THERAPY DALLAS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP - CHILD/ADOLESCENT SPECIALTY
Program Description
Therapy Dallas is a collaborative, multi-clinician private practice specializing in evidence-based intervention for children, adolescents, and adults in the Dallas area. Since its inception in 2011, our fellowship program has offered fellows a coordinated opportunity for: Direct clinical service (intake assessment, treatment planning, and intervention); regular professional supervision; collaborative clinical consultation (with psychiatrists, pediatricians, educators, evaluators, etc.); and ongoing professional development activities (both designated and self-directed). The majority of training activities take place on-site, in the practice’s multi-office suite. Off-site training activities and/or virtual services are provided as appropriate; these include but are not limited to: didactic trainings, EPPP preparation, community outreach, and professional networking.
The Therapy Dallas Postdoctoral Fellowship (TDPF) is a 12-month, 1,750-hour experience designed to be accomplished with an average of a 40-hour work week. Fellows receive a minimum of 2 hours of individual supervision each week and have access to group-based and on-call supervision as needed. Given this program’s emphasis on assessment, treatment planning, and intervention via the provision of direct clinical services, fellows can expect to spend, on average, 40-50% of their time engaged in direct psychological service.
Through direct clinical services, fellows gain experience assessing and treating presenting concerns across the lifespan, with a particular focus on treating children and adolescents. Fellows receive specialized training in evidence-based practices (e.g., CBT; TF-CBT; SPACE; etc.) for children and adolescents struggling with anxiety disorders, mood disorders, trauma, OCD, ADHD and a variety of emotional and/or behavioral concerns. In addition to receiving robust training and supervision in the provision of individual psychotherapy, fellows receive extensive training in individual and group-based Parent Consultation for a variety of presenting concerns (e.g., ADHD, anxiety, OCD). Didactic parent groups are facilitated by licensed clinicians in the practice and scheduled to be offered several times throughout the training year. Consequently, fellows gain specialty in integrating and coordinating various evidence-based practices to best meet the needs of their patients. To this end, fellows are trained to practice both independently and in collaboration with multi-disciplinary providers and professionals (e.g., psychiatrists, evaluators, educators, and other treating providers).
Caseloads are developed collaboratively with fellows and supervisors based on the fellow’s experience, training goals, and patient needs. Fellows are encouraged to provide services to patients with a diverse range of presenting concerns falling within the fellow’s current scope of competence, while gradually and strategically expanding their scope of practice to include additional areas of expertise. In this manner, fellows continue to enhance existing strengths, while receiving opportunities to discern and develop specialties in specific interventions.
Eligibility
Applicants must have graduated from an APA- or CPA-accredited doctoral program with an emphasis in clinical or counseling psychology, and (by the start of fellowship) successfully completed an APA-approved or APPIC-accredited internship program. Preference will be given to applicants with demonstrated interest and experience in evidence-based intervention for children, adolescents, and families.
Compensation
The accepted applicant will become a salaried employee of Therapy Dallas. Compensation will be discussed at the time of interview and will be commensurate with national, competitive postdoctoral fellowships. Benefits include (but are not limited to):
Robust consultative environment
Patient referrals and wait list management
Full-time administrative support
EHR with telehealth platform
Professional liability and malpractice insurance
Fully-furnished therapy office and shared spaces
Stipends for CEs and (optional yet encouraged) provision of pro-bono services
Opportunity for long-term engagement with the practice
Start Date and Duration
This position is scheduled to begin in August 2027, with the flexibility to begin sooner.
Practice Description
Therapy Dallas (www.therapydallas.com) is an established, multi-clinician practice offering coordinated evidence-based psychological services for children, adolescents, and adults in the Dallas area. The postdoctoral fellow will work under the supervision of Kristen Ohlenforst, PhD and an additional licensed psychologist (to be chosen based on applicant’s primary clinical interests), and alongside licensed clinicians who collectively provide individual psychotherapy (CBT and play-based), parent consultation, group therapy, and family-based intervention.
Therapy Dallas provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants; we embrace diversity and all aspects of identity, both when working with clients and alongside one another.