• Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments that integrate cognitive, neuropsychological, and personality measures 

• Provide clear, insightful, and humanistic written reports. 

• Conduct feedback sessions with patients and relevant collaterals. 

• Provide long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy at weekly (or higher) frequency.  

• Participate in consultation with clinicians in the practice 

• Support practice operations by collaborating in practice projects and identifying opportunities for improving patient and clinician experience. 

• Engage in marketing to colleagues and key stakeholders to support practice marketing efforts and referrals aligned with practice scope and clinician interest.

• Licensed in California

• Available for in-person clinical services in Oakland, CA

• At least one year of assessment experience, conducting the full assessment process (interview, administration, report, and feedback), at the pre-doctoral internship level or above. 

• At least two years of psychodynamic / psychoanalytic psychotherapy experience at the pre-doctoral internship level or above including supervision with a psychodynamic psychotherapist. 

• Competency administering, scoring, and interpreting the Rorschach using the R-PAS system. 

• Proficiency in common cognitive, executive functioning, academic / learning, and personality assessment measures in assessments.

• Core coursework, or equivalent training / independent study, of family systems theory, child and adolescent development, child psychotherapy, 

• Curiosity, creativity, and commitment to continued learning and development

• Approach to therapy and assessment incorporates cultural considerations, unconscious processes, relational and systemic dynamics, and depth psychological work.

• Licensed in California (or licensed by 1 March 2026)

• Available for in-person clinical services in Oakland, CA

• At least one year of assessment experience, conducting the full assessment process (interview, administration, report, and feedback), at the pre-doctoral internship level or above. 

• At least two years of psychodynamic / psychoanalytic psychotherapy experience at the pre-doctoral internship level or above including supervision with a psychodynamic psychotherapist. 

• Competency administering, scoring, and interpreting the Rorschach using the R-PAS system. 

• Proficiency in common cognitive, executive functioning, academic / learning, and personality assessment measures in assessments.

• Core coursework, or equivalent training / independent study, of family systems theory, child and adolescent development, child psychotherapy, 

• Curiosity, creativity, and commitment to continued learning and development

• Approach to therapy and assessment incorporates cultural considerations, unconscious processes, relational and systemic dynamics, and depth psychological work.

• Competitive fee-split compensation, with a pathway to salary once consistent caseload is established. 

• Work in a practice with a strong reputation for rigorous and effective psychoanalytic services with nuanced and complex patients. 

• Practice-level marketing for services. 

• Mentorship focused on transition to private practice, development and communication of clinical frame, clarification of clinical identity and preferred work, and identifying opportunities for ongoing training and growth. 

• Opportunity for mentorship and support with professional presentation and writing including identifying potential opportunities, pitching / proposals, and developing content and presentational style.

• Development of a professional network through introductions to colleagues, key stakeholders, and potential referral sources. 

• Practice software suite (MS office, Google Workspace, Simple Practice, website). 

• Assessment materials (rating measures and assessment kits / protocols). 

• Office space (furnished for assessment, psychotherapy, and play therapy) in the Rockridge neighborhood. 

• Operational support for administrative tasks (patient onboarding, chart review, distributing releases and rating measures, data tables for assessment results, etc.).

Please provide the following information via e-mail to Dr. Benjamin Morsa at hiring@tidepools.org

• CV

• A cover letter highlighting experience, reasons for interest in this practice, and professional goals. 

If invited for an interview, we will request an anonymized psychological assessment report and provide you with an outline of the interview process.