Clinical Extern

About the role

This position is offered each year by Lorenz Clinic, a private outpatient clinic serving children, families, and adults across four locations in the southwest Minneapolis metro. It is a unique opportunity for doctoral students to remain clinically active while pursuing their academic goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct therapy with couples and families
• Carry a modest caseload
• Receive individual and group supervision from licensed psychologists and family therapists
• Participate in case consultation and didactic training
• Engage with recent invited speakers on topics such as Froma Walsh, Mac Baird, Irvin Yalom, Bruce Perry, Pauline Boss, Sue Johnson, Mary Catherine Bateson, and Harry Aponte

Requirements

• A master’s or doctoral degree in psychology, clinical counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Social Work, or a similar field from a regionally-accredited academic program
• Must comply with requirements for licensure or board certification as a mental health professional, including supervised practice in the delivery of mental health services for the treatment of mental illness
• Be a student in a bona fide field placement or internship under a doctoral program leading to completion of the requirements for licensure as a mental health professional

Who This Is For

You are a doctoral student in Family Social Science or a related program who wants to stay clinically alive during your academic years, not just maintain hours, but continue developing as a clinician inside a setting that challenges your thinking. You are drawn to systemic and relational work and find the question of how environments shape development interesting, not just as a research question but as a clinical one.

Locations

Victoria, Chaska, Prior Lake, and Rosemount, MN — approximately 30 miles southwest of Minneapolis.

To Apply or Learn More

Contact Dr. Jessica Simpson, Associate Training Director, Lorenz Clinic. Dr. Simpson is herself a graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Family Social Science and welcomes questions from current students about the program and the clinic.