Sport Psychology Postdoc: Athlete Mental Health

Voices for Voices; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Vacation days

Graduate training program

Job summary

UCLA CAPS offers a 12‑month, full‑time Fellowship providing advanced clinical training with undergraduates and graduate students in a multidisciplinary university counseling center. The program begins August 2, 2027 and ends July 30, 2028, with robust supervision and opportunities across several specialty areas.

Fellows engage in intake assessment, crisis intervention, and psychotherapy, while receiving at least four hours of supervision weekly.

Qualifications

• Must have completed an APA‑accredited internship and earned a doctoral degree in counseling or clinical psychology by the start date.
• Experience working with diverse multicultural college student populations is required.
• Demonstrated experience with brief psychotherapies and mood/anxiety disorders is required.

Responsibilities

• Intake assessments and crisis intervention.
• Individual and group psychotherapy with undergraduates and graduates.
• Provide supervision to trainee classes and contribute to workshops.
• Develop specialization areas and contribute to prevention/outreach activities.
• Commit to approximately 20–25 hours of direct clinical service weekly.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Brief psychotherapies

Multicultural competence

Mood & anxiety disorders

Team collaboration

Education

APA‑accredited doctoral degree in counseling or clinical psychology

APA‑accredited internship completed

Job description

UCLA CAPS offers a 12‑month, full‑time Fellowship providing advanced clinical training with undergraduates and graduate students in a multidisciplinary university counseling center. The program begins August 2, 2027 and ends July 30, 2028, with robust supervision and opportunities across several specialty areas.

Fellows engage in intake assessment, crisis intervention, and psychotherapy, while receiving at least four hours of supervision weekly.