Externship 2025-2026

Predoctoral Externship in Integrative Psychotherapy & Assessment

Please note: Our externship program has been postponed and will be offered for the 2025-2026 academic year

Overview

IMPACT, a thriving group practice specializing in integrative psychotherapy, will offer two predoctoral externship positions at our Mamaroneck, NY office for the 2025-2026 academic year. Externs work with children, adolescents, and adults, including psychoeducational testing and assessment. We offer many unique opportunities and a wonderful environment, with supportive, expert supervisors with specialities in psychodynamic psychotherapy, CBT, DBT-A, attachment-based therapies, and family systems models. We offer weekly didactics on a wide range of topics, multiple forms of supervision, and a warm, collaborative work environment.

Additional opportunities include:

  • Trainees receive weekly individual supervision. Our supervisors are known for their therapeutic and assessment skills and their warm, intellectually rigorous approach to clinical supervision.

  • Biweekly didactics, a weekly staff meeting, and group testing/assessment supervision with the IMPACT staff are also part of the training.

  • Psychoeducational testing and personality assessment (including projectives) are core components of the externship program.

  • Externs will have the opportunity to observe and assist in asylum assessments through our partnership with the Human Rights Clinic of HealthRight International. Assessments include a comprehensive clinical interview, review of written medical records, consultation with HealthRight staff, and learning about how to write affidavits for the court. Assessments are conducted in-person (when possible), virtually, and, occasionally, at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers.

  • Training and coaching using deliberate practice for child therapy, multicultural humility, and psychodynamic psychotherapy.

  • Lead or co-lead groups for youth in our beautiful office - groups include social skills, divorce support, and relationship support for teens

  • Opportunities to work with specific client populations including LGBTQIA+ and clients for whom religion and spirituality are important.

This is an outstanding and unique opportunity for psychologist-in-training who are interested in working with clients across the lifespan in using a truly integrative psychotherapeutic approach.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a strong interest in integrative psychotherapy and experience with psychodynamic and CBT treatment modalities. Training in child and adolescent psychotherapy is required. Prior experience with adults is optional but candidates must be interested in working with adults. Successful candidates are flexible, independent, collaborative, and have strong critical thinking skills. Must be able to work effectively as part of a clinical team.

IMPACT follows the NYNJADOT Guidelines for Externship recruitment: https://nynjadot.apa.org

Requirements

  • Fourth year doctoral candidates in a clinical or school-clinical psychology

  • Previous clinical experience providing CBT and psychodynamic psychotherapy

  • Strong interest in integrative psychotherapy

  • Interest in providing DBT

  • Twenty hours per week across three days

  • Thursdays mornings are a mandatory training time. Externs must attend didactic, testing supervision, and staff meeting which are held on Thursdays 9:30 - 11:30 am. Attendance may be in person or remote. Other days are flexible.

To Apply

  • IMPACT complies with NYNJADOT-PSYDNYS guidelines.

  • Applicants should submit eligibility letter, cover letter, CV, de-identified assessment report or case summary, letters of recommendation, and an unofficial transcript.

  • In their CV or cover letter, applicants should describe their CBT and psychodynamic training (e.g. graduate coursework, workshops, clinical rotations) and clinical experiences.

  • Tracy Prout, the Interim Director of Training can be reached at tracyprout@impact-psych.com with any questions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

IMPACT participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.