Connections Child & Family Center / DBT of North Houston | Rolling start, immediate availability
We are recruiting off-cycle for a 12-month postdoctoral fellowship in child, adolescent, and family psychology. If your fellowship plans changed late, or you are finishing your doctorate now, we have a seat open and we can move quickly.
Connections is an established child and family practice with developed specialty programs in DBT, OCD and disruptive behavior, and psychological assessment. You will join programs that already exist, with referral flow that already exists.
What you will train in
Core for every fellow:
- Emotion dysregulation across childhood and adolescence
- Family systems and parent-child intervention
- Behavioral and parenting consultation with caregivers
- Opportunities to develop child groups and parent workshops
- Optional: infant and early childhood mental health as an elective concentration — dyadic 0–5 work supervised in house by a psychologist who completed a two-year APA-accredited early childhood fellowship at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CPP, DIR/Floortime, interaction guidance, early childhood assessment)
- Optional: psychological assessment as an elective concentration (capped at one comprehensive evaluation every two weeks)
Plus one selected specialty pathway — this shapes your clinical concentration and the formal training we fund:
- DBT — adolescent and family DBT, including skills group facilitation
- PMT — parent management training and behavioral parent work
- ERP — exposure and response prevention for pediatric OCD and anxiety
A note on testing. Assessment here is an elective concentration with a real cap, not a hidden production requirement. If you want assessment experience, you can have it. If you want a therapy-focused year, you can have that instead. We would rather you choose than resent it.
The year, concretely
Stipend $62,500
Duration12 months
Training week 36 hours
Clinical load 25 sessions/week
At least 15 sessions/week on site in The Woodlands or Spring/Klein; the balance may be telehealth
Individual supervision 2 hours weekly
Group didactics & case conference
Paid time off 8 fellowship program holidays + 15 days protected PTO, granted up front — not accrued
Licensure Launch Benefit. Up to $1,500 toward EPPP preparation and your first exam attempt
Specialty Training Benefit. Up to $2,000 toward a formal DBT, PMT, or ERP training pathway
Also included
Medical, dental, and vision contribution; employer-paid life and short-term disability; malpractice coverage; 401(k) and profit-share eligibility per company termsWhat happens after
This fellowship is designed as the first step into a permanent role, not a year of borrowed supervision hours. Our intended pathway is Postdoctoral Fellow → Licensed Psychologist → Specialty Psychologist → Supervisor. Fellows who complete the year and want to stay are exactly who we are trying to hire.
Who we are looking for
- PhD or PsyD in clinical, counseling, or school psychology from an APA-accredited program
- Completed APA-accredited internship
- Eligible for provisional licensure in Texas
- Interest in child, adolescent, or family work; DBT, ERP, or parenting intervention experience is a plus
To apply
Send a CV and brief letter of interest. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and we are prepared to interview and extend offers quickly. Virtual interviews available.
Pay: $62,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in The Woodlands, TX 77380
