Now accepting practicum & internship applications
Careers & training

Train with an OCD-specialized clinical team in the heart of Los Angeles County.

Pasadena Clinical Group welcomes applications from doctoral psychology students (PhD and PsyD) seeking a practicum, externship, or pre-doctoral internship training experience in obsessive-compulsive disorder, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and structured group therapy. Trainees join a supportive, supervision-rich outpatient setting with direct exposure to a full range of OCD presentations across the LA metropolitan area.

Doctoral psychology trainee preparing for practicum at Pasadena Clinical Group in Los Angeles
Training opportunities

What our practicum and internship trainees gain.

We treat training the way we treat clients: deliberately, with clear structure, and grounded in evidence-based protocols.

Specialty OCD & ERP exposure

Direct clinical experience with the full range of OCD presentations — contamination, harm, scrupulosity, ROCD, Pure-O, postpartum OCD, and OCD with co-occurring anxiety — under licensed supervision.

Co-facilitation of group therapy

Trainees support and, with readiness, co-facilitate small structured OCD therapy groups — a rare and highly valued training experience for doctoral students in Los Angeles.

Weekly individual & group supervision

Structured weekly individual supervision plus group case-consultation with our senior licensed clinicians, with documentation hours that align with California licensure requirements.

Practicum & internship application

Submit your training application

Doctoral psychology students should complete this application to be considered for an upcoming practicum, externship, or pre-doctoral internship cohort. Our training director will respond within five business days.

Application notice Please submit only training-relevant information. Do not include client-identifying details from prior placements. Files larger than 5 MB cannot be sent through this form — if your CV exceeds that, please email it to office@pasadenaclinicalgroup.com. Pasadena Clinical Group is an equal-opportunity training site and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
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What we look for

  • Active enrollment in an APA-accredited or accreditation-track doctoral program
  • Strong interest in CBT/ERP and OCD specifically
  • Demonstrated comfort with structured, manualized treatment
  • Capacity to commit at least one full training year

Timeline

We accept practicum applications on a rolling basis. Pre-doctoral internship applications follow the standard APPIC cycle. Externships are reviewed throughout the year as cohorts open.