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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 2596
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Portland Mental Health & Wellness
Department: Portland Mental Health and Wellness
Address: 812 SW Washington St
Ste 700
Portland, Oregon 97205
Country: United States
Metro Area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Distance from Major City: 0
Phone: 971-277-6057x
Fax: 503-715-5469
Training Director Email: laurel.fuson-lang@portlandmh.com
Co-Training Director Email:
Web Address: http://www.portlandmh.com
Brochure Website's Address: http://www.portlandmh.com
Primary Agency Type: Private Outpatient Clinic
Additional Agency Types:
  • Private Outpatient Clinic
Member of APPIC since: 09/19/2023
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Not Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Laurel Fuson-Lang
Chief Psychologist: Laurel Fuson-Lang
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 8
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 1
Position Information
Start Date: 08/4/2025
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 2
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 35000
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): Flexible Spending Account for Health Care and Dependent Care Paid Leave Oregon Monthly public transportation pass (TriMet) covered at 50% 20% discount on vitamins & supplements through Fullscript Access to free continuing education resources
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site Interns will work a total of 40 hours per week. Estimate of how interns will spend their time: Providing therapy: 40% Conducting assessments: 10% Engaging in interprofessional collaborations: 10% Providing supervision and consultation: 15% Receiving supervision and participating in training seminars: 25%
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Do Psychology Interns/Postdocs Have the Opportunity to Supervise Practicum Students?Yes
Is this program fully affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Is this program partially affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Internship Application Process
Accepting Applicants: Yes
Application Due Date: 12/01/2024 11:59 PM EST
A Virtual Interview are: Required
Interview notification date: 12/13/2024
Tentative interview date: 1/14/25, 1/15/25, 1/16/25
Interview process description:

Applicants will be notified via email whether or not they are invited to interview. Each selected candidate will join us virtually for a half-day interview on one of the following dates: January 14, 15, or 16th, 2024. Applicants will join for a virtual interview day where they will meet with program leadership, current interns, and supervisors for a combination of individual and group interviews. Applicants will have individual interviews with 2-3 staff members and an additional individual interview with the Training Director. We will ask a set of prepared questions and give you an opportunity to ask us any questions you may have about the internship at PMHW. You do not need to prepare anything formal to present during the interviews, but we may ask you questions about your clinical experiences, diversity issues, professional interests, supervision experiences, ethical dilemmas, programming and consultation, and other relevant topics.
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University
Internship Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: Yes
If NOT a U.S. Citizen, Authorization to Work or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in the US is Required: No
Canadian Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a Canadian Citizen, Authorization to Work in Canada or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in Canada is Required: No
Masters Degree Required: Yes, by application deadline
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 450
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable): 50
Minimum Number of Combined Intervention and Assessment Hours (if applicable): 500
Does your program require applicants to submit supplemental materials (i.e., an assessment report and/or a case/treatment summary): No
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required (if applicable): 3
Accepted / Not-Accepted Program Types
Clinical Psychology Accepted
Counseling Psychology Accepted
School Psychology Not Accepted
APA-Accredited Accepted
CPA-Accredited Accepted
PCSAS-Accredited Not Accepted
Non-Accredited Not Accepted
Ph.D Degree Accepted
Psy.D. Degree Accepted
Ed.D. Degree Not Accepted
This institution, department, internship, or postdoctoral program requires trainees to sign a statement about personal behavior and/or religious beliefs as a condition of admission and/or retention in the program: No
How to obtain text of statement:
Other Requirements: COVID vaccination and background check is required.
Program Description

Portland Mental Health & Wellness (PMHW), a private group practice in Portland, OR, offers a 2000-hour, one-year, full-time doctoral internship for interns with an interest in working with patients of diverse and intersecting identities, an exciting opportunity to deepen their therapy skills. Our clinicians practice from relational and process-oriented models and focus on the whole person in the context in which they live. Staff psychologists, LPCs, LCSWs, and other clinicians practice primarily from Gestalt and Psychodynamic frameworks and utilize a therapeutic model of supervision to both support and challenge our trainees to attend to both their patients and their own process.

 

Our philosophy of training is a culturally-focused Developmental Mentorship Practitioner model designed to train generalists to be prepared for entry-level practice in psychology and to function in multiple clinical contexts within a multidisciplinary team. 

 

The core of the model is a practitioner orientation. This is rooted in applied psychology and includes extensive training in: assessment, diagnosis, and triage; individual, group, and relationship therapy; outreach and consultation; supervision (receiving and providing) and didactic training. The PMHW staff embrace a range of theoretical orientations, treatment modalities, and ways of thinking that are intentionally divergent.

 

The developmental focus highlights the parallel process that occurs between clients' development, interns' personal and professional development, and the transitions of the training year. The internship year begins with assessment of entering interns' skills, and progresses with facilitated, active involvement in both individually selected and universal professional activities. Our site is committed and dedicated to ethical, culturally aware mentoring through reciprocal learning within supportive and challenging relationships with staff and peers. 

The internship will start on August 4, 2025 and end on July 31, 2026. 

 

For the 2025-2026 training year, we are offering two (2) full-time positions. Part-time is not available currently.

Interns provide therapy and psychological assessment to patients across the lifespan. We require a minimum of 450 intervention and 50 assessment hours (500 hours total).  

Interns will receive training in nine competency domains: intervention, assessment, interprofessional collaboration, consultation, supervision, diversity, practitioner-scholar practice, professionalism, and ethical practice.

Interns will work 40 hours per week. Below is an estimate of how interns will spend their time:

  • Providing therapy: 40%

  • Conducting assessments: 15%

  • Engaging in interprofessional collaborations: 10%

  • Providing supervision and consultation: 15%

  • Receiving supervision and participating in training seminars: 20%

Interns who are an ideal fit are:

  • are self‐directed while being an active team member

  • know their strengths while being humble

  • are efficient and productive with attention to detail

  • are mature, curious and a desire to deepen competencies

  • strive to engage in antiracist practices while serving marginalized communities

  • align with our organizational culture and values 

 

Minimum Requirements: 500 hours total 

  • Interventions hours: 450

  • Assessment hours: 50

Application Deadline:  November 8, 2024

 

Internship Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
Children: Yes
Adolescents: Yes
Adults: Yes
Family: Yes
Older Adults: Yes
Inpatients:
Outpatients: Yes
LGBTQ+: Yes
Ethnic minorities: Yes
Spanish-speaking: Yes
French-speaking:
Deaf/Hearing-impaired:
Students:
International Students:
Rural:
Urban: Yes
Low income: Yes
People without housing:
Other: Intensive Outpatient

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Treatment Modalities
Assessment: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Individual Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Couples Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Family Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Group Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Community Intervention: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Consultation/Liaison: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Crisis Intervention: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Brief Psychotherapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Long-term Psychotherapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Cognitive Rehabilitation:
Primary Care:
Evidenced Based Practice: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Evidence Based Research: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision of Practicum students : Experience (21% to 30%)
Other:

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Experience
Health Psychology:
Women's Health:
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders:
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities:
Developmental Disabilities:
Assessment: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child:
Serious Mental Illness:
Anxiety Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Trauma/PTSD: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Sexual Abuse:
Substance Use Disorders:
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology:
Pediatrics:
School:
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality:
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation:
Supervision: Experience (21% to 30%)
Research:
Administration:
Integrated health care - primary:
Integrated health care - specialty:
Other:

Additional information about training opportunities: Not all rotations or training experiences may be available as described in the APPIC Directory. Please consult the program's application materials or their website at: www.portlandmh.com  for a complete description of the training opportunities available at this training site. IF the site has not updated their information by August 1, feel free to contact the Training Director for additional information.

Summary of the Characteristics of the Specified Internship Class
2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
Number of Completed Applications: 27
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 21
Total number of interns: 2
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 2
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 1
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 1
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs:
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 2
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 3
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 20
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023 2023-2024
Academic teaching:
Community mental health center: 0 0
Consortium: 0 0
University Counseling Center: 0 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 0 0
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0 0
Psychiatric facility: 0 0
Correctional facility: 0 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0 0
School district/system: 0 0
Independent practice setting: 0 0
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0 0
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