Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow - Hybrid Counseling/Testing Track

Manhattan Psychology Group • New York, NY

2h • Hybrid

About The Position

Manhattan Psychology Group offers a 24-month, full-time hybrid Counseling/Testing Postdoctoral Fellowship providing intensive, individualized training in evidence-based psychotherapy and comprehensive psychological assessment. Fellows work with children, adolescents, young adults, and families presenting with emotional, behavioral, learning, and neurodevelopmental concerns. Training develops competencies in diagnostic assessment, differential diagnosis, case conceptualization, treatment planning, psychological assessment, and multidisciplinary consultation.

The psychotherapy training includes interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), PCIT for Selective Mutism (PCIT-SM), and Parent Management Training (PMT). Assessment training spans the evaluation process, including test selection and administration, diagnostic formulation, integrated report writing, feedback, educational recommendations, and school consultation. Fellows also receive specialized autism assessment training, including formal instruction and supervised experience with the ADOS-2.

Through supervision, didactic instruction, mentorship, and interdisciplinary collaboration, fellows build clinical judgment, diagnostic reasoning, and assessment-informed treatment planning skills while progressing toward greater professional independence. The position is based at the organization's Upper West Side and/or Long Island City offices, with up to 20% remote work. Service delivery may also take place in clinics, homes, schools, and through telehealth within New York City's five boroughs. The role is a 40-hour-per-week employee position and reports to the Clinical Director of Training & Professional Development.

The weekly schedule includes approximately 20 hours of direct clinical services and 20 hours of indirect clinical services. Clinical work typically includes approximately 15 psychotherapy sessions per week and one comprehensive psychological or neuropsychological evaluation per month. The balance between psychotherapy and assessment may vary according to individual training goals, developmental needs, and practice needs. Typical schedules include weekday evening clinical blocks, a weekend clinical day, an in-person testing block, and a remote day for independent professional activities. The fellowship includes supervision, clinical meetings, professional development, consultation and outreach, trainee mentorship, clinical coordination, and program development and administrative activities. Mandatory orientation is scheduled for May 11–13, 2027, for trainees whose start dates fall between May and September.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (Psy.D. or Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology, School Psychology, or Applied Psychology from an APA- or CPA-accredited program or equivalent, with eligibility for a New York State Limited Permit.
• Completion of an APA-accredited doctoral internship or equivalent, including graduate-level coursework and supervised clinical training in psychological and/or neuropsychological assessment, cognitive assessment, differential diagnosis, and intervention.
• Experience administering, scoring, interpreting, and integrating standardized psychological and/or neuropsychological assessment measures.
• Strengths in clinical interviewing, diagnostic formulation, report writing, communicating assessment findings to families, schools, and interdisciplinary providers, and developing evidence-based recommendations.
• Strong organizational, written communication, interpersonal, and time-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple clinical demands and collaborate in a fast-paced multidisciplinary practice.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice, professional development, culturally responsive care, and family-centered service delivery.
• Ability to perform essential job functions, including operating standard office and testing equipment and sitting, standing, walking, and traveling to schools and other clinical settings as needed.
• Participation in all three mandatory orientation days, May 11–13, 2027, is required for trainees with start dates between May and September.
• Application requires an online application, CV, two letters of recommendation, and a cover letter addressing career motivation, preparation, and fellowship learning goals; candidates also complete a phone screen, virtual interview, and in-person interview.

Nice To Haves

• Internship or practicum experience conducting neuropsychological, psychoeducational, autism, developmental, or comprehensive psychological evaluations.
• Experience assessing individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Specific Learning Disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, executive functioning weaknesses, or other neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Experience administering and/or interpreting autism-specific measures such as ADOS-2, ADI-R, or CARS-2.
• Experience providing evidence-based interventions such as CBT, PCIT, PMT, ERP, or ABA-informed interventions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive diagnostic intake evaluations with children, adolescents, young adults, and families.
• Review medical, educational, developmental, and prior treatment records to inform diagnostic impressions and treatment planning.
• Develop evidence-based case conceptualizations, differential diagnoses, and treatment plans.
• Provide individual, family, and parent-focused psychotherapy using evidence-based interventions, including CBT, PMT, and ERP.
• Gain exposure to and potentially advanced training in PCIT, PCIT-SM, and ABA to support assessment-informed treatment planning and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Monitor treatment progress through clinical observation and standardized outcome measures, and modify interventions as clinically indicated.
• Consult and collaborate with families, multidisciplinary providers, schools, physicians, attorneys, and other community professionals to coordinate care and develop evidence-based recommendations.
• Conduct comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological evaluations, including administration, scoring, interpretation, and integration of standardized measures of cognitive, academic, adaptive, executive functioning, behavioral, language, memory, and autism-related functioning.
• Complete evaluation activities including intake interviews, record review, observations, collateral interviews, diagnostic formulation, report writing, feedback conferences, and educational recommendations.
• Participate in consultation and screening calls to help families identify appropriate evaluation and treatment services, support intake and case conceptualization, and facilitate referrals.
• Partner with pediatric practices, schools, and community organizations through consultation, outreach, educational programming, and initiatives to improve access to services.
• Manage multiple clinical demands, including testing and counseling, while demonstrating organization, professionalism, written communication, and time management.
• Participate in individual and group supervision, multidisciplinary case conferences, didactic training, competency-based learning, and professional development.
• Develop foundational clinical supervision competencies and provide informal guidance and mentorship to psychology interns and externs under licensed psychologists' guidance.
• Provide compassionate, culturally responsive, family-centered care and contribute to a collaborative training environment.
• Manage approximately one comprehensive psychological or neuropsychological evaluation per month and a psychotherapy caseload of approximately 15 sessions per week, subject to training and practice needs.
• Attend supervision, clinical meetings, didactic seminars, journal clubs, case conferences, and other educational programming as a learner and presenter.
• Participate in consultation calls and outreach with families, schools, physicians, attorneys, and community providers.
• Support referral triage, service matching, multidisciplinary care planning, quality improvement, program development, research and educational projects, and other assigned professional or administrative activities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus other benefits as provided in plan documents.
• Eligibility to participate in a 401(k) plan, subject to plan documents.
• Up to $500 per calendar year in professional reimbursements for items such as annual professional affiliation, professional development, and/or malpractice insurance, subject to HR documentation requirements.
• Two weeks of paid time off and eight paid holidays.
• Diverse caseload across patient populations, interventions, and diagnoses.
• Individual and group supervision from licensed psychologists with relevant specialties.
• Professional development and growth opportunities, including community workshops, didactics, case presentations, and special projects.
• Administrative support with referrals, scheduling, billing, and related tasks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree