Internship & Fellowship Training

The Center for Growth offers structured internship and fellowship training opportunities for emerging clinicians who are seeking supervised experience in a dynamic and supportive clinical setting. Our program is designed to provide hands-on training with diverse client populations across a range of presenting concerns, while cultivating strong clinical skills, ethical practice, and professional confidence. Interns and fellows work closely with experienced supervisors who provide regular, individualized guidance, feedback, and mentorship to support growth in assessment, treatment planning, and therapeutic intervention.

We welcome applicants who are passionate about mental health care, eager to refine their clinical voice, and committed to developing evidence-informed, client-centered practice. These training opportunities emphasize both practical experience and professional development, preparing trainees for successful careers in community mental health, private practice, or specialized clinical settings.

This unique internship opportunity involves a year long commitment during which time the intern will gain an exciting educational experience working with other accomplished therapists. Typical issues that clients present with: anxiety, trauma, FND, anger, depression, eating disorders, grief, and sexual dysfunction. Treatment opportunities include child & teen therapy, adult individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy and sex therapy.

The intern will be expected to see clients three days a week totaling 20 hours. Typical hours are Monday – Friday 1-9pm, Saturdays 10-2 and Sundays 10-8. The exact days and times may shift year to year based on staff availability for coverage. The more flexible you are, the more easily we are able to accommodate your needs. Interns typically see between 10-13 clients a week. The sessions will be video-taped or audio recorded, and weekly supervision is offered for one hour. Interns also receive two hours a week of group supervision. Interns are also required to write two self-help tip per month and two matching videos for the website. This internship is an impressive addition to an aspiring counselor’s resume!

If you’re interested in applying for this internship position please fill out the Application

Past Graduates of this program have received their masters degrees from Arcadia, Capella University, Chestnut Hill College, Divine Mercy University, Messiah College, Northwestern, Rutgers, Saint Bonaventure University, The College of New Jersey, Temple University, Walden, West Chester University, University of Pennsylvania, Phoenix University and Widener University

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After completing your masters degree we train pre-licensed and post-licensed therapist in how to do couples counseling, trauma therapy, grief therapy and / or sex therapy

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As part of your graduate school practicum / internship we train graduate students to become individual, couples and sex therapists. Students who have a strong background in child development have the opportunity to also specialize in child and teen therapy. We have many different training training tracks. Your clinical interests & academic training will significantly influence the type of clients assigned to you.

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Step 1:

Determine which track you are most interested in

Interns:

Marriage Counselor & Sex Therapist Intern
Trauma Therapy Intern
Sexual Compulsion Therapy Intern
Grief Therapy Intern
General Therapist Intern
General Therapist & General Couples Counselor Intern

Fellows (you have a masters degree):

Marriage Counselor Fellow
Sex Therapist Fellow
Sexual Compulsion Therapy Fellow
Grief Therapist Fellow
General Therapist & General Couples Counselor Fellow

Step 2:

Email your resume to info @ the center for growth .com and in the subject line write “Internship Application” and then text Alex at 267 324 9564 and tell her that you applied. In your email. Please include the following information:

Your Resume
A copy of your school requirements. If you already have your masters degree then send a copy of it in.
Your preferred start date and your preferred end date (which should be 365 days later.
How you heard about our training program.
The therapy track that you are most excited about. In your cover letter please describe the types of clients you are hoping to work with, and the skills you are hoping to gain: Child, adolescents, adults and / or seniors. Marriage counseling, Couples Counseling, Pre-marital counseling. Sex therapy, grief therapy, depression therapy, postpartum depression therapy, anxiety therapy, trauma therapy and the list goes on.
3 letters of recommendations (this might just be the name and phone numbers of 3 past supervisors, or teachers that you feel comfortable with us reaching out to).
A paper that you wrote in grad school that accurately reflects “fast” work. Do not send us your best paper that you wrote, or we will have unrealistic expectations. This is a training program, so we encourage you to accurately portray yourself.
Please include in your application any special accommodations that you imagine you might need to be successful. For example, if you struggle with electronics, let us know that you might need extra support. If you have a learning disability like ADHD or Dyslexia, let us know what supports you might benefit from. If you have a history of panic attacks, or if you are a recovering alcoholic with 5 years sobriety, you might need support if you start to feel overwhelmed. If you were hospitalized for any reason within the last 5 years, let us know. All accommodation requests must be made in your initial application.

Step 3:

The Interview
We will contact you to schedule an interview.

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Individual & Couples Counseling, Sex Therapy, Trauma Therapy & Grief Therapy Internship & Fellowship Training Program Information:

Individual & Couples Counseling, Sex Therapy, Trauma Therapy & Grief Therapy

Internship & Fellowship Training Program Information: Are you interested in pursuing a career working with individuals, or couples? Maybe you are looking for specialized training in sex therapy, grief therapy, trauma therapy, depression therapy or anxiety therapy just to name a few areas of interest. If you are wanting child experience, we do offer some limited opportunities. Regardless of what stage you are at in the learning process we hope that will consider us as part of your training process

Internship Time Requirements:

365 Day Commitment
20 Hours a week InPerson Commitment
Plus an extra 10 Hours a week from home so that you can stay on top of all the work required. Consider this TCFG HW. What will happen during those 10 extra hours? You will be expected to use this time to review your audio taped sessions, review your video taped sessions, read books that we may assign from time to time, write up interventions that you use in your sessions for our website, and create video blogs articulating how you use your interventions.
During a typical week you will see between 8-12 clients.
Typical internship days are between 1-9pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Some years we are able to offer Saturday hours between 10-2 and Sunday hours between 10-8pm
Internship Group supervision is on Wednesdays 1-3pm
We are happy to increase the number of hours and / or length of time. Many of our therapists in training choose to be with us for 18 months and are onsite 3 full days a week.

Fellowship Time Requirements:

365 Day Commitment
20 Hours a week InPerson Commitment
Plus an extra 10 Hours a week from home so that you can stay on top of all the work required. Consider this TCFG HW. What will happen during those 10 extra hours? You will be expected to use this time to review your audio taped sessions, review your video taped sessions, read books that we may assign from time to time, write up interventions that you use in your sessions for our website, and create video blogs articulating how you use your interventions.
During a typical week you will have 10-15 client sessions
Typical internship days are between 1-9pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Some years we are able to offer Saturday hours between 10-2 and Sunday hours between 10-8pm
Fellows Group supervision can be on Mondays 1-3pm Tuesdays 1-3pm or Fridays 1-3pm
For fellows who prefer to be with us full time for one year, will earn a small stipend, and health insurance and disability insurance. Full time fellows will be expected to carry a caseload of 18 clients a week & do to intake work.

Current Staff Who Completed Our Training Program:

Feel free to reach out directly to them for their insight into this process

Emily Davis, MS, LPC, LAC (She / Her)
Therapist
Pennsylvania , New Jersey
610-467-3233
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Nicole Jenkins M.S.
Associate Therapist
267-382-5828
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Shannon Oliver-O’Neil, LCSW (She / Her)
Therapist
Director of Rhode Island Office
401-420-7868
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Are you interested in pursuing a career in marketing?

The Center for Growth is a growing private practice that is looking for an intern to help with marketing and to help manage our social media platforms. This intern should be gregarious and willing to network with other professionals. This intern should be hungry to learn, comfortable taking the initiative on projects and knowledgeable about social media specifically Facebook, instagram, and Twitter. Internship would involve making relevant and timely posts to social media, researching marketing strategies for social media for a mental health private practice, and creating other relevant social media accounts. The Internship would be approximately 10 hours a week for one year.

If interested in this internship, please send Alex your resume at info@thecenterforgrowth.com

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This unique training opportunity involves a year long commitment during which time the intern will gain an exciting educational experience working with other accomplished sex therapists / marriage counselors. The intern will be expected to see clients three days a week, totaling 20 hours (15 clients a week). Internship hours are usually 1-9pm. Some weekend hours may be available. The exact schedule may vary year to year based on office availability. The sessions will be video-taped or audio recorded, and weekly supervision is offered for one hour. Additionally we offer two hours a week of group supervision. In group supervision you will be exposed to other’s clinical work. Interns are also required to write one self-help tip twice a month and a matching video for the website. Opportunities to develop public speaking skills through community presentations / workshops might be available.

Our ideal fellow would be a licensed therapist (i.e. marriage and family therapist, social worker, psychologist or counselor) who would like to further their training by specializing in marriage counseling and / or sex therapy. The fellowship is also open to recent graduates who are pursuing licensure. This fellowship is an impressive addition to an aspiring counselor’s resume!

Past graduates of this program have been doctoral students at Chestnut Hill College, Immaculata University, Rowan University, Temple University, University and Widener University.

If you’re interested in applying for this internship position please fill out the Application

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