Training Programs
Clinical Alliance Services, LLC offers postgraduate training to clinicians across multiple disciplines, as well as to students enrolled in APA-accredited clinical psychology or counseling programs. As we value interdisciplinary training, our Fellows participate in seminars and group supervision alongside colleagues from allied disciplines (e.g., psychology, social work, mental health counseling). We currently offer the following training programs:
Advanced Psychology Practicum Fellowship
CAS offers a 10-month Advanced Psychology Practicum Fellowship, which provides training in culturally informed, relational psychodynamic and attachment-based psychotherapy approaches. The Psychotherapy Track focuses on psychotherapy training, while the Assessment Track also provides training in psychological, projective/performance-based, and neuropsychological assessment, with a focus on projective/performance-based assessments and on integrating testing information using a psychodynamic lens. We anticipate up to three openings for the Psychotherapy Track and one opening for the Assessment Track for the 2025-2026 academic year. The Fellowship will start on September 2, 2025 and orientation will be held during the last week of August, 2025. Each Fellow will receive a stipend of $10,000.Â
We follow the recommended application procedures of the Massachusetts Practicum Training Collaborative and will accept applications until the deadline of January 6, 2025. Offers will be presented on February 10, 2025. Applicants meeting the application requirements for both tracks may apply to one or both tracks, but their application should clearly state their preferred track. Applicants who do not meet the application requirements for a specific track should not apply for that track, as their application will not be considered. See the Advanced Psychology Practicum Fellowship: Psychotherapy Track Brochure and the Advanced Psychology Practicum Fellowship: Assessment Track Brochure for additional details and application requirements.
Postgraduate Psychology Fellowship
Postgraduate Social Work Fellowship
CAS offers a two-year Postgraduate Social Work Fellowship in relational psychodynamic and attachment-based psychotherapy approaches. Applications will be accepted and offers will be presented on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. We anticipate up to three to four open positions for the 2025-2027 Fellowship. The Fellowship will start on September 2, 2025 and orientation will be held during the last week of August, 2025. Applicants must attain an M.S.W. by the Fellowship start date. See the Postgraduate Social Work Fellowship Brochure for additional information, including salary, benefits, and application requirements.
Applicants who will have one year of postgraduate experience in an adult outpatient setting by the Fellowship start date and have completed prior coursework or training in psychodynamic theory may apply as Advanced Postgraduate Fellows. Advanced Postgraduate Fellows will enter the second year of the Fellowship to build on their prior training. See the Advanced Postgraduate Fellowship Brochure for additional information
Postgraduate Mental Health Counseling Fellowship
CAS offers a two-year Postgraduate Mental Health Counseling Fellowship in relational psychodynamic and attachment-based psychotherapy approaches. Applications will be accepted and offers will be presented on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. We anticipate three to four open positions for the 2025-2027 Fellowship. The Fellowship will start on September 2, 2025 and orientation will be held during the last week of August, 2025. Applicants must attain an M.A. or M.S. in Mental Health Counseling from a graduate program that meets the Education Requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions for licensure as a Mental Health Counselor by the Fellowship start date. Applicants must also meet the Pre-Master’s Degree Experience Requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions for licensure as a Mental Health Counselor by the Fellowship start date. See the Postgraduate Mental Health Counseling Fellowship Brochure for additional information, including salary, benefits, and application requirements.
Applicants who will have one year of postgraduate experience in an adult outpatient setting by the Fellowship start date and have completed prior coursework or training in psychodynamic theory may apply as Advanced Postgraduate Fellows. Advanced Postgraduate Fellows will enter the second year of the Fellowship to build on their prior training. See the Advanced Postgraduate Fellowship Brochure for additional information..
Training Team
Training Director
Jessie Quintero Johnson, LICSW, PhD
Curriculum Development Coordinator
Gretchen Davidson, LICSW
Clinical Supervisors
Deborah Cohen, LICSW
Gretchen Davidson, LICSW
Lissa Dutra, PhD, JD
LeAnn Egeto, LICSW, PhD
Ana Fernandez, PhD
LucÃa Flores, LICSW
Xialou Hsi, PhD
Sejal Patel, PsyD
Jessie Quintero Johnson, LICSW, PhD