California Psychology Internship CouncilSaturday Center for Psychotherapy
(310) 829-7997
Current Training/Cohort
# of Half-Time PREDOCTORAL INTERNS in current training cohort: 4
# of Full-Time PREDOCTORAL INTERNS in current training cohort: 0
Number of current Predoctoral Intern Positions Filled Listed By Doctoral Program of Enrollment:
| Half-Time | Full-Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Program 1: | Alliant/CSFS-LA | 2 | 0 |
| Program 2: | Pacifica Graduate Institute | 1 | 0 |
| Program 3: | The Chicago School-Southern California | 1 | 0 |
Other Trainees in Current Training Program:
| Postdoc, or Practicum | Number |
|---|---|
| psychology practicum students | 0 |
| psychology postdocs | 0 |
| MSW | 0 |
| MFT | 2 |
Agency Description:
The Saturday Center is a small agency with six to eight interns and seven to nine supervisors, and provides individual, couples and group psychotherapy to a general out patient population with a wide range of diagnoses, including relationship problems, anxiety, mood and eating disorders, and various Axis II diagnoses. Training is based on private practice, analytically oriented model. Interns carry a full share of responsibility for making the office run smoothly, and are involved in various business and administrative aspects of running a private practice. Each intern's counter transference responses evoked in their work with their clients are discussed by supervisors and group leaders (during regular supervisory meetings) in terms of their impact on the intern's ability to engage clients in a therapeutic process. Graduates of the two year program have a sound understanding of the art of psychotherapy and have a general knowledge of the business aspects of having a private practice. They are encouraged to continue seeing their clients at the end of their training.
Agency Mission:
The Saturday Center's goal is to provide low fee therapy to the Santa Monica community as well as a training program for Psychologists and Marriage and Family Therapists.
Theoretical Orientation(s) of Staff:
Bio-psychosocial, Cognitive behavioral, Family Systems, Humanistic/Existential, Integrative, Jungian, Narrative, Other: Cross-cultural, Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Transpersonal
Comments Regarding Theoretical Orientation of Staff
Intersubjective with an emphasis on process work.
AGENCY ACCESSIBILITY AND DISABILITY ISSUES
| Are you familiar with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990? | Yes |
| If not, would you like information? | Yes |
| Is the agency wheelchair accessible? | Yes |
| Do trainees have access to computers to do their paperwork? | Yes |
| Has there been a student/intern/trainee with a disability at the agency within the last five years? | Yes |
| Are there any training staff with disabilities at the agency? | No |
| Has the agency provided in-service training on disabilities in the past five years? | Yes |
Comments on agency accessibility:
The Saturday Center is wheelchair accessible
- Contact Person Title - Director of Admissions
- Contact Person - Vanessa Katz, PsyD
- Dir. of Training Title - Clinical Director
- Dir. of Training - Susan Frankel, PhD
- Last Updated - 13 August 2021
- Participating in CURRENT Match process - Yes
- CAPIC Member Since - 2011
- Region - So. Cal
- Statuses approved by CAPIC
- Half-Time 1 Year - No
- Half-Time 2 Years - Yes
- Full-Time 1 Year - Yes
- CAPIC Internship Types Available:
- Half-Time 1 Year - No
- Half-Time 2 Years - Yes
- Full-Time 1 Year - Yes
Primary Location
- Executive Director - Niaz Khani, Psy.D., Vanessa Katz, Psy.D. & Susan Frankel, PhD.
- 3201 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 201
- Santa monica, CA 90403
- Phone - (310) 829-7997
- Fax - (310) 829-7997
Training/Clinical Services Offered
- Couple
- Family
- Group
- Individual
- Long Term
- Outpatient