Postdoctoral Fellowship

AT DALLAS THERAPY ALLIANCE

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The Dallas Therapy Alliance (DTA) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology offers a unique opportunity for advanced training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and psychological assessment within a private practice setting. This one-year fellowship is designed to equip emerging clinicians with specialized skills in a variety of treatment modalities while fostering personal and professional growth in a supportive, collaborative environment. If you’re seeking an in-depth training experience that will prepare you for independent practice, this fellowship is the ideal next step in your clinical journey.

Fellows should possess a doctoral degree from an APA or CPA-accredited program in clinical or counseling psychology. Fellows must have completed an APA or CPA-accredited internship OR an internship that meets APPIC standards; the internship must meet licensing requirements for the state of Texas.

To apply, please send the following to the Admissions Coordinator:

Letter of interest
Curriculum vitae
Official graduate degree transcript
2 letters of recommendation
1 de-identified assessment report

The deadline for submission is December 15th, 2024, and the fellowship begins on September 1st, 2025.

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Specialized Training

Focused on psychoanalytic psychotherapy with the opportunity to integrate various treatment modalities.

Diverse Clientele

Work with adults, adolescents, children, families, and couples in both individual and family settings.

Assessment Experience

Complete at least four assessments, including psychological, neuropsychological, psychoeducational, and attachment-focused evaluations.

Comprehensive Training, Real-World Impact

Our fellowship provides comprehensive psychoanalytic psychotherapy training, incorporating relational techniques and other modalities. Fellows collaborate with five licensed psychologists, gaining hands-on experience and completing integrative assessments. Fellows will have the flexibility to voice their preferences regarding patient populations, treatment modalities, and assessments, ensuring that their training aligns with their professional goals.

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This is a one-year program designed to provide intensive, hands-on training.
Fellows are expected to complete 30 contact hours per week, with at least three child or adolescent cases.
Includes attendance at workshops and meetings sponsored by the Dallas Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology, with membership fees covered by DTA.
DTA provides $1,000 in funding for additional didactic experiences (e.g., conferences, webinars) based on the fellow’s interests and training needs.

Why Choose Our Postdoctoral Fellowship?

Fellows receive weekly group case consultation from DTA clinicians, ensuring collaborative learning and professional development.

Expert Supervision

The fellowship is heavily oriented toward psychoanalytic psychotherapy, with opportunities for fellows to participate in workshops and events through the Dallas Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology and Division 39 of the APA.

Psychoanalytic Focus

Fellows can customize their training by selecting patient populations, therapeutic modalities, and types of assessments, ensuring a training experience that meets their individual needs.

Tailored Experience

In addition to clinical training, DTA provides financial support for fellows to pursue additional learning opportunities, ensuring a well-rounded professional development experience.

Professional Development Support

We provide continued guidance and support to our postdocs even after they complete their fellowship, helping them successfully transition into private practice.

Guidance into Private Practice

Dallas Therapy Alliance Therapist Office

It was a huge decision for me to leave home and family in order to move across country to do this residency, and it took a lot of work and no small amount of money to make it happen. But the folks at the DTA were phenomenally gracious, patient, and supportive of my process. Their confidence in me and enthusiasm for my success was 100% genuine and exactly what I needed, and now I have a thriving private practice to show for it. It was a great year.

DTA provided me with a depth of training and knowledge in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Receiving 4 hours total of supervision (individual plus group) each week helped me grow as a clinician and I left DTA with full confidence of how to manage a full practice, but more importantly, how to function as an effective insight-oriented psychotherapist.

The promise of three hours a week of supervision, with three different clinicians, the weekly group consultation space, and the fact that the main orientation utilized was psychodynamic depth work was exactly what I wanted.

They allowed me to explore how I wanted to do things and we were ready when I needed their support.

They far exceeded my expectations, and I found the income to be much higher than other postdoc sites.

I now have my own private practice and know what I’m doing because of my time at DTA.

What truly sets DTA apart is the people, they are all so committed to learning and training, and are incredibly welcoming and personable. I’ll always remember my postdoc at DTA fondly.

My training as a post-doc at DTA was invaluable in further building my confidence as a clinician.

The level of supervision at DTA was outstanding. They not only advanced my skills as a therapist, but helped me learn the ropes of starting and maintaining a successful private practice.

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