Doctoral Externship

Director of Clinical Training: Janet Kimberling, PhD

The Women’s Center offers Clinical Psychology externships to students of any gender who are enrolled in doctoral degree programs in clinical psychology. The training generally takes place in the Vienna, VA office.

The externship requires 16-20 hours per week.

Individual supervision is provided by a licensed psychologist.

The program includes the following:

  • Orientation
  • Minimum of eight to ten hours of psychotherapy per week
  • Mandatory weekly seminar and group supervision from 1-3 every Wednesday.
  • Group and/or workshop co-leadership, when available
  • Weekly supervision group lead by LPC

Sessions & Applications Deadline

Internship/Externship Session Application Deadline
Spring/Summer Semester
(January – August)
Start Date – January 2nd
November 1st
Summer/Fall Semester
(May – December)
Start Date – May 1st
March 1st
Fall/Spring Semester
(September – April)
Start Date – September 1st
Masters Level Counseling, Social Work & MFT Students
March 15th
Fall/Spring Semester
(September-April)
Start Date – September 1st
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Students
 February 1st

How to Apply

Required Materials

Resume

Cover Letter (with intended start date)

One Letter of Recommendation from a Professor

Two letters of Recommendation from Supervisors

Send Required Materials To

Catherine Love, LPC/LMFT, The Women’s Center

Clinical Training Manager

Email: clove@thewomenscenter.org

If mailing, please send to: 8230 Old Courthouse Rd, Ste. 500, Vienna, VA 22182

Phone: 703-281-4928, #444

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Questions?

Please contact, Catherine Love, LPC/LMFT,

Clinical Training Manager

Email: clove@thewomenscenter.org

Phone: 703-281-4928 #444

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