Aviva Psychology Services
Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology
Aviva Psychology Services, Northampton, Massachusetts, us, 01061
Job Description
Aviva Psychology Services is a compassionate and collaborative team of licensed psychologists supporting adults of all identities and backgrounds to achieve greater emotional freedom, security, and fulfillment in their lives, work, and relationships. We proudly serve clients throughout all of Massachusetts with convenient locations in Boston and Northampton, and we offer both in-person and teletherapy services. We utilize a variety of empirically supported and identity affirming treatments to transform adversity into growth and values into action to promote greater vitality, life-satisfaction, and well-being for all.
The postdoctoral fellowship focuses on training clinical psychologists to treat a variety of presenting concerns using evidence-based, culturally informed interventions. Fellows will develop particular expertise in long-term, relationally oriented individual therapy. Fellows will receive training in a variety of theoretical orientations including CBT, DBT, ACT, Relational Cultural Therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and internal family systems (IFS). Fellows will also participate in meaningful didactic seminars, clinical supervision, and group consultation meetings with our dynamic, supportive, and diverse team. Ideal candidates will have a strong interest in a staff position following the successful completion of a one year postdoctoral fellowship.
TRAINING COMPONENTS
Supervision
2 hours of individual supervision weekly with two separate licensed staff psychologists at Aviva.
1 hour of group supervision weekly with the Director of Training.
Didactics
Weekly clinical consultation meeting with small groups of staff psychologists.
Weekly seminars run by staff psychologists. Seminar topics include case conceptualization, evidence-based treatments (e.g., CBT, ACT, RCT), ethics, multicultural competency, and clinical documentation as well as specialty topics, such as internal family systems (IFS), health psychology, working with dialectics, somatic approaches, racial trauma, identity affirming care, maternal mental health, attachment, parent management training, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and more.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Fellows are expected to work 40 hours per week including clinical, supervision, and paperwork demands, with a caseload averaging between 23-25 completed patient contact hours per week by month 3 of the fellowship. Fellows work between the hours of 9am - 5pm Monday through Friday with no evening or weekend hours.
BENEFITS
The fellowship dates are September 2, 2025 - August 14, 2026
Salary: $60,000
No evening hours after 6pm, weekend hours, or on-call hours
Opportunity to work remotely via telehealth and/or hybrid in-person schedule
BCBS Health insurance with company funded HSA
Dental Insurance
Simple IRA retirement plan with employer contribution
4 weeks of paid time off
Professional Development Funds for external training
PREREQUISITES
A doctoral degree in psychology from an APA Accredited program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology
Completion of Internship or Advanced Practicum of 1600 hours towards MA licensure
APPLICATION MATERIALS
Curriculum Vitae
Letter of Interest
Three letters of reference
Applications preferred by December 9th and reviewed continually thereafter on a rolling basis.
Please forward the following application materials to Chelsey Solar, PhD - Training Director of Postdoctoral Fellowship at csolar@avivapsych.com
Company Description Aviva Psychology Services, a psychologist owned psychotherapy practice consisting of 20 dedicated psychologists and psychology trainees providing individual and group therapy to diverse clients in the state of Massachusetts.
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The postdoctoral fellowship focuses on training clinical psychologists to treat a variety of presenting concerns using evidence-based, culturally informed interventions. Fellows will develop particular expertise in long-term, relationally oriented individual therapy. Fellows will receive training in a variety of theoretical orientations including CBT, DBT, ACT, Relational Cultural Therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and internal family systems (IFS). Fellows will also participate in meaningful didactic seminars, clinical supervision, and group consultation meetings with our dynamic, supportive, and diverse team. Ideal candidates will have a strong interest in a staff position following the successful completion of a one year postdoctoral fellowship.
TRAINING COMPONENTS
Supervision
2 hours of individual supervision weekly with two separate licensed staff psychologists at Aviva.
1 hour of group supervision weekly with the Director of Training.
Didactics
Weekly clinical consultation meeting with small groups of staff psychologists.
Weekly seminars run by staff psychologists. Seminar topics include case conceptualization, evidence-based treatments (e.g., CBT, ACT, RCT), ethics, multicultural competency, and clinical documentation as well as specialty topics, such as internal family systems (IFS), health psychology, working with dialectics, somatic approaches, racial trauma, identity affirming care, maternal mental health, attachment, parent management training, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and more.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Fellows are expected to work 40 hours per week including clinical, supervision, and paperwork demands, with a caseload averaging between 23-25 completed patient contact hours per week by month 3 of the fellowship. Fellows work between the hours of 9am - 5pm Monday through Friday with no evening or weekend hours.
BENEFITS
The fellowship dates are September 2, 2025 - August 14, 2026
Salary: $60,000
No evening hours after 6pm, weekend hours, or on-call hours
Opportunity to work remotely via telehealth and/or hybrid in-person schedule
BCBS Health insurance with company funded HSA
Dental Insurance
Simple IRA retirement plan with employer contribution
4 weeks of paid time off
Professional Development Funds for external training
PREREQUISITES
A doctoral degree in psychology from an APA Accredited program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology
Completion of Internship or Advanced Practicum of 1600 hours towards MA licensure
APPLICATION MATERIALS
Curriculum Vitae
Letter of Interest
Three letters of reference
Applications preferred by December 9th and reviewed continually thereafter on a rolling basis.
Please forward the following application materials to Chelsey Solar, PhD - Training Director of Postdoctoral Fellowship at csolar@avivapsych.com
Company Description Aviva Psychology Services, a psychologist owned psychotherapy practice consisting of 20 dedicated psychologists and psychology trainees providing individual and group therapy to diverse clients in the state of Massachusetts.
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