Fall 2026

Introduction to Psychotherapy

Introduction to the theoretical and applied foundations of psychotherapy, covering ethics, diversity, and specific therapeutic practices.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Rhonda Reinholtz3.9/5

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Exams are take-home and open-note with tight time limits, and the final presentation is graded harshly with minimal feedback.

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PSYCH 225

PSYCH 607

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Fall 2026
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Raw average: 4.07/5 from 28 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 4.0/5 raw quality · 3.0/5 difficulty · 2 reviews

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Rhonda Reinholtz delivers engaging lectures and shares relevant professional experience, though she grades final presentations harshly with minimal feedback. Reviewers note her knowledge and the variety of assignments, but one criticizes the strict grading on the final project despite lenient exam grading.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.89 GPA, 93.9% A/AB (n=49 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 95.8% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.83 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

RHONDA KAY REINHOLTZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction25 / 257
LEC 002Classroom Instruction25 / 257

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Student experience

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Rhonda Reinholtz provides engaging lectures that integrate her professional experience, though one student notes harsh grading on the final presentation.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.89 GPA, 93.9% A/AB (n=49 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 95.8% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.83 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Exams are take-home and open-note with tight time limits, and the final presentation is graded harshly with minimal feedback.

Students find the lectures engaging and appreciate the variety of assignments, but one reviewer criticizes the final presentation grading.

Topics

  • Ethics, diversity/inclusivity, and research directions.
  • Transference, countertransference, emotion, defense mechanisms, boundaries, resistance, and early development.
  • Trauma work, parenting issues, play therapy, family therapy, and couples therapy.

Skills

  • Ethics, diversity/inclusivity, and research directions in psychotherapy.
  • Transference, countertransference, emotion, defense mechanisms, boundaries, resistance, and early development.
  • Trauma work, parenting issues, play therapy, family therapy, and couples therapy.

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Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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PSYCH 607 · Fall 2026

Introduction to Psychotherapy

Recorded 2026-09-07
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