Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory Entry

Arizona Psychology Training Consortium/Psychological Counseling Services

Arizona Psychology Training Consortium
Scottsdale, Arizona

Starts on Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Applications due Thursday, January 2, 2025

Elements of quality clinically focused postdoctoral training

This training experience is a planned and programmed sequence of training that aims to ensure preparation for advanced practice rather than one that is focused on providing supervised hours for licensure. Yes

This training experience ensures that training takes precedence over service delivery regarding the nature, content, volume, and quality of the postdoc’s activities. Yes

This training experience ensures that postdocs receive at least two hours of individual supervision per week for the duration oof the experience. Yes

This training experience is administered by a doctoral-level licensed psychologist who directs and organizes the training experience and its resources, is responsible for the selection of postdocs, and monitors and evaluates the goals and activities of the experience. Yes

This training experience has two or more doctoral-level licensed psychologists who have sufficient time to provide quality supervision and training.   Yes

This training experience includes regularly scheduled structured educational activities that help postdocs its defined goals. These activities may include didactics, seminars, case conferences, and/or research activities. Yes

This training experience has written Due Process and Grievance procedures. Yes

This training experience has the stable and necessary financial (e.g., stipend) and physical resources (e.g., computers, physical space) needed for effective training. Yes

Psychological Counseling Services in Scottsdale, Arizona, is an outpatient, private-practice delivering individual, couples, family and group therapy. They also provide an 8 day Intensive Treatment Program which includes 35 individual treatment hours provided by a team of our therapists. Post doctoral residents will participate as a treatment team member in this program, interpret the MCMI, and develop a treatment summary for clients.

In addition to treating a wide range of issues, PCS specializes in treating trauma and sex addiction. Residents have the opportunity to provide group, individual, couples, and family therapy from a variety of treatment modalities. There is some assessment experience, although the focus of the residency is treatment.

The experience is 80% therapy, 10% report writing, and 10% evaluation. This site offers individual and group supervision, as well as case conferences.

https://www.azptc.org

Additional Information

Agency Type: Private Practice Clinic
APPIC Membership: Yes
APA Accredited: No
Recognized Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Emphasis or focus area: PTSD (Trauma)
Other Emphasis: Clinical, Counseling, Couples and Family Psychology. Trauma. Family Systems, Parts Work, and Intensive Treatment. Our Intensive Treatment Program offers programs for ptsd, trauma, and addiction
Research Time: No research time
Training Director: Elizabeth Capps-Conkle, Psy.D., LMFT
Contact Email: drcappsconkle@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 480-921-3314
Virtual Interviews: Available
Duration in Months: 12
Hours Per Week: 40
# of Licensed Supervisors: 4
Number of Positions: 2
Applications recieved last year: 2
Stipend: $54,000
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards: Yes
Estimated offer date: Friday, February 28 2025
Unfilled Positions: 0
Fringe Benefits: Stipend is $54,000 PTO per request and approval; Malpractice coverage.
Application Instructions: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Stipend is $54,000 or $48,000 plus medical insurance. Send one copy of application to Dr. Marcus Earle: pcs@pcsearle.com Also send one copy of application to Dr. Elizabeth Capps-Conkle: drcappsconkle@gmail.com Applications accepted throughout the year. Residency may start on any date, depending upon when positions open. The full application includes: Letter of Interest, CV, transcript, (3) letters of recommendation, and expected graduation date.

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