History

PSI's legacy of excellence began in 1933 when the Chattanooga Bible Institute (CBI) was founded to support local churches and their various ministries. CBI served the Chattanooga community faithfully by providing training, counseling, library resources and support for clergy and laity of all denominations.

In 1973, a group of Christian mental health professionals who'd begun exploring the integration of Christian faith and professional counseling established the Atlanta Clinical College. After opening a counseling center, they partnered with a major state university to offer advanced professional training and research within a Christian context. This organization became known as the Psychological Studies Institute.

In August of 2000, CBI and PSI merged. The combined strength of the organizations, under the PSI name, led to full accreditation in June of 2003 by the prestigious Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), one of the nation's premier bodies for the accreditation of institutions of higher education. Today, we are a fast-growing, faith-based graduate school providing master's-level training in Christian counseling.

We remain active in both the Atlanta and Chattanooga communities, where our campuses are located.