Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow

The Lorenz Clinic • Minneapolis, MN

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

This fellowship is for a psychologist who thinks in systems and has completed doctoral training with a strong relational or systemic foundation. The role requires the ability to hold complexity, stay curious, and hold multiple perspectives simultaneously. It is designed to deepen the fellow's capacity for reflective and systemic clinical work. The fellowship is a one-year, full-time, salaried position with Couple and Family Psychology as the declared Major Area of Study. It is APPIC-listed and carries the formal structure expected of APA-accredited postdoctoral training, serving as an experience of serious psychotherapy practice within an institution building toward national significance in psychotherapy training. Fellows are active participants in this trajectory.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited graduate program, completed prior to the fellowship start date.
• Active pursuit of Minnesota licensure as a Licensed Psychologist (LP), with reasonable progress toward full licensure attainment within one year of start date; full licensure is not required at time of hire.
• Completed APA-accredited predoctoral internship prior to start date.
• Demonstrated training, coursework, or clinical experience with couples and/or families.
• Ability to work full-time, in person, across a five-day workweek with availability for evening appointments as required by caseload.
• Ability to provide services to a wide range of ages, presentations, and relational configurations, including children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families.
• Strong interpersonal, clinical, and written/verbal communication skills.
• Ability to respect and integrate issues of culture, diversity, and systemic context into case conceptualizations and treatment.
• Ability to maintain documentation in compliance with clinic standards, licensing board requirements, and payer regulations.
• Ability to intervene decisively to protect patient safety when indicated.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate training with a declared relational, systemic, or contemporary psychodynamic emphasis (e.g., couple and family psychology, attachment-informed, relational-cultural, or integrative systemic models).
• Doctoral dissertation or major research project with relevance to relational, systemic, or family psychology.
• Expressed interest in pursuing Board Certification in Couple and Family Psychology (ABPP/CFP), either as a current pursuit or a natural professional aspiration.
• Prior supervised experience providing clinical supervision, or expressed interest in the supervisory role as part of professional development.
• Experience with psychological assessment, particularly within a relational or systemic frame (if assessment is a stated training goal for the fellowship year).
• Evidence of scholarly or professional engagement with the field: presentations, publications, training contributions, or active involvement in professional organizations.
• A visible and articulable theory of change — not eclecticism as a default, but an integrated clinical framework that is evident in how you formulate and discuss cases.
• Mentalizing capacity — the demonstrated ability to hold multiple perspectives simultaneously, including curiosity about your own internal states and their role in clinical work.
• A psychotherapist’s register — orientation toward meaning, depth, and the therapeutic relationship as a site of change, not merely a vehicle for intervention.
• Reflective functioning — the capacity to remain curious and self-reflective under clinical and relational pressure, rather than defaulting to technique.
• Genuine appetite for a high-engagement training environment — grand rounds, supervision of supervision, peer consultation, and didactic learning as a valued part of professional life.

Responsibilities

• Carry a psychotherapy caseload including couples, families, and individuals as clinically indicated.
• Conduct assessments, develop treatment plans, and manage discharge planning within supervisor-informed clinical judgment.
• Provide clinical services to a wide range of ages, presentations, and relational configurations.
• Maintain documentation in compliance with clinic standards, licensing board rules, and payer requirements.
• Attend and actively participate in individual supervision, group consultation, Grand Rounds, and training seminars.
• Provide at least one Lunch and Learn didactic during the fellowship year.
• Supervise a practicum student on psychotherapy cases, if supervision is a stated training goal.
• Engage intermittently in peer review of patient files.
• Contribute to the intellectual and relational life of the training community.
• Maintain professionalism in all interactions with staff, patients, supervisors, and business associates.
• Monitor and address billing-related issues with patients as needed.
• Adhere to directives from clinical and administrative supervisors.
• Uphold all applicable codes of ethics, licensing board rules, and DHS/payer regulations.

Benefits

• Employer-sponsored medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• 3 weeks paid time off
• paid holidays
• paid service/volunteer time
• Paid continuing education hours and an annual CEU allowance
• Paid burnout time
• Approximately 100 hours per year of board-approved CE earned through standard clinical and training activities

What This Job Offers

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