Fall 2024 – Spring 2025
Description
Mind Body Connection Inc. is pleased to announce three externship opportunities for the upcoming academic year 2024-2025. This opportunity provides a dynamic and an exciting place to work, as we are growing rapidly and will implement more mind/body interventions in the next year. We recently moved into a brand-new facility to offer a more integrated and holistic approach with evidence-based interventions such as Biofeedback, VR therapy as well as traditional talk therapy. In addition, Dr. Kommu is a certified yoga therapist and offers evidence-based interventions to patients suffering from chronic pain, cancer, cardiac issues, as well as depression and anxiety. We are located near a local hospital, and have referrals from local primary care practices, as well as physical therapy and rehab facilities.
Typical Candidate:
This training program is designed for advanced doctoral students in psychology who have prior clinical experience and who have completed a majority of their coursework. Throughout the training experience, externs will engage in intake coordination activities and provide individual therapy to a small caseload of patients. Externs will gain experience providing evidence-based cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for anxiety disorders, depression, OCD, and ADHD, mindfulness-based interventions, VR therapy and biofeedback. The practice sees a diverse age range of people, as well as people from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Any student interested in working in a site that offers alternative evidence-based therapy and is interested in gaining experiences working with a diverse range of clients is welcome to attend. Students interested in research in mindfulness and yoga therapy are also welcome.
Number of students/Stipend:
The practice currently has 3 openings for the upcoming year, and we offer a small stipend to cover the cost of travel to Warrenton, Virginia in the amount of $1000/term. The year begins July 1st 2024 – June 30th 2025.
Responsibilities
The weekly time commitment is approximately 16/24 hours. Responsibilities include 8 to 12 hours per week of direct clinical services, in addition to conducting initial phone screens, administering clinical intakes and individual therapy, and potential for co-leading group therapy. Supervision of cases will be provided. At a minimum, externs will attend one (1) hour of individual supervision, one (1) hour of group supervision that involves didactics and monthly case conferences which allow students to gain experience in case presentation.
Direct Provision of Clinical Services & Supervision
We serve ages 5 and beyond. Typically, our clients are referred to us for treatment of mood, and anxiety disorders, as well as stress, coping with medical conditions, insomnia, tinnitus, ADHD, and adjustment to loss and life transitions. We also collaborate with a local Bariatric and Metabolic Clinic and offer services to their clients. Supervision is offered individually and in a group format and as and when needed. We typically meet on Tuesdays currently but that will change with the needs of the new cohort. Days of being on site are flexible, and we offer both virtual and in-person sessions. We also offer individual and group sessions.
At Mind Body Connection, we aim to provide a collaborative and collegial environment in order to help students gain a solid understanding of themselves as clinicians and learn work life balance.
To Apply
Interested students should submit a writing sample, resume, letter of interest - indicate why you are interested in the practice, specifically state your interest in health psychology or mind body interventions and indicate if you have experience, and provide the most recent transcript, and two letters of recommendations (one clinical).
Application window starts on January 15th and ends May 31st or until slots are filled. Please email information to [email protected]
Contact Person
Dr. Anupama Kommu, PsyD, C-IAYT
Director of Training
Phone: 571-364-3095
Mbctherapy.com