Postdoctoral Fellowship
Our training program is full for the 2024-2025 training year.
Our program trains postdocs to provide collaborative, integrated care with an emphasis on culturally appropriate and social justice oriented interventions. Our program entails clinical work with diverse client populations in a group practice setting. Trainees will simultaneously manage a psychotherapy caseload while gaining experience with the administrative and business aspects of running a private practice. Training and supervision will be provided on how to continue to grow as a professional, build a caseload, and expand a private practice. One-on-one supervision and group consultation will support the trainee as he/she/they navigate the training program. Satisfactory completion of this postdoctoral training program meets postdoctoral supervised practice requirements for Texas licensure.
Our company values include community/connectedness, equitability, inclusivity, empowerment, transparency, safety, and kindness. LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC clinicians are strongly encouraged to apply.
Our postdoctoral training program broadly focuses on the following objectives:
Consolidate core psychology competencies including the professional values and attitudes, theoretical knowledge, and applied skills for work with a broad range of client issues and problems. Additionally, trainees will gain understanding of the role that power dynamics can play in psychological practice.
Promote and integrate knowledge, awareness, appreciation, and skills for work with diverse populations, including self-examination and exploration of attitudes toward age, immigration status, gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, language, and socioeconomic status differences.
Consolidate knowledge, understanding and application of ethical principles and practices as it relates to social justice and clinical work, including knowledge of laws and regulations as well as the awareness of challenges, recent developments and trends in the field of psychology and its relationship to the larger socio-political system.
Develop a professional identity as a psychologist, including self-identity from student to professional, ability to identify theoretical orientation, and how to implement a sustainable practice including burnout prevention and self care.
Curriculum:
The expectation for our program is that each fellow will complete 25 clinical hours per week. In addition, there will be the following schedule of trainings:
2 hours of Individual Supervision (weekly)
1 hour of Case Consultation (weekly)
1 hour of Didactics (weekly)
Fellows will be expected to complete all documentation (including psychotherapy notes) and respond back to clients via email/phone in a timely manner (within 48 hours). Fellows will have the opportunity to coordinate care with other providers in the area. Trainees will also be provided opportunities to learn the administrative side of private practice and responsibilities will be given based on interest. Examples of such responsibilities include (but are not limited to);
Program development
Social media campaigns
Coordinating a training/seminar
All fellows will begin in a generalist track and can have the option to opt into a specialty track after 4 months:
Trauma/EMDR Track
Couples Track
Women Track
Social Justice and Advocacy Track
Immigrant Track
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) Track
We invite you to look at our complete Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Handbook.
Our company values include community/connectedness, equitability, inclusivity, empowerment, transparency, safety, and kindness. LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC clinicians are strongly encouraged to apply.
We will interview and offer fellowships on a rolling basis throughout the academic year. For more information, please reach out to our training director, Dr. Kruti Patel: dr.kruti@ritualwellnessatx.com
To apply for our Postdoctoral Fellowship, please send application materials to our training director at dr.kruti@ritualwellnessatx.com along with your;
CV
Cover letter explaining why Ritual Wellness ATX would be a good fit for you
3 reference letters
Video of a mock therapy session with a friend or colleague (15-20min). Please make sure this session shows your presence during a mid-treatment session (vs. an intake or first session). Also, make sure the clip best showcases your therapeutic style, advanced skills, and also presents a clear view of you in the video.