Training Programs

Bridges Therapy and Wellness Center is proud to offer Training Programs for emerging and early career therapists in several different licensure tracks. Along with training future therapists as a way to give back within our professional community, our training programs contribute to increasing access to care by allowing us to offer therapy and testing services to the community and a reduced or significantly reduced rates, making clinical services available to a broad range of clients who might not otherwise afford such treatment.

Direct supervision of our therapists-in-training allows them to build their skills while providing high-quality, cost-effective treatment to clients. All trainees are under the direct supervision of a seasoned and licensed clinician.

Bridges Therapy and Wellness Center is a group private practice that offers comprehensive mental health services to the local community. Services include individual therapy, group and family therapy, couples therapy, psychological and psychoeducational testing, and psychiatric services. All age groups are served from school-age and above. As a multidisciplinary team, we employ and contact with Psychologists, Social workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Counselors, and Psychiatrists, who bring many different therapeutic orientations and skills to our client work. Modalities employed include but are not limited to family systems, CBT, DBT, psychodynamic, EMDR, ERP, mindfulness, and attachment theory. Some specializations include but are not limited to trauma work, OCD, mood disorders, learning disabilities, ADHD, Autism, behavioral disorders, attachment concerns, substance abuse, personality disorders, parenting skills, postpartum maternal health, young adult launching and identity formation, LGBTQ, self-harm/suicidality, and child-family relationships.

PSYCHOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM
We offer a Psychology Externship program and a Postdoctoral Residency Program for clinicians pursuing their training in Clinical Psychology. Psychology Externs are Masters-level, clinical psychology doctoral students who have already had at least one to two years of supervised clinical training, and are pursuing advanced practicum training under supervision prior to Internship. Postdoctoral Residents in Psychology have obtained their Doctorate Degree in Clinical Psychology, and are working as a Resident in Psychology under the supervision of a Licensed Psychologist as part of the process of obtaining licensure in Virginia. Clinical Psychology Trainees are under the direct supervision of Training Director, Megan Strause, Psy.D., and may also receive supervision from Sydney Mills, Psy.D., Clinical Director Justine Simpson, Psy.D., or Co-Owner, Michelle Mullaley, Ph.D.

SOCIAL WORK TRAINING PROGRAM
We offer a Social Work program for MSW graduates who are interested in strengthening their therapeutic skills in a private practice setting. Social Work Supervisees are Masters-level social work graduates who have already completed at least one to two years of supervised therapy experience, and who are pursuing additional supervised training as they work toward LCSW licensure in Virginia. They work under the direct supervision of Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Meghan Andrews, LCSW seeing clients for therapy.

RESIDENT IN COUNSELING TRAINING PROGRAM
We offer a Resident in Counseling Training Program for Masters-level Counseling graduates who have already completed at least one to two years of supervised therapy experience, and who are interested in strengthening their therapeutic skills in a private practice setting. Residents in Counseling pursue additional supervised training as they work toward Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensure in Virginia. They work under the direct supervision of Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Lisa Kellogg, LPC, LMFT seeing clients for therapy.