TrainingPostdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology |
Dallas Therapy Alliance is a partnership of psychologists committed to providing the highest quality psychological services and training. We are five licensed psychologists collaborating to provide comprehensive psychological treatments for the diverse population in our community. DTA psychologists are skilled in a variety of treatment modalities and practice from a relational psychoanalytic orientation. An integral value of our group practice is the education of future generations of psychologists in the theory and practice of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
Founded in 2015 by Director Emeritus Laurel B. Wagner, Ph.D., our Dallas Therapy Alliance Postdoctoral Fellowship is a full-time, one-year training program in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and assessment. The fellowship is uniquely positioned in a group practice and serves as an opportunity for specialized training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and assessment while gaining valuable experience in a private practice setting. Supervision is provided by licensed, clinical and counseling psychologists with varying specialties. Fellows receive both individual and group supervision.
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Clinical Training Opportunities
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The focus of training is on psychoanalytic psychotherapy from a predominately relational and attachment-oriented theoretical position. We value and expect treatment tailored to the patient’s individual
needs. This includes integrating other treatment modalities, e.g., dialectical behavior therapy, with an overarching psychoanalytic approach. Fellows work with a variety of different kinds of patients, ranging from those with depression and anxiety disorders to those with trauma, major mental illness and personality pathology. Fellows are responsible for taking on a variety of cases and psychotherapy relationships, i.e. individual, couples, family and play therapy. The fellowship requires a minimum of three child cases. Assessment training is an important part of this fellowship and the fellow completes a minimum of four assessments. Opportunities for assessment include cognitive, personality and therapeutic assessments for adults, adolescents and children. This fellowship provides a particular focus on attachment assessments, using attachment projective measures with adults, adolescents, children and families. Compensation is commission-based, and is competitive with stipends provided by APPIC member training programs in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas region. The average income of the last five Fellows was over $79,000. 1) Completion of a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA or CPA-accredited program. 2) Completion of a pre-doctoral internship that is APA or CPA-accredited OR that meets APPIC standards. The doctoral internship must meet licensing requirements for the state of Texas. Applications will be reviewed when received. December 1st, 2024 is the application deadline, although applicants are strongly encouraged to apply earlier. Virtual and in-person interviews will occur at the discretion of the training program. Please submit a letter explaining your interest in our psychoanalytic postdoctoral program, a current curriculum vitae, your graduate school official transcript, a redacted assessment, and two letters of recommendation by mail or email to: Travis Whitfill, Ph.D. Admissions Coordinator Dallas Therapy Alliance 12801 N. Central Expy., Suite 1730 Dallas, Texas 75243 [email protected] September 1st, 2025 is the start date. For more information about our postdoctoral fellowship, you may view or download our training handbook here. |