Training Opportunities -
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Information on the PAG Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Pacific Anxiety Group (PAG) has adult-focused and child/adolescent-focused positions available in our postdoctoral fellowship program for the 2025-2026 academic year. PAG is a group psychotherapy practice and training organization specializing in evidence-based treatments for children, adolescents, and adults. Our team of psychologists has extensive experience treating anxiety, mood, trauma-related, and obsessive-compulsive disorders across the lifespan, and many are affiliated with top institutions in the Bay Area, including Stanford University, Palo Alto University, the University of California, San Francisco, and the VA Palo Alto. Our clinic is dedicated to providing top-quality treatment to our community, and in addition to private pay clients, we are pleased to accept Aetna insurance plans.
Postdoctoral Training Experience
Our fellowship program includes two focus areas: the Adult Track and Child/Adolescent Track.
Fellows in the Adult Track and the Child/Adolescent Track will carry a caseload of approximately 16 individual clients per week and will provide some administrative services within the clinic. Opportunities to lead or co-lead an exposure-focused or other evidence-based treatment group may also be available. Each fellow will receive 2 hours of individual supervision each week from two clinic psychologists and 1 hour of group supervision with a clinic psychologist, will attend weekly didactics, and will participate in a monthly seminar on self-care and professional development.
Mission
The mission of the PAG Postdoctoral Fellowship is to provide advanced training and supervision in the provision of evidence-based therapies, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, exposure and response prevention, and acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions for the full range of anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive, and trauma-related disorders, and to prepare fellows for the transition to independent clinical practice as licensed psychologists. The postdoctoral fellowship at PAG will provide the clinical and supervision hours needed for licensure as a psychologist in the state of CA.
Qualifications
Applicants for PAG fellowships must have received a Ph.D. or Psy.D. from an APA-accredited or Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)-accredited clinical, counseling, or combined psychology program, and must have completed an APA-accredited or CPA-accredited psychology internship program.
Fellows must be functioning at an advanced level and express specific interest in advancing their learning regarding the treatment of anxiety and its related disorders.
In order to be eligible to begin the fellowship, the selected applicant must also have completed the dissertation and all other doctoral degree requirements before September 1 of the fellowship training year.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Brochure
If you are interested in more information about our postdoctoral fellowship program, the PAG Fellowship Brochure is available for download.
Stipend: $75,000-$90,000+
Benefits: Generous medical, dental, and vision benefits
Application Procedure
Applications must be submitted via the APPIC Psychology Postdoctoral Application System (APPA-CAS). When completing the application, you will need:
A current CV
A cover letter detailing your interest in the PAG Postdoctoral Fellowship. In your cover letter, please include:
A description of your experience with evidence-based treatments for anxiety and mood disorders and other relevant experience
A discussion of the ways in which you incorporate principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion into your clinical work, including the ways in which your own identities inform your clinical work
Three letters of recommendation
Applications are due by January 2, 2025. The Postdoctoral Fellowship start date is September 2, 2025. Our program will follow the Common Hold Date procedures set forth by APPIC.
Please direct any questions to the Postdoctoral Training Director, Ashley Witt, Ph.D., at training@pacificanxietygroup.com.
We look forward to reviewing your application, and appreciate your interest in our group!