Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Aviva Psychology Services is a compassionate and collaborative team of licensed psychologists supporting adults of all identities and backgrounds to achieve greater emotional freedom, security, and fulfillment in their lives, work, and relationships. We proudly serve clients throughout all of Massachusetts with convenient locations in Boston and Northampton, and we offer both in-person and teletherapy services. We utilize a variety of empirically supported and identity affirming treatments to transform adversity into growth and values into action to promote greater vitality, life-satisfaction, and well-being for all. 

The postdoctoral fellowship focuses on training clinical psychologists to treat a variety of presenting concerns using evidence-based, culturally informed interventions. Fellows will develop particular expertise in long-term, relationally oriented individual therapy. Fellows will receive training in a variety of theoretical orientations including CBT, DBT, ACT, Relational Cultural Therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and internal family systems (IFS). Aviva's primary population exhibit a wide range of clinical presentations, commonly including anxiety, depression, career/academic stress, relationship issues, grief and loss, infertility and perinatal health, chronic health concerns, and trauma/PTSD. Interested fellows may have opportunities for specialized training and supervision for populations coping with perinatal and infertility issues, insomnia, and chronic pain and chronic illness. Fellows will also participate in meaningful didactic seminars, clinical supervision, and group consultation meetings with our dynamic, supportive, and diverse team. Ideal candidates will have a strong interest in a staff position following the successful completion of a one year postdoctoral fellowship.

TRAINING COMPONENTS

Supervision 

• 2 hours of individual supervision weekly with two separate licensed staff psychologists at Aviva. 
• 1 hour of group supervision weekly with the Director of Training. 

Didactics 

• Weekly clinical consultation meeting with small groups of staff psychologists. 
• Weekly seminars run by staff psychologists. Seminar topics include case conceptualization, evidence-based treatments (e.g., CBT, ACT, RCT), ethics, multicultural competency, and clinical documentation as well as specialty topics, such as internal family systems (IFS), health psychology, working with dialectics, somatic approaches, racial trauma, identity affirming care,  maternal mental health, attachment, parent management training, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and more. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Fellows are expected to work 40 hours per week including clinical, supervision, and paperwork demands, with a caseload of 25 completed patient contact hours per week by month 3 of the fellowship. Fellows work between the hours of 9am - 6pm Monday through Friday with no weekend hours. 

BENEFITS

• The fellowship dates are September 8, 2026 - August 23, 2027
• Salary: $62,000
• No evening hours after 6pm, no weekend hours or on-call hours
• Fellows who can commit to a hybrid model (2-3 days in person) will be prioritized; Fellows requiring remote-only positions will also be considered
• BCBS Health insurance with company funded HSA
• Dental Insurance
• 401K retirement plan with employer contribution
• 4 weeks of paid time off
• Professional Development Funds for external training

PREREQUISITES

• A doctoral degree in psychology from an APA Accredited program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology
• Completion of Internship or Advanced Practicum of 1600 hours towards MA licensure

APPLICATION MATERIALS

• Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of Interest
• Three letters of reference

Applications preferred by December 8th and reviewed continually thereafter on a rolling basis. 

Please forward the following application materials to Laura Maynard, Psy.D. - Training Director of Postdoctoral Fellowship at lmaynard@avivapsych.com