Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship
Ann Arbor’s Arbor Psychology Group is pleased to announce a 1-year post-doctoral Child/Adolescent Post-Doctoral Fellowship for the next academic year- beginning September, 2025. We are seeking applicants for this fellowship from students currently in a PhD or PsyD clinical, counseling, or school psychology program.
Apply
Applicants from members of under-represented groups including minorities are especially encouraged to apply.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and 2 letters of recommendation to Dr. Beth Pearson at
Deadline: January 15, 2024
Benefits
- Compensation is competitive. Fellows are W-2 employees, who receive 60% of collected fees. Salary is expected to range from $60,000 to $70,000+ depending on hours billed. (Typically, Fellows will be expected to see approximately 20 clients/week, with a gradual ramp up of caseload).
- Fellows receive 10 days PTO. Additional unpaid time off available, as needed.
- A minimum of 2 hours/week of supervision is provided, with additional group consultation time.
- Didactic seminar series led by supervisors/external experts to deepen clinical knowledge and professional development
- Flexible schedule, with time to study for the EPPP and to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Fellowship Experience
This fellowship focuses on deepening and advancing therapeutic skills and diagnostic/clinical assessment/conceptualization
Fellows will provide individual therapy for a wide range of concerns for children and adolescents. Fellows will receive supervision grounded in evidence-based strategies including cognitive-behavioral therapy, exposure/response-prevention, family-based therapy for anorexia nervosa, acceptance-commitment therapy, and internal family systems.
Fellows have flexibility and can give input on how to balance their caseload & what types of concerns and populations they want to work with.
Fellows will solidify their knowledge and experience in general clinical practice- providing therapy to children and adolescents with anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism-spectrum disorders/social delays, and emotion-regulation/behavioral challenges.
In addition, fellows will have opportunities to develop specialized expertise in eating and feeding disorders, if desired. Fellows will have the option to receive direct supervision in evidence-based treatments for youth and adults with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other specified eating disorders of different levels of severity. Opportunities will include options to focus on parent training/coaching, as well as family systems alignment around the client and their illness. This opportunity will also include training in consultation and multi-disciplinary work with nutrition and medical team services outside of the practice. As part of our Multidisciplinary Feeding Program, Fellows will collaborate within teams, including speech-language therapists and occupational therapists, to provide coordinated care for families who are struggling with ARFID/feeding concerns. This may include direct service to children/adolescents or working directly with parents for behavior management or both.
Fellows will also have the opportunity to conduct comprehensive psycho-educational assessments. Following this, they will develop synchronized care plans for families in conjunction with other team members.
Fellowship Experience
This fellowship focuses on therapy and diagnostic/clinical assessment. There is not a testing component. The fellow will provide individual therapy for adults (only) or adolescents/adults with a wide-range of concerns. In addition to solidifying knowledge and experience in general clinical practice, fellows may choose to gain specialization in eating disorders, couples therapy, trauma, perinatal/postpartum concerns, or OCD/exposure/response prevention. In addition, fellows may have opportunities to lead/co-lead group therapy sessions.
Apply
Applicants from members of under-represented groups including minorities are especially encouraged to apply. Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and 2 letters of recommendation to Dr. Beth Pearson at .
Ideal Candidates
This fellowship is ideally suited for a psychologist who wants to join a group practice in the future. There will be opportunities for professional development- to learn about the business aspects of a group practice including ethical considerations, finances/billing, and program development.
Following the fellowship, there may be an opportunity to join Arbor Psychology Group as a fully licensed team member.
About Arbor Psychology Group
Arbor Psychology Group is well-respected throughout the community for providing high quality mental health services across the lifespan- from pregnancy/infant mental health through adulthood. Our therapists frequently share cases- working with multiple family members- with the opportunity for rich connections and collaborations. Our mental health team often works with our speech-language therapists and occupational therapists to provide multidisciplinary, comprehensive assessments and treatment. Our group offers ongoing professional development with frequent guest speakers and case consultation meetings emphasizing lifelong learning.
Arbor Psychology Group therapists respect one another, truly enjoy working together, and look forward to welcoming a Postdoctoral Fellow in the coming year.
Arbor Psychology Group has multiple locations in Michigan. This fellowship is for the Ann Arbor location only.
Breakdown of Weekly Activities
| Activity | Hours |
| Direct Clinical Service: Intake Assessments + Therapy | 20-25 |
| Supervision + Group Consultation | 2.5-3.5 |
| Preparation for Cases + Collaboration with team members/case management | 5-10 |
| Notes + Documentation Time | 5 |
| Study for EPPP + Other Preparation for post-licensure | 2 |
| Total | 40 |