Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology, Houston, TX

The Real Talk Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is a 12-month, full-time training program in Clinical Psychology in Houston, Texas. Fellows provide at least 50% of their clinical sessions in person at our office, with the remainder conducted via HIPAA-compliant telehealth to patients located in Texas. 

The primary training population is adults presenting with complex presentations that may involve mood, personality, and anxiety disorders, grief, trauma, relational difficulties, and adjustment and identity concerns.

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Goals, Objectives, and Competencies

The program pursues three aims: professional identity and core competence across the APA Profession-Wide Competencies; advanced psychotherapy competence, including case formulation, treatment planning, risk management, and documentation; and licensure readiness, including the supervised hours required in Texas, preparation for the EPPP, and the Texas Jurisprudence Examination. 

Fellows are evaluated across nine competency domains: Research; Ethical and Legal Standards; Individual and Cultural Diversity; Professional Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors; Communication and Interpersonal Skills; Assessment; Intervention; Consultation and Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Skills; and Supervision.

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Training Methods and Curriculum

Each fellow's training week totals 36 hours, rising to a maximum of 40 in weeks that carry additional training, outreach, or coordination of care: up to 25 hours of direct clinical service; 2 hours of individual supervision (one hour with the Clinical and Training Director and one hour with a licensed psychologist on the clinical team); 2 hours of learning activities, carried by the Monday Learning Seminar and the Wednesday Clinical Talk and, in specific weeks, by the Texas Psychological Association Postdoctoral Fellowship Collaborative and the annual Clinical Study Day; and approximately 7 hours of documentation, scholarly reading, and EPPP preparation. Fellows complete a thorough written case conceptualization, lead an assigned Learning Seminar, and co-supervise another fellow's case alongside the clinical and training director.

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Training Resources and Faculty

Supervision and didactic instruction are provided by at least two licensed psychologists. Fellows have private, furnished therapy offices with secure entry, a HIPAA-compliant electronic health record, and HIPAA-compliant telehealth systems. A licensed psychologist is available in person, by telephone, or by video during all direct patient contact.​

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Admission Requirements

Applicants must have completed all doctoral degree requirements in psychology before the fellowship begins, from a program accredited by the American Psychological Association. Internationally trained applicants, for whom APA accreditation is not available, must hold a doctoral degree in psychology with documented U.S. equivalency. Candidates must also have completed a doctoral internship that is APA-accredited or that otherwise meets APPIC standards. For internationally trained applicants, the program requires documented evidence that the internship was a formal, organized, supervised training experience of a breadth and quality consistent with an APPIC-member internship and sufficient to support licensure eligibility in Texas under 22 TAC § 463.11, as determined by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. Fellows must be eligible to work in the United States and must submit a diploma or an official letter from their doctoral program confirming completion of all degree requirements. The program is unable to sponsor visas. Applicants are responsible for verifying their own eligibility for Texas licensure.

• Required application materials are a curriculum vitae, a cover letter describing clinical interests and training goals, and two letters of reference. The clinical and training director reviews all applications. Selected applicants are invited to an online interview that assesses clinical experience, ethical judgment, theoretical orientation, and fit with the program. Applicants who have interviewed are notified once a position has been filled.

• Selection decisions are made without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, national origin, or other protected status.

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Evaluation

Fellows receive formal written evaluations at least twice per year, at mid-year and year-end, using a behaviorally anchored 6-point scale. The Minimum Level of Achievement is 3 in all domains at mid-year and 5 in all domains at year-end. A score below the Minimum Level of Achievement at any evaluation point triggers the program's formal due process procedures. The program maintains separate written due process and grievance procedures, which are provided to fellows at the beginning of training.

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Stipend

The annual stipend is $63,000 for a 36-hour training week, with benefits, paid as a W-2 employee.

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Licensure

Successful completion of the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program satisfies the postdoctoral supervised practice requirement for licensure as a psychologist in the State of Texas, in accordance with the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council and the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (22 TAC § 463.11). Applicants who intend to pursue licensure outside Texas should verify that jurisdiction's requirements before applying. The program provides documentation of supervised hours and training activities but cannot guarantee that the fellowship satisfies the requirements of other jurisdictions. ​

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Accreditation and Membership Status

The Real Talk Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is a postdoctoral member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC). The program is not accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). APPIC membership is not a form of accreditation, and the program cannot assure APA accreditation.