Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory Entry

Child Clinical Track with Emphasis in OCD and Anxiety

The Arete Center
Centennial, Colorado

Starts on Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Applications due Friday, November 15, 2024

This training experience is not an APPIC Member program and is not APA Accredited. Applicants should be aware that this training experience has not undergone a formal external quality review process.

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

The Arete Center, founded in 2018, is a growing, comprehensive, outpatient behavioral health practice, serving children, adolescents, adults, and families across the greater Denver metro area. Psychology and psychiatry services are available under the same roof with a team-based and highly collaborative approach to care. Our multidisciplinary setting allows for unique training opportunities, including consultation, teaching, and mentoring by members of our psychiatry team.

The postdoctoral training program at The Arete Center is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow in clinical psychology who has an interest in further developing their expertise in the area of pediatric OCD and anxiety disorders (including generalized anxiety, panic, specific phobia, social anxiety, and body-focused repetitive behaviors), as well as stress and adjustment-related difficulties (e.g., PTSD, adjustment to chronic illness, chronic pain). The primary supervisor for this specialty track, Dr. Clio Pitula, has built her practice on providing evidence-based treatment, including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT). The fellow will have the opportunity to develop a caseload of children and adolescents with these primary presenting concerns and to provide an array of clinical services, including diagnostic assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, parent training, and group therapy. Didactic training and supervision in this specialty area will be provided by Dr. Pitula.

Arete Center fellows are expected to serve as generalist clinicians and must be willing to work with clients seeking support with problems beyond anxiety and OCD - e.g., improving compliance and emotion regulation, managing mood, and enhancing family communication - and should have a strong grasp of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with children and Parent Management Training (PMT). Additional supervision and training will be provided in these areas as needed.

The fellow will participate in biweekly group supervision and/or case conference meetings with our team of licensed psychologists (Drs. Michener, Marcheschi, Goodwin, and Pitula) and psychiatrists (Drs. Cheney and Walick). Additional training opportunities may be available for the supervised supervision of externs, as well as for assessment and program development through the group’s ADHD clinic for adolescents and emerging adults.

This is a full-time, 12-month position, with an expected start date of September 2, 2025. Following a period of caseload building, fellows are expected to complete 20 clinical hours per week over a minimum of 4 days. Fellows receive productivity-based bonus pay, paid time off, professional development funds, and reimbursement for professional liability insurance. Fellows are encouraged to sit for the EPPP during their postdoctoral year, and will be supported in their preparations. Finally, interested trainees may be invited to join the practice following the completion of their postdoctoral year.

A doctoral degree in clinical psychology, including completion of an APPIC-approved internship by the fellowship start date, is preferred. Applicants with a doctoral degree in school psychology will also be considered.

https://www.thearetecenter.com

Additional Information

Agency Type: Private Practice Clinic
APPIC Membership: No
APA Accredited: No
Recognized Specialty: Clinical Child Psychology
Emphasis or focus area: Child/Adolescent
Other Emphasis: OCD and anxiety
Research Time: No research time
Training Director: Clio Pitula, Ph.D.
Contact Email: clio@thearetecenter.com
Contact Phone: (720) 319-8175
Virtual Interviews: Available
Duration in Months: 12
Hours Per Week: 40
# of Licensed Supervisors: 4
Number of Positions: 1
Applications recieved last year: 5
Stipend: $52500
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards: Yes
Estimated offer date: Friday, January 31 2025
Created Date: Wednesday, February 22 2023
Unfilled Positions: 1
Fringe Benefits: The fellow will have access to the office space, materials, and technology needed to conduct clinical and administrative duties. The fellow will be listed on The Arete Center website, along with a photo and a brief biographical statement. Fellows receive productivity-based bonus pay, paid time off, professional development funds, and reimbursement for professional liability insurance. Fellows are encouraged to sit for the EPPP during their postdoctoral year, and will be supported in their preparations. Finally, interested trainees may be invited to join the practice following the completion of their postdoctoral year.
Additional Comments: There may be opportunities for postdoctoral psychology candidates interested in gaining supervised hours on a less formal and/or part-time basis. Please inquire for more information.
Application Instructions: Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter and CV directly to Dr. Pitula via email. Two letters of recommendation are requested, ideally sent directly by the referees. Completed applications will be reviewed beginning November 15 2024; later applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Please contact Dr. Pitula via email for more information (clio@thearetecenter.com).

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