: Systemic oppression of Latinas in US politics: Fronteras cerradas, corazones cerrados opresión sistémica de la gente de Latinx en la política estadounidense
Pietrantonio, K.R., & Llamas, J. D. Peace and Conflict: The Journal of Peace Psychology 2020 26 2 110-116 -
APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice for People with Low-Income and Economic Marginalization
American Psychological Association (Juntunen, C., Pietrantonio, K.R., Greig, A., Ross, D., Hirsh, J., Thompson, M., Peterman, A.) 2019 1-42 -
It Takes Money to Make Money: Inequity in Psychology Graduate Student Borrowing and Financial Stressors
Wilcox, M. M., Barbaro-Kukade, L., Pietrantonio, K. R., Franks, D. N., & Davis, B. L Training and Education in Professional Psychology. 2019 -
The Challenge of Being Latina: Personal, Political, and Economic: Cultural Concerns and Social Justice.
Pietrantonio, K.R., & Llamas, J. D. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology 2020 -
A plan for addressing the student debt crisis in psychological graduate training: Commentary on "Graduate debt in psychology: A quantitative analysis" (Doran et al., 2016).
Pietrantonio, K.R. & Garriott, P. Training and Education in Professional Psychology 2017 2 11 -
In search of positive masculine role norms: Testing the Positive Psychology Positive Masculinity Paradigm
McDermott, R. C., Pietrantonio, K. R., Browning, B. R., McKelvey, D. K., Jones, Z. K, & Sevig, T. D. Psychology of Men & Masculinities 2019 1 20 12 -
Tearing Down Walls: Meeting the Challenges of Latinas in Education and the Labor Force
Pietrantonio, K.R., & Llamas, J. D. Peace and Conflict: The Journal of Peace Psychology 2020 26 4 -
The Challenge of Being Latina: Personal, Political, and Economic: Education and Vocational Concerns
Pietrantonio, K.R., & Llamas, J. D. Peace and Conflict: The Journal of Peace Psychology 2020
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Solution-focused wellness coaching: a mixed methods, longitudinal study with college students
Research
- Clinical Efficacy
- Men and Masculinities
- Socioeconomic Status
- Psychological Effects of Debt
- Professional Issues in Psychology
Clinical Focus
- Psychology
- Psychotherapy
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Eating Disorders
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