Get to Know Renu Suddapalli (She|Her)

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern

Renu Suddapalli, she/her, is a clinical mental health counseling intern located at UC CAPS Calhoun location. She will be graduating from Drake University with a master’s in counseling focused in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2025.

Renu has worked with people and ages of all backgrounds as part of her clinical training. She is adept at utilizing Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) centered interventions to help clients achieve their therapeutic goals. Her therapeutic approach is general and broad and she has strong interests working with international students, and students who are part of immigrant or refugee families. She hopes to support students by providing them with a safe space to explore their various identities, provide psychoeducation on how to build strong coping skills, and to connect them with the resources they need to thrive at UC.

When not at work, Renu enjoys reading, boxing, traveling and spending time with friends and family.

If I wasn’t in this line of work, I would be: an animator!

My favorite sandwich: insert any spicy chicken sandwich here.

Something I want to learn more about: the ongoing theories about the shape of the universe.