Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology

LifeStance Health • Boston, MA

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

LifeStance Health is the fastest growing behavioral health practice group in the country, dedicated to unifying mental and physical healthcare to improve lives. Our mission is to enhance access to trusted, affordable, and personalized mental healthcare. This postdoctoral fellowship focuses on training competent clinical psychologists to provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions in an outpatient setting. Fellows will receive broad training in delivering evidence-based clinical interventions to a diverse patient population, participate in didactics, clinical supervision, and group consultation meetings. The fellowship offers opportunities to specialize in one of four training tracks: Child, Adolescent, and Family Therapy; Adult Therapy; Generalist; or Integrated Care (IBH). IBH fellows will consult with providers, conduct brief assessments, provide interventions, and triage patients. Successful IBH fellows will thrive in a fast-paced environment, think critically, communicate effectively, and work with a wide range of clinical presentations.

Requirements

• Earned a doctorate in psychology from an appropriate health service provider training program in a properly accredited institution of higher learning.
• Completed an APA accredited internship.
• All doctoral degree requirements must be expected to be completed prior to the starting date of the fellowship.
• Applicants must be post-masters from an APA-approved graduate program in Clinical, Counseling or School Psychology.
• Strong interest in a permanent staff position following the completion of a one-year postdoctoral fellowship is ideal.
• Ability to think on their feet.
• Ability to communicate clinical information efficiently.
• Enjoy working with a wide range of clinical presentations.

Nice To Haves

• The ideal candidate would have a strong interest in a permanent staff position following the completion of a one-year postdoctoral fellowship.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based treatment (including CBT, health psychology/behavioral medicine, biofeedback & stress management, traditional psychodynamic models, and tele-psychology) for a variety of disorders.
• Engage in brief-treatment models, individual and family modalities, and group therapy interventions.
• Provide consultation to providers, brief assessment, evidence-based intervention, and triage to other LifeStance departments or community resources (for IBH fellows).
• Learn about the model of integrated primary care and how to work effectively on a multidisciplinary team (for IBH fellows).
• Attend seminars on topics including Ethics and Professional Issues, Psychopharmacology, Assessment, Psychopathology, Evidence-Based Treatments for Various Disorders, and Cultural Diversity.
• Receive individual supervision weekly.
• Participate in weekly group case consultation meetings and rounds.
• Apply for licensure and take exams (EPPP and MA state exam) as soon as eligible in Massachusetts.
• Average 25 patient contact hours per week.
• Work a 40-hour work week, dependent on clinical and paperwork demands, potentially including up to 2 evenings a week.

Benefits

• Stipend of $58,000 for the fellowship year.
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• 401k retirement plan with employer contributions.
• Paid Time Off.
• Dependent Care Account.

What This Job Offers

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