LICENSED THERAPIST POSITION

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The East Bay Behavior Therapy Center is seeking a full-time licensed mental health clinician (with specific training and expertise in East Bay Behavior Therapy Center (EBBTC) to join an expanding group clinical psychology practice in Walnut Creek, CA. The EBBTC specializes in evidence-based treatments for anxiety disorders, OCD, perfectionism, procrastination, and related emotion dysregulation in children, adolescents, and young adults.

Individual therapy services are provided using evidence-based modalities, with a focus on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Benefits Include:

•  Highly competitive salary (private pay practice).
•  Paid professional liability insurance (based on number of contracting hours).
•  Strong referral stream (existing practice waitlist and demand).
•  Flexible clinician scheduling.
•  Case consultation meetings.
•  Stipend for training and continuing education opportunities.
•  Supportive, collaborative environment.
•  Potential to engage in future research or publication opportunities
• Opportunity for experienced candidates to take on supervisory responsibilities and/or develop new programs (workshops, classes, groups, and/or community partnerships/dissemination in other forms) with foundations in evidence-based practices.
• Compensation is competitive and based on experience level and desired caseload.  
• 20 days of vacation (unpaid).
• Weekly clinical consultation is offered for all providers.
• Administrative support that minimizes time spent outside of session.
• Bonus for professional development/continuing education.

Qualifications:

•  Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology or graduate degree in related mental health field.
•  At least one year of post-graduate clinical experience preferred
•  Licensed in the state of California (currently or within the next 6 months)
•  Training in evidence-based treatment with children, adolescents, and adults—e.g., cognitive behavior therapy, exposure and response prevention, acceptance and commitment therapy.
•  Experience using these treatments to address anxiety disorders (social anxiety, GAD, panic disorder, specific phobias), OCD, perfectionism, procrastination, and related conditions.
•  Experience providing clinical care to children, adolescents, and adults.
• Minimum of 15 client sessions per week, with a strong preference for candidates looking to build toward a full-time load (20+ clients) and in search of a long-term connection.  Candidates intending to simultaneously operate or remain employed in another private practice are not eligible.

More information
For more information please e-mail us at drz@eastbaybehaviortherapycenter.com or call us at 925-956-4636. 

POST-DOCTORAL POSITION

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 The East Bay Behavior Therapy Center (EBBTC), a private center located in Walnut Creek, CA is offering a post-doctoral position for 2024-2026, with the possibility of a second or third year.

Clinical hours
This is a 20-hours position of weekly clinical activities (direct clinical work, face-to-face appointments with clients)

Supervision
The post-doc will receive 10% of supervision based on clinical hours by a licensed clinical psychologist plus two additional monthly hours for didactic seminars and a 30-minute monthly administrative meeting. 

Salary
This position has an annual salary of ranging from $25,000 – $27,000 for the first year.
Monthly health stipend is also offered.

Here are the unique qualities of the EBBTC: 

• We’re a boutique practice (and not a massive center)
• We provide “exclusively and only” empirically supported treatments for children, teens, and adults struggling with OCD, anxiety, and related conditions.
• We offer an intensive outpatient program, exclusively based on exposure-response prevention, for children, teens, and adults.
• We’re a practice of passionate therapists, client-oriented, and committed to our clinical work
• We are friendly and still have the expertise of a professional
• We are clinically savvy and still strive to learn
• We’re open to the development of new programs related to exposure-based treatments.

Here are the qualities we are looking for in a candidate 

• You have experienced and are interested in developing an expertise in empirically supported treatments including CBT, ERP, and ACT.
• You are client-oriented and interested in making a difference in people’s lives.
• You are interested in functional assessment and chain analysis of clients’ problematic behaviors (instead of guessing what they’re struggling with)
• You are interested in presenting at different national and international conferences (instead of spending energy on projects that collect dust)
• You are organized and interested in being part of a small and fun group of clinicians working in private practice (without the bureaucracy of an agency)
• You are dedicated to staying on top of the latest research in the field of clinical psychology, continuing skill development and training, and becoming skilled at implementing this knowledge with our clients.
• You’re committed to 1.5 – 2 years of training. 

Here are the advantages of working with us 

• You develop expertise in the assessment and treatment of fear-based struggles, anxiety, and emotion regulation problems.
• You are supported from the beginning to the end of your time at the center.
• You work with highly motivated clients.
• You receive clinical training and supervision from Dr. Zurita Ona on a weekly basis; additional mentoring will be provided when needed.
• You develop expertise in the assessment and treatment of fear-based struggles.
• You develop expertise in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Exposure Response Prevention (ERP).
• You develop expertise in behaviorally-based interventions.
• You develop expertise in emotion regulation through ACT lenses.
• You work with highly motivated clients.  
• You collaborate in a practice that is client-oriented practice.
• You don’t have bunch of weekly managerial meetings. 

Applications:

All applicants need to submit an application letter, resume, 2 letters of recommendation, and answers to the following supplemental questions: 

• What training/experience do you have in empirically-supported treatments, ERP in particular. If it’s limited, please describe your motivation/willingness to pursue this.
• How would you work with a person struggling with scrupulous obsessions?

More information
For more information please e-mail us at drz@eastbaybehaviortherapycenter.com or call us at 925-956-4636.