Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory Entry

George Mason University Center for Community Mental Health - Child and Pediatric Psychology

George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

Starts on Friday, August 20, 2027

Applications due Friday, December 4, 2026

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 of 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 American Psychological Association (APA) accredited George Mason University (GMU) Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program, is seeking a Child Clinical/Pediatric Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow in our training clinic, the GMU Center for Community Mental Health. This is a 1-year full time position, with potential for renewal.

George Mason University is the largest public research university in Virginia. Mason's Clinical Psychology Program is committed to training graduate students to meet the evolving roles of clinical psychologists in providing evidence-based treatment across the life span. CCMH provides training for an array of behavioral health trainees and is committed to ensuring that our post-doctoral fellows benefit from our community facing orientation in their final training year(s). George Mason University has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence among its faculty and staff and encourages candidates to apply who will enrich Mason’s academic environment. CCMH is listed in the APPIC Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory

The George Mason University Center for Community Mental Health (CCMH) is the primary training site for Mason's doctoral students in Clinical Psychology, as well as an interdisciplinary training sight for other students in a variety of behavioral health disciplines. CCMH serves our community, providing evidence-based, individualized, and affordable mental health services. CCMH and our community partners value people who are committed to creating a warm, collaborative learning environment, while helping those in need.

Join our Center team to provide evidence-based therapy and testing services to the greater Washington DC community, with a focus on providing individualized, accessible treatment to children in the community.

Our Postdoctoral Fellow will have an opportunity to gain experience across settings – both in our partner pediatric endocrine clinic and a community-based mental health center. Our fellow will work approximately 5 hours/week in our community partner’s pediatric endocrine program, providing short term, evidence-based therapy services as well as ongoing support to physicians, nurses and other providers.

The fellow will spend their additional time working at Mason's Center for Community Mental Health providing evidence-based testing and therapy services to children and adolescents (focus may vary depending on preference). The Fellow will complete approximately two comprehensive assessments per month (up to 25 per training year), with a child and/or adolescent focus. Specifically, the fellow will engage in comprehensive testing of primarily children and adolescents presenting with a variety of concerns, including but not limited to ADHD, Autism, Learning Disabilities, anxiety, depression and other comorbidities. The remainder of hours will be determined by the Fellow’s interests, and include therapy, supervision and/or other community-based intervention.

Supplemental opportunities include helping supervise doctoral students in our clinical science program, gaining experience in our unique stepped care model of behavioral health and other community-based projects of interest. There are additional opportunities to participate in monthly interdisciplinary case conferences with our psychiatric nurse practitioner colleagues who collaborate with us to provide sliding scale psychopharmacological services to our clients.

This is a great opportunity to gain hours for licensure and hone both primary care and specialty care skills. Supervision will be provided by a minimum of three supervisors, one for therapy at the Center, one for the specialty care clinic, and one for testing at the Center.

https://ccmh.gmu.edu/training/post-doctoral-opportunites

Additional Information

Agency Type: Community Mental Health Center
APPIC Membership: No
APA Accredited: No
Recognized Specialty: Clinical Child Psychology
Emphasis or focus area: Child/Adolescent
Other Emphasis: Pediatric Specialty Care Clinic
Research Time: No research time
Training Director: Robyn Mehlenbeck, PhD, ABPP
Contact Email: rmehlenb@gmu.edu
Contact Phone: 7039931371
Virtual Interviews: Strongly Preferred
Duration in Months: 12
Hours Per Week: 40
# of Licensed Supervisors: 3
Number of Positions: 1
Applications recieved last year: 8
Accepts Int'l Students: No
International Application Details: There r
Stipend: $61500
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards: Yes
Estimated offer date: Monday, February 8 2027
Created Date: Friday, November 4 2022
Fringe Benefits: Benefits at Mason are excellent. You are listed as an administrative faculty member, with all benefits as such including health insurance, paid leave and retirement savings. Mason also closes for 2 weeks at the end of December/early January and this is paid time off that does not count against your leave.
Research opportunities: Research is not part of the fellowship, but as we are part of the Clinical Science APA approved doctoral program, there are many opportunities for pediatric and/or child clinical research with our faculty.
Additional Comments: Required Qualifications: • Ph.D. or Psy.D. in clinical psychology from an APA-accredited program must be conferred prior to start of fellowship. Confirm your conferral date with your program. • All degree requirements, including dissertation defense, completed prior to start of fellowship. • Completion of an APA-accredited predoctoral internship. • Prior experience with both therapy and testing of children, adolescents and/or adults. • Able to pass a criminal background check prior to employment. Applicants must submit the following materials: • Cover letter • Curriculum Vitae • Graduate School Transcript (does not need to be an official transcript) • Three (3) Letters of Recommendation • De-identified child, adolescent or young adult comprehensive assessment report.
Application Instructions: Deadline for applications is Friday, December 4, 2026. Interviews will be completed virtually for this training year. • Applications due: December 4, 2026. • Applications are emailed to: ccmh@gmu.edu • Interviews will be virtual held at the end of December and early January • Fellowship dates: End of August – end of August • Stipend: $61,500. Applicants must submit the following materials: • Cover letter • Curriculum Vitae • Graduate School Transcript (does not need to be an official transcript) • Three (3) Letters of Recommendation • De-identified child, adolescent or young adult comprehensive assessment report.

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