PhD in Clinical Psychology: Internships

Palo Alto University requires all students to complete 2,000 hours of supervised professional internship experience. These hours fulfill the pre-doctoral internship hours requirement by the State of California Board of Psychology and other states (subject to individual state licensing boards), among other requirements for eligibility to take the licensing examination.

PhD in Clinical Psychology program students receive intensive faculty mentoring and extensive resources through the PhD Clinical Training faculty.

Additional clinical training resources available at the PhD Clinical Training website.

PhD Clinical Psychology Student Internships Previous Site Examples:

• Aurora Mental Health Center
• Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families
• Columbia University Medical Center, NY
• Florida State Hospital
• Marin County Health and Human Services
• Metropolitan Detention Center
• Nationwide Children’s Hospital
• Patton State Hospital
• Rush University Medical Center
• Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
• Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Washington DC
• Texas State University
• Tulane University School of Medicine
• University of California, San Francisco Department of Psychiatry – Child and Adolescent Services
• University of Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Counseling Center
• Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC)
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • PAU has an extensive partnership with the Veterans Affairs Healthcare system. Contact the Phd Clincial Training office to learn more about specific site partnerships.