The VA Boston Healthcare System Psychology Internship Training Program is a yearlong training program located among the campuses of the VA Boston Healthcare System. The internship is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association (APA). The internship is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and is one of twelve (12) internship members of the Academy of Psychological Clinical Science (APCS).
 

The internship seeks candidates from APA accredited, Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) accredited programs in Clinical, Counseling, or Combined psychology or Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) accredited programs in Clinical Science. Our training program provides a wide variety of opportunities to work with Veterans in three different VA campuses.

Please see the attached brochure for more information.

Website: https://www.va.gov/boston-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-training-programs/

(This page was last updated on 1/15/2026).

VA Palo Alto ACT Mini Rotation

We have an ACT friendly internship program here at Palo Alto VA with an opportunity to be trained in ACT, conduct individual therapy and co-lead ACT groups.

Purpose of Mini Rotation:

Many individuals suffering from mental health issues often actively work to avoid their personal experiences of emotion, thought and sensation. However, these very actions often result in loss and increased suffering. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a behaviorally based intervention designed to address avoidance of internal events and the role that language plays in human suffering. The therapy specifically uses a number of verbal, experiential and homework interventions to help patients make experiential contact with previously avoided private events (thoughts, feelings, sensations), without excessive verbal involvement and control – and to make powerful life enhancing choices. ACT is a manual-based intervention that can be applied with a number of populations. The mini-rotation provides a combination of didactic and supervised clinical experience in the use of ACT across a number of settings at the Palo Alto VA.

Structure of the Mini-Rotation:

Time Commitment: Trainees interested in the mini-rotation work at their sites providing individual and group ACT. Trainees are expected to attend a weekly, 1.5 hour group supervision and read relevant materials. As well, each participant completes an ACT project that is disseminated via the web to other ACT providers across the nation. The time commitment is approximately 4 hours per week. The trainee needs to negotiate with the supervisors of his/her major rotations for the necessary time or do this rotation as an add-on above the basic 40 hours.

If you have questions, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]

(This information was updated 03/13/2020).

 For the 2025-2026 academic year, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at Brigham Young University (BYU) offers four full-time, 12-month internships for doctoral-level graduate students in clinical or counseling psychology.

As an internship placement site, we do not want to add to the financial stress of applicants by having them pay for travel and lodging accommodations as part of your internship interviews. We are also mindful that not all applicants have equal access to financial funding. Therefore, to promote equality and inclusion, ALL of our interviews will take place via videoconference software only. There will be no on-site interviews. Thank you for your understanding. We provide an online brief tour of our center to provide potential applicants with a look at what we consider a wonderful climate and environment for your internship. A visit to our center, if desired, is welcome and can be scheduled; however, it will not impact our internship ranking outcomes.

The internship for the next school year will begin on August 17, 2026, and end on August 13, 2027. Each position carries a stipend of $51,348 and includes all benefits accorded to full-time university personnel (vacation and sick leave, holidays; medical, dental, and life insurance; $450.00 for each intern to spend on professional development opportunities; free university parking; UTA TRAX, Frontrunner, UVX, and bus pass; library privileges; BYU store discount; and discounted tickets to university events).

The BYU-CAPS Psychology Internship began in 1989 and is accredited by the American Psychological Association. Please click on all the different links describing our internship program in greater detail. We hope you will find that we provide an excellent training program offering a wide range of experiences. At BYU-CAPS, we see our interns as colleagues who participate in all services and staff development activities within the Center. Our goal is to create an environment of genuine support, trust, equality, and collegiality, as our interns sharpen their professional identity and work toward their future goals. We strive to create a climate that is welcoming to ALL forms of diversity, where differences are valued and appreciated.

All interested persons are encouraged to apply. Brigham Young University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC). The Psychology Internship Program at Brigham Young University participates in and adheres to the APPIC Match process and policies. The APPIC Match policies, processes, and application form are available at http://www.appic.org. This internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC policy that no person at this training facility will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any intern applicant.

If I can be of any assistance or if you have any questions, please email me at [email protected] or call at 801-422-3035.

Full info on the internships can be found here.

(This page was last updated on 1/15/2026).

This center has more than 25 years of experience in specialized psychological care.

We also have training programs and agreements signed with several  universities as practice teachers in Third Generation Therapies (ACT, FAP; Mindfulness) as well as in EMDR.

Our professionals guide students from national and international universities (Tenerife, Madrid, La Rioja, Valencia, Granada, Padua, Florence, etc.) and also participate in training, supervision and research with professionals in psychology, medicine and psychiatry.

The training programs are coordinated by Domingo Jesús de la Rosa Díaz (Specialist in Clinical Psychology and Expert in Contextual Therapies by the MICPSY Institute) and usually include the stay in the center for hours of practice with real cases in blocks of 200 minimum hours.

We have adequate facilities and resources and the center is officially accredited as a health and training center by autonomic administration.
Currently, the available places do not exceed 6 students and the demand is high, since a solid and quality training is offered.

For more information write to [email protected] or visit https://psicologiacanarias.com/, https://es-es.facebook.com/pages/category/Mental-Health-Service/Centro-de-Psicologia-y-Salud-de-Canarias-SL-247766722286332/

VAPORHCS continues a long-standing commitment to clinical psychology internship training. Our internship program has been fully accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1978. Programs and training activities described in this brochure reflect the psychology staff's roles within the current organization of the health care system. We currently offer six internship positions.

VAPORHCS psychology staff consists of over 80 clinical psychologists with the majority holding faculty appointments in the Department of Psychiatry at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). More than 35 of these psychologists are directly involved in the internship training program. Settings across both campuses afford staff the opportunity for clinical practice, training, research, and administration. Psychology, psychiatry, social work, nursing, and other disciplines have a collaborative relationship throughout VAPORHCS. Interns frequently work as part of multidisciplinary teams in addressing patient needs.
 

National VA guidelines designate this as a one-year, full-time, 2080-hour internship, including federal holidays, vacation, and sick days. The 2026-27 internship training year will begin on July 13, 2026. Please note that we do not offer flexible start dates. 

View the attached brochure or visit the website for more information: https://www.va.gov/portland-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/clinical-psychology-training-programs/

(This page was last updated 1/15/2026)

The Clinical Psychology Internship at Geisinger provides advanced training in evidence-based practice and integrated care at all levels of the health system. Most clinical psychology internships prepare you for professional practice. Geisinger’s program goes beyond that. We develop your understanding of cultural and individual differences, social determinants of health and the complex biological and psychological factors that impact each patient in your care. We also emphasize interdisciplinary care coordination and collaboration with other members of the healthcare team, including primary and specialty care providers, nurses, psychiatrists, pharmacists, clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors and case managers.

Accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1986, the internship helps you attain competency in all APA profession-wide domains — research; ethical and legal standards; individual and cultural diversity; professional values, attitudes and behaviors; communication and interpersonal skills; assessment; intervention; supervision; consultation and interprofessional/interdisciplinary skills.

To better meet your interests and provide a fulfilling experience, the internship offers intensive training in:

• Adult clinical and health psychology
• Child clinical/pediatric psychology
   

Our faculty prioritize patient care and clinical supervision but are also committed to continuous quality improvement, program development and evaluation, and clinical research. As an intern, you are encouraged to participate in a clinically focused project aimed at enhancing the delivery of patient care. 

For more information, visit the website: https://www.geisinger.edu/gchs/education/residencies-fellowships/residencies/clinical-psychology-internship-residency/apply

(This page was last updated on 1/15/2026).

The Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University provides training at the predoctoral level for students interested in careers relevant to clinical science, research, and practice. The overall training philosophy of the program reflects a commitment to the development of psychologists who will apply scientific knowledge to human behavior in clinical practice and who will advance clinical science research. The Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program is committed to the mission of increasing diversity among its trainees and faculty.

The Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program prefers students currently matriculated in an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited doctoral program in Clinical Psychology or equivalent. Applicants from Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) accredited programs will be considered.  Successful applicants to our program typically come from training programs with a strong clinical science or scientist-practitioner emphasis.

The Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program accepts applications from international, non-US citizens. International students cannot be supported through the 6 positions funded through the Providence VA Medical Center. [Note: The Clinical Psychology Training Consortium is in the process of arranging a Disbursement Agreement between the Consortium and VA Medical Center for VA site experiences. Once in place all trainees will be employed through Butler Hospital.]

Applicants who are accepted into the training program on a visa may be required to meet minimum funding requirements.  Funding from sources other than the Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program (private sponsor, your government, scholarship, personal funds, etc.) can be considered to meet the minimum requirements.  Please check directly with your current institution's International Student and Scholar Services office for required documentation.

All candidates for admission will have adequate preparation for internship as indicated by a statement from the applicant's Program Director.  A minimum of 500 contact hours (supervision does not count towards contact hours) of formal, supervised practicum training is required. The total number of practicum hours is the total completed intervention hours plus the total completed assessment hours. Although 500 hours will be the minimum for consideration, 800 remains program preference given program data that support this number as the threshold at which people have been best prepared for the Brown Clinical Psychology Internship. As part of our holistic review, consideration is also given to clinical hours and experiences that have exposed applicants to evidence-based assessment and intervention practices with a variety of populations at different levels of clinical acuity.

Find more information in the attached brochure, or on the website: https://clinical-psychology.med.brown.edu/internship

(This page was last updated on 1/15/2026.)

CHCW operates a robust Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) program throughout its clinics. Our PCBH team are fully integrated into the primary care clinics. PCBH work with patients across the lifespan (i.e., children/adolescents to geriatric populations, pre-natal care to end of life concerns). Additional PCBH services include running groups for a variety of health needs (e.g., chronic pain, pregnancy), developing pathways to systematically address specific concerns (e.g., smoking cessation), and preventive activities such as parenting education and stress management classes. In short, interns will be exposed to any and all problems that fall into the health/mental health spectrum, from the straightforward to the very complex. There is no better place than a community health center to gain experience with a wide variety of patient health and wellness concerns!

For more information, please visit the website:

https://www.chcw.org/Doctoral-clinical-psychology-internship-program/

https://www.chcw.org/pcbh/academic-programs/

(This page was last updated on 1/16/2026)

The doctoral internship at the UT Dallas Student Counseling Center (SCC) is an APA-accredited full-time, 12-month-long, organized, 2000-hour training program in health service psychology that provides comprehensive supervised experiences in University counseling center services and functions.

The doctoral internship program provided a practitioner model of training. Our primary training modality is experiential, emphasizing clinical practice and service delivery with the goal of creating ethical and culturally competent generalist practitioners. We use a developmental approach to facilitate the transition from graduate student to professional psychologist. Through close relationships with senior staff and supervisors, interns assume increasing levels of responsibility and autonomy, expanding their professional roles as the year progresses.

Training is focused on facilitating interns’ clinical competence, fostering the development of professional judgment, and enriching interns’ scientific and practice-based knowledge.

We are also deeply committed to facilitating the integration of interns’ personal and professional identities through engaging them in supportive, challenging supervisory and mentoring relationships with a heightened focus on whom the intern is as an individual and how that impacts them professionally. In addition, our internship program is based largely on a relational “use of self” training model, as we believe that optimal professional development occurs within the context of self-reflection and personal exploration. The “use of self” model refers not only to clinical work, but to all training and supervisory experiences. Interns are expected to explore values, beliefs, biases and reactions in all of their training contexts.

For more information, visit the website: https://counseling.utdallas.edu/internship/

(This page was updated 1/15/2026).

UH-Clear Lake is one of four distinct institutions in the University of Houston System and houses both undergraduate and graduate programs. Many of our students have roots in the local communities and join us from a variety of cultural, academic, and vocational backgrounds. As a counseling center, we aim to help UHCL students connect, become empowered, and thrive through the therapeutic, outreach, and consultative services we offer. Our center is highly valued by university administration and appreciated by faculty and staff.

We are a smaller center, consisting of four psychologists, two therapists, two social workers, one consulting psychiatric provider, three interns, and three part-time practicum students when fully staffed. Because of the size of our center, interns have unique opportunities to be engaged in meaningful ways with our staff and across campus. In addition to being incorporated into the daily activities and operations of the center, interns are able to interact with various constituents and partners on campus and thereby can develop professional skills in networking and collaboration with non-psychologists on a university campus. A past intern even had the opportunity to serve on the selection committee of a hiring process in another department.

We consistently receive feedback from psychology trainees that our investment in training, developmentally oriented, high quality supervision, and safe learning environment make our program stand out. We seek to provide interns a final year of graduate training in which they can refine clinical skills to a level appropriate for early career practice. Moreover, we aim to provide an environment that is both nurturing and challenging, grounded in an appreciation of diversity and multiculturalism, and which facilitates personal and professional identity development and integration in preparation for a satisfying career. We hope that our commitment to excellent training is as evident in our training program materials as we believe that it is when trainees meet us. As a center, we are extremely invested in continuing to cultivate and refine a topnotch internship program.

Website: https://www.uhcl.edu/cmhc/training/doctoral-internship/

Contact: Stefanie Denu, Psy.D.
[email protected]

 

(This page was last updated on 1/15/2026.)

The University Counseling Center (UCC) offers a full-time, twelve-month Doctoral Internship In Health Service Psychology on a generalist approach to the practice of psychology that is informed by empirical research. The program is designed to train interns in the core competencies expected of a psychologist working in the context of a university counseling center

Doctoral students in the Clinical Psychology Program at the University of Notre Dame participate in practicum placements at the UCC as part of their graduate training. Please refer to the Clinical Psychology Program website for more information.  Additionally, the UCC accepts Masters level interns from local universities who are gaining clinical training at the UCC as part of their graduate programs. These graduate students’ clinical work is  supervised by Licensed Psychologists on the senior staff at the UCC. 

Please see the attached brochure or visit the website for more information.
Website: http://ucc.nd.edu/professional-training/

(Page was last updated on 1/15/2026.)

We regret to announce that changes within our department have resulted in a cessation of recruitment for the 2023-2024 training year, and we are withdrawing our program from the APPIC Match for the 2023-2024 cycle. All of our staff remain incredibly passionate about training, and we want to offer the best program possible. We plan to re-open our recruitment for the 2024-2025 training year.

Place: VA Long Beach Healthcare System
APA Accreditation: Accredited
Training Director & Lead / Director: Leela Farina, Ph.D.
Chief Psychologist: 
Positions: 0 for 2023-2024
Stipend: 30,031
Primary Agency Type: Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Descriptor The VA Long Beach Doctoral Internship Program has been fully accredited by APA since 1980. Our primary goal is to train interns to conduct an array of psychological services in a general health care facility. Although our psychology staff provide some very specialized services, we believe that training at the predoctoral level should be broadly based rather than narrowly focused. The generalist training that we provide reflects the population of our medical center and outlying clinics. We serve primarily adult veterans and some active military service personnel, the majority of whom are male but with a higher percentage of women in younger cohorts. We've been known for our behavioral health training as well as more traditional psychological services. As with all health care systems, we have undergone a major shift from inpatient to outpatient treatment in both medical and mental health settings. We accept both clinical and counseling students and no distinction is made between them concerning the content of training experiences. We tailor our internship program to the specific needs of each intern. During orientation week, all staff psychologists present to the interns and practicum students to explain what training experiences their rotation offers. With the advisement of the Training Director interns select 4-5 rotations that blend their individual training needs and interests. Our program follows a traditional apprenticeship model where the intern works closely with her or his supervisor. The degree of responsibility and structure afforded the interns depends on their level of experience coming into each rotation. Our program also includes intern seminar, grand rounds, journal club, release time to attend any offered trainings needed for CA licensing at local sites, and other rotation-specific didactic and interdisciplinary experiences. Intern offices are located in the same area to foster close interaction.
Website: https://www.va.gov/long-beach-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/internship-program/

(This page was updated on November 3, 2022).

The doctoral internship at VA Puget Sound, Seattle is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association.

Doctoral students in APA, CPA or PCSAS-accredited Clinical or Counseling Psychology programs are eligible to apply.  All coursework required for the doctoral degree must be completed prior to the start of the internship year, as well as any qualifying, comprehensive, or preliminary doctoral examinations.  Persons with a PhD in another area of psychology who meet the APA criteria for re-specialization training in Clinical or Counseling Psychology are also eligible.  Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

For more information, visit: https://www.va.gov/puget-sound-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/va-puget-sound-seattle-psychology-internship-program/

(This page was updated 1/15/2026).
 

The doctoral internship in Health Service Psychology at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association. Our program’s next site visit is scheduled to be held in 2032.

Students who meet the following eligibility criteria are invited to apply for internship with the Psychology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Eligibility Requirements for all VA Trainees:
1. U.S. citizenship. VA is unable to consider applications from anyone who is not
currently a U.S. citizen. Verification of citizenship is required following selection. All interns and fellows must complete a Certification of Citizenship in the United States prior to beginning VA training.
2. A male applicant born after 12/31/1959 must have registered for the draft by age 26 to be eligible for any US government employment, including selection as a paid VA trainee. Male applicants must sign a pre-appointment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration before they can be processed into a training program. Exceptions can be granted only by the US Office of Personnel Management; exceptions are very rarely granted.
3. Interns and Residents are subject to fingerprinting and background checks. VA
appointment is contingent upon HR’s determination of eligibility (and suitability) for Federal employment.
4. Doctoral student in good standing at an American Psychological Association (APA) or Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) accredited graduate program in Clinical, Counseling, or Combined psychology or Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) accredited program in Clinical Science. People with a doctorate in another area of psychology who meet the APA or CPA criteria for respecialization training in Clinical, Counseling, or Combined Psychology are also eligible.
5. Approved for internship status by graduate program training director.
6. Please see the attached brochure for a more complete listing of
requirements.

Website: https://www.va.gov/connecticut-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/

(This page was last updated 1/15/2026.)

Website: https://www.fau.edu/counseling/training/internship/

Thank you for your interest in our Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology at Florida Atlantic University Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS), accredited by the American Psychological Association. Congratulations on getting to this point in your training. FAU CAPS is a comprehensive university counseling center that provides services to students enrolled in the university. FAU is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution and recently became an R1 Institution. The clients seen at CAPS are representative of the general student body, and therefore interns will gain experience working with clients with a variety of concerns and backgrounds.

CAPS is passionate about its internship program and training the next generation of psychologists. Some of the greatest strengths of our internship program are our staff and their passion for training, the ability for interns to customize their training experience, and the values that drive the training program. You can learn more about the values of our program and unique training experiences that we offer throughout our website.

The clinical staff at FAU CAPS consists of 22 full-time Psychologists and Mental Health Counselors, a Community Resource Specialist, several part-time clinicians, 3 Doctoral Interns, 2 post-docs, and 5 Externs. We see interns as part of our full-time staff, while also being committed to their growth as future psychologists. Our staff represents a variety of theoretical orientations and although we all practice as generalists, we also possess a range of specialized skill sets.

We hope that you find our training website full of information that will inform your application process. Thank you for considering our program and please feel free to contact me by email if you have any questions about our program. We wish you all the best during this exciting time in your training.

Contact:

Julio Rivas, Ph.D.
Training Director
[email protected]

The doctoral internship program is an integral part of the mission of the University of Florida Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC), and the entire professional and support staff is involved in the supervision and training of our interns.  The training program’s aim is to prepare interns to function competently and independently as psychologists. We aim to graduate interns who are clinically competent, highly ethical, culturally sensitive, and who have developed a well-defined professional identity.

The program follows a practitioner-scholar model of professional training for psychologists, which emphasizes experiential learning.  As a practitioner, the intern applies the knowledge gained from scholarly and scientific evidence to clinical practice. As a scholar, the intern is engaged in study of the science of psychology and mental health, and is encouraged to contribute to the profession through involvement in scholarly activities. In addition, the training staff provides a wide variety of clinical and supervision orientations used in training.

If you have any questions about our program, please feel free to call me at (352) 392-1575 or preferably, email me at [email protected]. I look forward to receiving your application and wish you success in the internship application process.

For more information, visit the website: https://counseling.ufl.edu/training/training-program/psych/

(This page was last updated on 1/15/2026)

Trinity’s doctoral internship program is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and has receive APA Accreditation on contingency. As part of their training experience, interns work within a community mental health clinic, offering therapy and diagnostic services. The intern’s training goals determine the populations emphasized during the year. In addition, the intern achieves competence applying empirically based treatments and assessments to assist clients in to meet goals for improvement across important spheres of functioning. The clinic serves persons with a range of presenting concerns. Training in Autism screening and assessment is also provided. Interns receive a total of four hours of supervision per week, and participate in weekly didactic trainings covering third-wave contextual behavior therapy models, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy. The opportunity to facilitate case consultation for therapy externs is also provided. Some evening hours are required. The training year begins July 1 and ends June 30. Doctoral Psychology students interested in applying to the program may contact Carl V. Indovina, Psy.D. via email at [email protected] or by phone at (815) 462-4273.

Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation: Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, American Psychological Association, 750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002. Phone: (202) 336-5979 / E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation

Website link: https://www.trinityservices.org/careers/internship-externship-and-practicum-opportunities

(This page was last updated on 1/15/2026)

Sharp HealthCare is San Diego's largest health care organization and the city's largest employer outside the military.

Sharp is a private, not-for-profit organization operated by a local board of directors. It offers complete health care to a large part of the San Diego population through a network of hospitals, clinics and physician organizations. Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital is the largest private freestanding psychiatric hospital in California and Sharp Grossmont is the largest full-service hospital in the region.

Sharp HealthCare's APA-accredited psychology doctoral internship in clinical psychology provides psychologists-in-training with a yearlong, in-depth training experience.

Within each track, interns become members of the interdisciplinary team on each rotation. Rotations are in acute care, inpatient and intensive outpatient programs. Our various units and programs serve children, adolescents, adults and seniors with a broad range of presenting problems.

Patients in our programs vary greatly in terms of their individual and cultural identities as well as presenting problems and thus a desire to understand and integrate information about patients' individual and cultural diversity is integral in our training.

At Sharp Mesa Vista, Sharp McDonald Center and Sharp Mid-City, the interdisciplinary team is the foundation of care. Psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, pharmacists, activity therapists, nurses, chaplains and other professionals work cooperatively to treat patients. Psychologists, postdoctoral fellows, doctoral interns and psychology practicum students are valued members of the treatment team, and are looked to for clinical and program leadership and direction.

For more information, visit the website: 

https://www.sharp.com/interns-fellows/doctoral-psychology-internship

Contact:

Clinical Training Director, Kelsey Bradshaw, PhD [email protected]

(This page was last updated on 1/16/2026.)

A central vision of the Duke Health Services Psychology Doctoral Internship Program is to provide the breadth to ensure core competencies while giving opportunities to pursue depth into a specific concentration of health service psychology.  

Aims of the Internship Program
The overall aim of the program is to provide the breadth of training to ensure the development of all profession-wide competencies. Training takes place within the context and spirit of the scientist-practitioner and clinical scientist models, with the goal of producing health service psychologists who will be able to thrive in a variety of academic and health care settings. 
A second aim of the program is to help interns explore and develop areas of concentration to prepare them for early career development in research, clinical work, and/or education.

Supervision & Mentoring
To enhance capabilities as a supervisor, interns participate in a monthly supervision series throughout the year. For the first half of the internship year, the series focuses on didactic training in supervision. In the second half of the year, the series shifts to the practice of supervision, with interns supervising practicum students and other clinical learners.

Early in the internship year, each intern chooses a faculty member for ongoing mentoring throughout the year about issues relevant to their professional growth (e.g., getting a postdoc or faculty position, balancing one’s life with career aspirations, etc.).

Growth Mindset
Our internship program explicitly focuses on the development of a “growth mindset” to cultivate resiliency and instill values of life-long learning. Dweck’s (2006) research demonstrates that a “growth mindset” is one that embraces challenges, learns from mistakes and feedback, and focuses on effort.

Eleven Concentration Options
Choose from among the following concentrations:

Autism
Behavioral Medicine
Cancer/Psychosocial Oncology
Child, Adolescent, and Emerging Adults
Eating Disorders 
Pediatric Neuropsychology 
Process-Based Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies – Adults
Process-Based Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies – Emerging Adults
Student Mental Health
Trauma
Women's Health

Visit the website for more information: https://psychiatry.duke.edu/education/health-service-psychology-doctoral-internship

Contact: Chris Mauro, PhD
Program Director
[email protected]

(Page was last updated on 1/15/2026.)

Supervisor and contact person: Patricia E. Zurita Ona, Psy.D.

Accreditation: N/A
Post-doctoral positions open: 2
MFT internships: 0
Stipend: available ($52.000.- to -$54.000.-)
Type of setting: private practice
Weekly supervision including hands-on training in conducting intakes, ACT case formulation, ACT-consistent exposure, ACT interventions for emotion regulation:
Monthly didactic seminar
Monthly team meeting
Full description: https://eastbaybehaviortherapycenter.com/opening-position/ 

website: eastbaybehaviortherapycenter.com

Email: [email protected] 

The EBBTC is a private center dedicated to the "therapy, research and training" of empirically-supported treatments for children, adolescents, and adults located in Walnut Creek, CA. We're a group of compassionate and caring behaviorally oriented therapists committed to our clients. At our center, behavioral therapy is not just a therapy approach; it's a way of looking at the world and understanding human behavior. Compassion and caring are the hallmarks of our therapy work with the added benefits of behavioral interventions.

(This page was updated 10/27/2022).

The Psychology Division of the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center offers internships in Clinical Psychology that are fully accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). The Internship is full time with 40 hours per week of clinical work, supervision and seminars. Applicants must be citizens of the United States and come from an APA or CPA approved program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology. 

For more information, view the attached brochure, or visit the website: https://www.va.gov/northport-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/

 Contact: Amy I. Tal, Ph.D., Director of Intern and Extern Training, Psychology Service, at 631-261-4400, ext. 5805.

(This page was last updated on 1/15/2026.) 

The Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has housed an internship training program for graduate students in clinical psychology since 1955. The program was first accredited by the American Psychological Association in 1957 and received its most recent seven-year re-accreditation in 2014 by the APA Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation.

Our program offers doctoral students in clinical psychology a one-year, full-time clinical internship emphasizing advanced training in the practice of medicine and provision of psychological services.

View the attached brochure or visit the website for more information: https://www.bcm.edu/departments/psychiatry-and-behavioral-sciences/education/psychology-internship

Contact: [email protected]

Phuong T. Nguyen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Training Director, Psychology Internship Program
The Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

(This page was last updated 1/15/2026.)

The Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology (NICPP) comprises eight cooperating agencies that together offer a broad range of professional experiences for qualified doctoral students in psychology. The mission of the Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology is to provide psychology interns with intensive professional training experiences within the context of a scientist-practitioner model. NICPP specializes in training professional psychologists with child, adolescent, college student, and family interests. The internship program is one full year (12 months/2000 hours) in duration.

The Consortium accepts applicants from APA-accredited school, counseling, and clinical psychology doctoral programs. The NICPP agencies require background checks, although the nature of the background checks vary from one agency to the next. And the NICPP agencies require vaccinations including vaccinations for COVID unless the candidate has applied for an exemption with the agency, and that exemption has been approved.

Students who have completed their internship training with the Consortium have been very successful in obtaining employment in a variety of settings, including hospitals, community mental health centers, universities, and school districts. Occasionally, postdoctoral opportunities are available at some of the sites in the Consortium. Additional information on past interns' placements and postdoctoral placements may be obtained from the Consortium office and from the APPIC website.

Please view the attached brochure or visit the website for more information: http://cehs.unl.edu/nicpp/

Questions about application procedures should be directed to the Consortium Assistant Program Manager at [email protected]

(This page was last updated on 1/15/2026.)

The Diversus Health family of organizations has provided healthcare solutions to Southern Colorado residents for over 140 years. Diversus Health offers a continuum of care to meet adult and family behavioral health needs including evidence-based practices in adult, child and family outpatient care, substance abuse treatment, integrated health care, inpatient crisis evaluation and treatment, and managed care. Diversus Health’s treatment philosophy of recovery and community reintegration is reflected in services which provide vocational skills training and affirmative employment. The organizations are funded in part by the Diversus Health Foundation and also through state and federal dollars. Diversus Health is an integrated healthcare system on the cutting edge of practice. 

Diversus Health currently has five psychology internship positions budgeted. The current stipend for the internship is $27,090. Interns are eligible to receive benefits including health insurance, dental insurance, and 401k. 

Check out the website: https://diversushealth.org/careers/#section-section_grey-cards_0

For more information contact - 

(This page was updated November 3, 2022).

The Clinical Psychology Predoctoral Internship is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation (CoA) of the American Psychological Association (APA) and is a member of the Association of Psychology Predoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC). Following our last site visit, our program was re-accredited for a full 10 years, with our next site visit scheduled in 2027.

The Clinical Psychology Predoctoral Internship provides a dynamic, generalist training experience. The Clinical Psychology Predoctoral Internship provides a dynamic, generalist training experience. All interns, regardless of specialty interests, are expected to learn and demonstrate the basic skills required of a beginning psychologist, primarily in the areas of assessment, intervention, consultation, and professional development. Our training program currently maintains seven internship slots, including three General Psychology Track, two Health Psychology Track, and two Neuropsychology Track positions. No positions are dedicated to any one university, and our interns come from all over the United States. All tracks provide vigorous training in evidence-based practices and promote recovery-oriented, veteran-centered care.

The “Outpatient PTSD” rotation offers interested interns an opportunity to learn and practice Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Training opportunities include co-facilitating group psychotherapy sessions, conducting individual therapy sessions, performing functional analytic/case conceptualization interviews, participating in a weekly experiential group for staff practicing ACT, doing supervised readings on Relational Frame Theory (RFT), the basic science underlying ACT, and individual/group supervision.

Full info on the internship can be found at - https://www.va.gov/central-arkansas-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-internship-program/

(This information was last updated on 1/15/2026)

Our doctoral Internship is fully APA accredited. Our last site visit occurred in October 2021 and awarded 10 years of accreditation. The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System Predoctoral Internship Program is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) with information included in the APPIC directory. As such, our program abides by all APPIC policies as well as matching policies and procedures.

The internship is committed to the practitioner scholar model of professional psychology. Education involves the accumulation of theoretical, empirical, and experiential knowledge. The clinical psychology internship at SAVAHCS provides a professional setting in which training is pursued primarily within the experiential sphere. This training can be conceptualized as the highest level of the applied aspect of doctoral training. The emphasis of the internship is therefore upon the development of clinical skill through supervised experience in the application of theoretical and empirical knowledge.

Although the experiential component of professional education is emphasized, theoretical and empirical issues are not neglected. Weekly psychology didactics and educational activities are available through the facility and VHA are also available to trainees. Other seminars and symposia occur throughout the year through the University of Arizona, and the Arizona Health Sciences Center. 

Website: https://www.va.gov/southern-arizona-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/

Contact: Kelly Obert, PsyD
Chief of Psychology/Psychology Training Director
Phone: 520-667-7543
[email protected]

(This page was last updated 1/15/2026).

Website: https://www.va.gov/minneapolis-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-and-psychiatry-clinical-training/

The Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System (MVAHCS) is an affiliated teaching facility located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. As a "flagship" medical center, we provide a full range of patient care services with state-of-the-art technology, as well as education and research.

The Psychology Internship Program at the Minneapolis VAHCS is committed to providing excellent training in the areas of clinical care, research, and attention to social issues. As a fundamental part of this training and the environment of our service line, we believe that increased self-awareness and appreciation for other viewpoints and cultures make psychologists more effective practitioners, scientists, and teachers. For this reason, sensitivity to individual differences is an integral part of our training philosophy. Many of our previous interns and postdocs have pursued careers in universities, the VA health care system, medical schools, teaching hospitals, and other settings.

Further information regarding the Minneapolis VAHCS Psychology Internship Program may be obtained by e-mail or telephone from these individuals:

Amanda Ferrier-Auerbach, Ph.D., ABPP
Director of Training/Psychology Supervisor
Telephone: (612) 467-1578
E-mail: [email protected]

Carly Anderson, Ph.D., ABPP
Assistant Director of Training
Telephone: (612) 629-7486
E-mail: [email protected]

(This page was last updated on 1/15/2026).

Website: https://hennepinhealthcare.org/professional-healthcare-education-and-training/professional-student-education/psychology-internship

Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology

• APA (CoA) Accredited
• Training program established in 1965
• Multiple rotational experiences
• Diverse patient population
• Adult and Child Tracks

Requirements

• Curriculum vitae
• APPIC Application for Psychology Internship (AAPI)
• Official graduate transcripts
• Three letters of recommendation
• One sample assessment report

Additional Information
Note that the sample report needs to be uploaded under the supplemental materials section. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are applying to the Adult or the Child track. The program codes for the APPIC match are 138013 for the Adult Track and 138014 for the Child Track. Also be sure to include your APPIC match number on the AAPI.

Our program seeks applicants who would thrive in a training setting committed to diversity.  We invite you to comment briefly in your cover letter about how you think you could contribute to this training site and training class in the domains of diversity knowledge, awareness, and sensitivity.

The psychology internship program abides by the APPIC policy of not soliciting or accepting any ranking-related information from applicants prior to the APPIC Match Day.

Selected applicants are invited to attend one of our three virtual Interview Days. During the Interview Days, prospective interns are introduced to the program and some staff, participate in individual interviews with the faculty, and meet to learn more about the program with current trainees. Unstructured time to interact with faculty and trainees is also provided.

Students from APA-accredited (as well as CPA-accredited) graduate programs will be considered. Preference is given to applicants from programs in clinical, counseling, and school psychology. Adequate preparation for the internship includes completion of basic graduate coursework and 250 practicum hours in intervention and 100 practicum hours in assessment. Experience working with both children and adults is desirable, but not required.

Please note that interns are required to pass their comprehensive exams and have their dissertation proposal approved prior to the start of the internship.

Hennepin Healthcare is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity. Matches to Hennepin Healthcare are contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment health screening, reference checks, compliance with the U.S. Government Eligibility Verification form, and background checks including MN Statute 148.01 Sexual Exploitation Act.

Contact: [email protected]

Marcia Jensen, PhD, LP
Director of Psychology Training  

(This page was last updated on 1/15/2026.)

The Psychology Internship Training Program at Montefiore Einstein is perfect for intern candidates who are interested in gaining experience working in a bustling academic medical center in one of the most diverse counties in the country.

Our locations throughout the Bronx and Westchester Counties make our health system an excellent match for candidates who are interested in building their competence and confidence in the assessment, conceptualization, treatment and research of the full range of psychiatric disorders.

Montefiore Einstein is nationally recognized for our clinical excellence—breaking new ground in research, training the next generation of healthcare leaders and delivering science-driven, patient-centered care—ranking among the top national and regional hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, we have a history of providing leading-edge care in our hospitals, community health centers and specialty clinics.

The Psychology Internship Training Program has been accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1985 and is re-accredited through 2029!
 

For more information, please visit the website: https://montefioreeinstein.org/patient-care/services/psychiatry/education/psychology-training-programs/psychology-internship

Contact: [email protected]

Shireen L. Rizvi, PhD, ABPP
Director of Psychology Training

(This page was last updated on 1/15/2026.)

Central Texas Veterans Health Care System has been training psychology interns since 1958 (formerly as the Temple VA/Olin E. Teague VA Medical Center) and has been an APA-accredited doctoral internship since 1979. As an accredited internship we have graduated over 150 interns, who have gone on to careers in the VA, other federal institutions, private healthcare/hospital systems, community mental health, academia, private practice, and other settings. Many have gone on to positions and careers in our healthcare system, from our current Chief of Psychology to some of our newest staff members.

The Psychology Internship Program at the Central Texas VA Healthcare System offers benefits of a well-established, generalist training program in health service psychology in a large and very active VA health care system, with a current class of 6 interns annually. Our health system spans three major sites and six community-based clinic/annex sites. We employ over 70 psychologists across our system, with over 35 serving as active training supervisors. Some of the unique features of our institution and training program include:

• Housed within a level 1A VA health care system, which provides a broad range of programs, clinics, and patient diversity.
• Our hub site in Temple, Texas is located 35 miles east of Fort Hood Army Base, one of the largest U.S. military installations in the world and home to over 50,000 soldiers. Fort Hood is a primary Army deployment center and provides a steady flow of new veterans into our health care system.
• One of the highest ratio of female veterans within the VA nationally, providing unique training opportunities and exposure across genders.
• Broad age diversity of our veteran population (lower mean age than VA national averages)
• A close relationship with the Baylor, Scott & White hospital system, and our academic affiliates: Texas A&M University College of Medicine (Temple) and Dell Medical School (Austin), providing a rich environment of interprofessional training.
• Training supervisors participate in our program voluntarily, and with approval of our training committee. Many have a passion for training.
• We offer a range of unique specialty training experiences, such as: Blind Rehabilitation Unit (Waco, one of 13 in the VA nationally), PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Program (Temple), Serious Mental Illness Life Empowerment Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (Waco), Leadership & Administration, clinical research minor at the VISN17 Center of Excellence in Waco, along with a full complement of other mental and behavioral health clinics and programs.
• An annual visit to Fort Hood (when open to visitations) to experience military culture, learn about military behavioral health services (clinic-based and embedded), visit one of the seven national Intrepid Spirit Centers for TBI and polytrauma rehabilitation, learn about the STRONG STAR consortium for clinical research collaboration (a postdoctoral fellowship site), and perhaps participate in combat simulation training.
• Many opportunities for cultural experiences across central Texas.

Please view the attached brochure or visit the website for more information: https://www.va.gov/central-texas-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-internship-and-fellowships/

Contact Info:

Tai Blanscet, PsyD , Training Director Central Texas VHCS
4800 Memorial Drive
Waco, TX 767111 
[email protected]

Jennifer Rigsby, Ph.D., Assistant Training Director, Central Texas VHCS
1901 Veterans Memorial Dr
Temple, TX 76504
[email protected]

Kyle Mitchell, Ph.D., Assistant Training Director, Central Texas VHCS
7901 Metropolis Drive
Austin, TX 78741 
[email protected]

(This page was last updated 1/15/2026.)

The Medical College of Georgia/Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center Psychology Internship was formed in 1982 and has been accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1983. This doctoral internship program is also a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and was formed to provide psychology internship training with a focus on interdisciplinary health care settings. The consortium is currently in the process of becoming two separate internships and this brochure focuses on the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) internship.

With the broader institutional missions of MCG aimed at providing outstanding educational and clinical service programs involving health professionals, biomedical scientists, and educators at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels, this psychology internship has a breadth of training opportunities in interdisciplinary contexts.

Our faculty share a deep commitment to educating our future health care professionals, striving for compassionate and excellent clinical service and advancing science. We are excited to support trainees as they progress to careers of accomplishment and meaning. Integral to our internship training are joint educational and clinical service activities with primary care physicians, psychiatrists and other physician specialists, nurses, social workers, and allied health professionals. 

For more information, view the attached brochure or visit the website: http://www.augusta.edu/mcg/psychiatry/psychology/

(This page was last updated 1/15/2026)

The pre-doctoral internship at VA Loma Linda Healthcare System is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association and includes both general and neuropsychology tracks. The next site visit will be during the academic year 2028.

According to VA policy, internship funding can be provided only to students who are U.S. citizens and are enrolled in APA-accredited doctoral programs in clinical or counseling psychology. In addition, we require that a prospective intern's university advisor or director of training verify approval for application and recommends that the student receive an internship at this facility as specified on the APPIC "Academic Program's Verification of Internship Eligibility and Readiness" form. Only 52-week full-time internships are available.

Contact: Scott Wenger, PsyD, [email protected]

For more information, please view the attached brochure or visit the website: https://www.va.gov/loma-linda-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-training/

(This page was last updated on 1/15/2026.)

VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System Psychology Service provides internship training in Health Service Psychology and is fully accredited by the American Psychological Association. Qualified candidates who are enrolled in APA accredited doctoral programs in clinical or counseling psychology are eligible to apply at the doctoral level. Our internship provides a wide range of training opportunities because of the complexity of the Medical Center.

The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System focuses on treating the whole Veteran through health promotion and disease prevention, and provides comprehensive, seamless health care and social services for more than 112,000 Veterans across Northeast Ohio. With 18 locations of care, including 13 outpatient clinics, two community resource and referral centers, a psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery center, a chronic dialysis center and an ambulatory surgery center, the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System’s quality services are easily accessible to Veterans in 24 counties. The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System also contributes to the future of medicine through education, training, and research programs. The number of unique patients and complexity of care provided makes the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System the 3rd largest in the VA.
 

The Cleveland VA Medical Center is heavily invested in training health care professionals in basic and applied research and supports several Centers of Excellence in healthcare. Residents and medical students from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine train at the Medical Center in all major specialties. The Cleveland VA Medical Center maintains many university affiliations for professional training in other health care disciplines including psychology, social work, nursing, dentistry, audiology and speech pathology, optometry, pharmacology, physical and occupational therapy, and nutrition. Over 1,000 health care profession students per year train at the Medical Center. 

For more information, please visit the website: https://www.va.gov/northeast-ohio-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-residency-and-internship/

(This page was last updated 1/16/2026)

Counseling Services is an APA-accredited* psychology doctoral psychology internship program that provides training in several areas of competency. Our training focuses on developing our interns' basic generalist skills in providing individual counseling, group counseling, assessment, consultation, outreach and supervision. We emphasize professionalism, ethical self-reflective practice, self-care, diversity and multicultural competency and social awareness, including social justice and advocacy.

The internship is an on-site experience.

The University of Nevada, Reno Counseling Services is pleased to announce we are currently accepting applications for three full-time, one-year (2,000-hour) positions for the 2026-2027 internship year.

Our stipend for the 2026-2027 training year will be $45,000, plus benefits
All materials must be submitted for review online by November 23, 2025, by 11:59 p.m. EST
We will notify applicants of selection for an interview by December 12, 2025, by 5 p.m. PST
Interviews will be conducted via Zoom and will be scheduled and conducted in early-mid January 2026.
Our APPIC Match Code is 2382.

For more information, visit the website: http://www.unr.edu/counseling/training-program/doctoral-internship

Contact: [email protected]

Jodi Thomas, PsyD
Director of Training
Associate Director
Licensed Psychologist

(This page was last updated on 1/15/2026)

Place: Stony Brook University's counseling and psychological services
APA Accreditation: Accredited
Assistant Training Director & Lead / Director: Bethany Riddle, Ph.D.
Chief Psychologist: Smita Majumdar Das. Psy.D.

Stipend: 35,000
Primary Agency Type: University Counseling Center
The primary goal of the internship program at CAPS is to prepare trainees for functioning as independent professional psychologists with specific skills in the treatment of a diverse population of college students. The program consists of numerous clinical and didactic opportunities that build upon one another, allowing the intern to gradually attain increasing levels of clinical autonomy through the course of the year. Close attention is paid to supervision with the program's history rooted in a mentor/apprecticeship model. Self-reflection and self-awareness are prioritized. Interns participate in a number of experiential activities, including the provision of individual, group and couples' therapy; crisis management and risk assessment; consultation and collaboration. Opportunities to engage in outreach are ongoing. Interns receive significant didactic training and supervision in support of these experiences. Intern seminars focus on bridging theory and practice. Specific foci of seminars include case conceptualization, ethics and professional development, diversity issues, group therapy, the provision of supervision, and the challenges of meeting the needs of a college population. Interns are given opportunities to gain more specialized training in the areas of outreach and mandated assessments. Our internship program gives particular attention to multicultural awareness, in concern for the diversity of the student population that we serve and in concern for our belief in the importance of training professionals who are well-equipped to provide services to all individuals. The internship training program functions with an explicit awareness of the importance of affirming the experiences of LGBTQ-identified students as well as individuals from racially- and religiously-persecuted groups.

We have an integrative psychodynamic approach, with many practitioners aligning with depth-oriented approaches. At the same time, we tailor our interventions to meet the needs of our students which often includes short-term interventions. We begin by assessing what our clients need and what their capacities are; we develop a case formulation and tend to the therapeutic relationship from a psychodynamic perspective. Additionally, we integrate techniques from other treatment modalities (e.g., CBT, DBT, ACT, mindfulness, etc.) in helping our clients achieve change. It is our goal to train interns in how to thoughtfully integrate these techniques into an integrative philosophy of understanding clinical phenomena.

Website: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/studentaffairs/caps/training/psychology_internship/aboutpsychologyinternship.php

(This page was updated November 8, 2022).

Website: https://www.training.nih.gov/research-training/pb/sip/

This program is for college, graduate and professional students interested in exploring careers in research and healthcare. These are full-time research positions within one of the NIH Institutes and Centers (IC) in the NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP). Research groups are located on all NIH campuses, including the main campus in Bethesda, MD.

Summer interns work in a research group directed by a Principal Investigator (PI). We offer research opportunities in the biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences with opportunities to explore basic, translational, and clinical research. Students interested in biology, engineering, epidemiology, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, nursing, physics, computer science, bioinformatics, and other health-related fields are invited to apply. Summer interns may not work in administrative offices or outside of the NIH IRP.

The decision to come to the NIH as a summer intern is an important one.  These are full-time research positions, and it is not possible to take summer classes or tend to other responsibilities during work hours.

Visit the website for more information.

Contact: Reach out to us at [email protected]

(This page was last updated 1/15/2026.)

The University of California, San Diego/VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) offers an ACT friendly APA-accredited internship. The Psychology Service at the VASDHS is part of an integrated Mental Health Service providing multidisciplinary team-based care spanning inpatient, residential, outpatient, and telehealth settings. The Psychology Service has one of the most academically oriented staff in the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital system. The Internship is comprised of 19 positions (12 at VASDHS, 7 at UC San Diego), each of which includes at least two, year-long Placements. Many of the major sub-specialties of professional psychology are represented on the staff, including clinical psychology, neuropsychology, geropsychology, marital and family therapy, substance use disorder treatment, behavioral medicine, post-traumatic stress disorder treatment, and related psychology research. At VASDHS, comprehensive mental health services are provided at the main medical center and several outpatient clinics including a new state-of-the-art outpatient clinic in Kearny Mesa, located approximately 10 miles from the medical center.

For more information about this internship site, please access their website here https://psychiatry.ucsd.edu/education-training/psychology-programs/internship.html

(This page was updated on November 17, 2022).

There is a large, APA-accredited internship program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine / VA Maryland Health Care System Consortium. At this consortium, there is a formal ACT rotation in the area of PTSD/Substance Abuse dual diagnosis and there are actually several psychologists who could provide ACT supervision; an intern could thus spend a good portion of his/her training year honing ACT skills. 

Please visit: https://www.va.gov/maryland-health-care/programs/mental-health-clinical-center-psychology-training-program/ for up-to-date information. 

The VA in Ann Arbor is proud to provide ACT training in the areas of substance use disorders and primary care. We currently train students on group interventions and have ACT groups in our intensive outpatient program for substance use disorders (SUD IOP) as well as primary care mental health (PCMH). We also run ACT groups for tobacco cessation. Many of our clinicians have participated in the roll out for ACT for Depression (ACT-D) and we have a consultant for the rollout on staff. We are also dedicated to program evaluation and are currently evaluating the AAQ for substance abuse (AAQ-SA) via an IRB-approved project.

Here is the link to our training program. https://www.va.gov/ann-arbor-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/clinical-psychology-training-programs/

In the 2013/2014 academic year our training program consists of 4 practicum students, 12 interns, and 4 post-doctoral trainees.

The Clinical Psychology Training Program at the Togus campus of VA Maine Healthcare System currently offers ACT training in the Pain Psychology and Geropsychology rotations.

The Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Intensive Outpatient Program (Pain IOP) within the Pain Psychology rotation is an intensive ACT training experience. In addition to interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation inclusive of pain education and mindful movement, ACT is presented to a cohort of veterans who live with chronic pain in a "workshop" format across 14 classes (groups) over five to six days. Veterans who have completed from the 1- to 2-week-long program are offered aftercare follow-up support in the form of additional groups (unlimited) or individual "coaching" sessions. This intervention is structured in an intensive outpatient program treatment model unique to pain rehabilitation (virtual programs span 6 days over two weeks, face-to-face programs follow a 5-day weeklong schedule). The program conducts 6-9 cohorts per year. ACT is also a major component of the Functional Pain School series, introduced via the ACT matrix in two of four educational sessions. The remaining weeks are for assessment, individual sessions, consultation and program development. Interns and Residents function as junior colleagues within a multidisciplinary team of pain medicine providers and rehabilitation specialists in this dynamic educational process.

Geriatric and Extended Care Psychology offers ACT for older adult veterans in our Outpatient Clinic and inpatient Community Living Center. Following important significant life events like retirement, functional impairments due to chronic illness, or end-of-life issues, older adults may experience losses and lose connection with their deeply held values in the process of trying to solve problems that are unchangeable. The goal of our ACT interventions are to reconnect veterans with their values by helping them to accept declines that are unchangeable and identify goals that are attainable in the context of values-driven behavior. Interns and Residents have opportunities to deliver ACT interventions, to provide consultation to multidisciplinary teams, and to engage in program development and evaluation. 

Place: VA Maine Healthcare System
APA Accreditation: Accredited
Training Director & Lead / Jennifer H. Breslin, Ph.D.
Chief Psychologist: 
Positions: 3
Stipend: 26,297
Primary Agency Type: Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Website: https://www.va.gov/maine-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-training-program/

(This page was updated November 28, 2022).

Place: VA Sierra Nevada in Reno, NV
APA Accreditation: Accredited
Training Director & Lead / Director: John Wyma, Ph.D.
Chief Psychologist: 
Positions: 4
Stipend: 26,735
Primary Agency Type: Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Descriptor: The mental health staff members at the Ioannis A. Lougaris Medical Center are committed to the training of professional psychologists consistent with a scholar-practitioner training model. Within a supportive and collegial atmosphere, we seek to facilitate development of a reflective approach to practice that integrates empirical knowledge and delivery of clinical services. Interns are viewed as making the transition from the student role to the professional colleague role over the course of the training year, honing the clinical skills ultimately required for independent practice. Opportunities are offered for continued training in areas of practice that interns may already be familiar with, as well as introduction to unfamiliar treatment orientations and clinical challenges.

At the start of the training year, interns undergo several days of orientation to our department as well as 3 days of orientation to the medical center. They visit potential rotation sites and potential supervisors to compose a training experience that best fits their interests and needs. The Training Director and Training Co-Director are advocates for interns and other Psychology trainees at the facility. The Director and Co-Director meet regularly with interns to respond to their concerns.

Interns receive informal feedback from supervisors throughout the year in addition to formal evaluations at mid-rotation and at the end of each rotation. Evaluations emphasize the intern's strengths and identify areas in need of improvement. In turn, interns evaluate their supervisors and the supervision experience. Evaluations are mutually shared and discussed between intern and supervisor in an atmosphere that fosters personal and professional development. Written summaries of these evaluations are furnished to the intern and graduate institution at mid-year and at the end of the training year. It is expected that interns will differ in the extent to which they require training in the expected competencies. It is further expected that there may be instances where an intern's behaviors, attitudes, or other characteristics impact the learning process, relationships with others, and/or patient care. These issues are typically addressed in supervision, but if skill deficits are noted in any of these areas, a formal remediation plan may be established to address the deficits. If skill deficits cannot be remediated, provisional completion of the internship and/or termination from the internship will be considered.
 
Website: https://www.va.gov/sierra-nevada-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-internship-program/

(This page was updated November 3, 2022).

Place: West Virginia University
APA Accreditation: Accredited
Training Director & Lead / Director: Jeneice Shaw, Ph.D.
Center Director: T. Anne Hawkins, Ph.D.
Positions: 3
Stipend: 40,100
Primary Agency Type: University Counseling Center
Descriptor "CCPPS is a dynamic and integrated multidisciplinary agency which serves as the primary mental health service on campus. CCPPS is staffed by a team of psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, and registered nurses. doctoral interns are afforded the opportunity to interact and collaborate with mental health professionals from a variety of disciplines, providing them with rich and diverse experiences.
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Website: https://carruth.wvu.edu/practicum-training/health-service-psychology-internship

(This page was updated November 3, 2022).