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Annia Raja, PhD Therapy is seeking dedicated, talented clinicians to join our team. See below for currently available positions + reach out to hello@anniarajaphdtherapy.com for additional possibilities.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Specializing in Therapy for Physicians
Annia Raja PhD Therapy is offering a Postdoctoral Fellowship for early-career psychologists strongly interested in working with physicians as therapy clients.
This fellowship provides advanced clinical training in physician mental health, professional identity development, and in-depth psychodynamic interventions tailored to physicians and other high-achieving professionals.
Fellows will gain hands-on experience delivering therapy in a supportive, specialized fully private pay, private practice setting tailored to serving physicians and other high achieving professionals. We are seeking applicants who are interested in providing individual, group, and/or couples therapy and psychological services in a fully telehealth private practice setting.
The postdoctoral fellow will be supervised by Annia Raja, PhD (clinical psychologist, licensed in California and Texas). During this fellowship, you will learn how to build and maintain a private pay therapy practice, expand your therapeutic skills in conceptualization and intervention, and further develop your professional niche. You will also gain advanced knowledge, training, and experience in the unique opportunities and challenges that come with working with physicians as therapy clients.
This fellowship provides a unique opportunity to work with physicians as therapy clients, thereby gaining the knowledge and experience needed to work with high-achieving professionals more broadly.
Overview
PhD or PsyD in Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited program
Proactive, self-possessed, and self-assured self-starter who has an openness to learning, growth, and feedback
Strong interest and/or openness to in-depth, insight-oriented, and/or psychodynamic approaches to therapy
Exposure to and/or strong interests in the common clinical concerns among physicians, such as:
Burnout, stress management, perfectionism, anxiety
Compassion fatigue, challenges with work-life balance, Moral injury, coping with medical complications and adverse outcomes, etc.
People-pleasing and boundary challenges, imposter syndrome
Depression and emotional numbing, grief and loss, difficulties with emotional expression
Maintaining resilience in high-stress careers
Substance use, characterological difficulties, existential concerns, loss of meaning
Difficult marital relations and/or family of origin backgrounds
Anger, irritability, frustration tolerance difficulties
Strong interest and/or openness to in-depth, insight-oriented, and/or psychodynamic approaches to therapy
Ideal candidate characteristics
More details will be discussed throughout the interview process.
Compensation
Current CV or resume
Cover letter describing interest, fit, career aspirations, and your personal approach to psychotherapy
Optional: any additional materials that you believe tell us about who you are as a trainee
Application materials
Start date
Immediate availability + negotiable depending on individual circumstances.
Deadline
Open-ended; applications will be accepted until the position(s) are filled.
Interested candidates can email their application materials to annia@anniarajaphdtherapy.com. References/recommendation letters may be requested at a later point during the application and interview process.
Additional details about our practice and its specialties may be found at www.anniarajaphdtherapy.com.
The postdoctoral fellowship program with Annia Raja PhD Therapy meets the requirements for seeking full licensure in California and Texas.