Community Institute for Psychotherapy

(415) 459-5999

Assessment and Psychological Testing

Will the trainee have an opportunity for assessment/psychological testing experience?: Yes

Percentage of time allowed for providing assessment services: 10 or more depending

Additional supervision and training for assessment/psychological testing: Yes

Describe the assessment training:

Psychological Testing is done by interns under the supervision of CIP’s Psychological Testing Director. Interns meet twice per month for one hour to receive group testing training and supervision (Mondays 9am-10am). When they have an active testing case, interns meet additionally for individual supervision with the testing director. Community Institute for Psychotherapy offers psychological testing at sliding scale fees for use as an adjunct therapeutic tool for understanding adult individuals in ongoing psychotherapy with CIP Intern-Therapists or with therapists in the community. We maintain that thoughtfully conceived, culturally sensitive, skillfully administered and carefully interpreted psychological testing provides clients and their therapists with a valid and valuable means to learn about aspects of themselves, their thinking, feeling, perception, level of psychological development, adaptation and potentials that may not be understood through psychotherapy alone. Some of the issues for which clients and therapists have found psychological testing to provide highly useful insights include intellectual capacities, personality structure and function including dynamic and diagnostic formulations, patterns of interpersonal relationships, coping styles and defensive operations, reality testing, risk factors, and suggestions for ways in which the psychotherapeutic relationship might be approached most effectively. Therapists who request testing at CIP are encouraged to develop specific questions which they wish the testing to address. The tester, a doctoral intern under experienced, licensed supervision, approaches the testing project with the goal of answering these questions, if possible, and thus meaningfully tailors the process to meet the therapist’s and client’s specific requests for information or guidance. Referrals accepted: Adults only, in therapy at CIP or with outside referring therapists; no forensic issues involved (i.e., Worker’s Compensation, child custody, civil or criminal litigation). Fees: Hourly fee based on CIP fee schedule; testing will be billed at 12-15 hours per battery including initial interview (1-2 hours), testing (4-6 hours), scoring (2 hours), writing report (3 hours), and feedback interview (1 hour). The fee is due in three parts: one third at the initial interview, one third when testing is completed, and the balance at the feedback interview. Sample Tests: WAIS-IV MMPI-2 Rorschach TAT Bender Gestalt Drawings Rotter Incomplete Sentences Trailmaking

List Assessment Supervisors:

Barbara Nova, PhD Nancy Hoffman, PsyD Nancy Olesen, PhD

INSTRUMENTS USED:

Projective, Academic/Vocational, Neuropsychological, Intelliegence, Personality

Additional supervision and training for assessment/psychological testing: Our interns receive

INTERNSHIP SUPERVISION

Half-Time Full-Time
INDIVIDUAL hrs/week 2 2
GROUP hrs/week 2 2

California Psychologists who can serve as Primary Supervisors

Name Degree CA Lic # Hrs/Wk Employed Orientation
Jeremy Mintz PsyD - 40 Psychodynamic
Alexandra Lee PsyD 31134 40 Psychodynamic
Barbara Nova PhD 23538 10 Psychodynamic
Fred Rozendal PhD 10271 10 Psychodynamic

California Psychologists who can serve as Delegated Supervisors

Name Degree CA Lic # Hrs/Wk Employed Orientation
Alexandra Lee PsyD 31134 40 Psychodynamic
Joy Fillman Psy 7197 2 Psychodynamic
Bria Milicevic PhD 26163 2 Psychodynamic
Patrick Norton PhD 26163 2 Psychodynamic
Barbara Nova PhD 23538 10 Psychodynamic
Nancy Olesen PhD 5832 2 Psychodynamic
Anne-Olivia Rose PsyD 23097 2 Psychodynamic
Kathryn Rosenberg PsyD 33906 2 Psychodynamic
- - - 0 Psychodynamic
- - - 0 Psychodynamic

Other Licensed Mental Health Professionals with significant role in Training Program

Name Degree CA Lic # Hrs/Wk Employed Orientation
Robin Joy Berenson, PhD LMFT - 40 Psychodynamic
Erika Bent LMFT - 10 Psychodynamic
Judye Hess LMFT - 4 Psychodynamic
Hollie Hanson LMFT - 4 Jungian
Cindy Jepsen LMFT - 20 Psychodynamic

TOTAL COUNT OF LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH STAFF BY LICENSE

Number of Licensed MH Staff (not FTE)

# Psychologists # Psychiatrists
16 0

Other licensed MH staff (list discipline, then number)

MFT 18
LCSW 4
0
0

DIRECT METHODS OF SUPERVISION HOURS PER YEAR

Individual Group
Direct Live Observation 0 0
Reviewing of Videotapes 0 0
Reviewing Audiotapes 96 48
Review Session Process Notes 96 48
  • County - Marin
  • Contact Person Title - Clincial Director
  • Contact Person - Robin Berenson, PhD, LMFT, PhD
  • Dir. of Training Title - Director of Doctoral Training
  • Dir. of Training - Jeremy Mintz, PsyD

  • Last Updated - 27 February 2024

  • Number of Applicants Last Year - 3

  • Participating in CURRENT Match process - Yes

  • CAPIC Program ID - I-147
  • CAPIC Member Since - 1979
  • Region - No. Cal
  • Internships Status - Half
  • 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 - No

Primary Location

  • Executive Director - Robin Joy Berenson, PhD, LMFT
  • 1330 Lincoln Ave. Suite 201
  • San rafael, CA 94901
  • Phone - (415) 459-5999
  • Fax - (415) 459-5999

Training/Clinical Services Offered

  • Assessment
  • Brief
  • Couple
  • Crisis
  • Family
  • Group
  • Individual
  • Long Term
  • Outpatient
  • Psych. Testing