The Sunset Terrace Family Health Center at NYU Langone offers a comprehensive clinical psychology internship based in the ambulatory Behavioral Health Program—Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, which serves diverse patient populations throughout Brooklyn. The training program is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

Under the leadership of Joseph D. Laino, PsyD, program director, our mission is to train doctoral-level psychology students to provide culturally sensitive outpatient clinic-based psychological services, including assessment, treatment, and access to clinical studies, to adult and child and adolescent populations. Some of these patients may have co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders or serious and persistent mental illness.

Clinical Psychology Internship Overview

Our internship begins on September 1 and ends on August 31 of the following year. As an intern in our training program, you develop competence in evidenced-based models of psychotherapy and methods of psychological assessment to prepare you for independent practice as a professional psychologist. During your clinical training, you work as part of an interdisciplinary team to learn about the unique contributions of psychology across the continuum of care.

Our program finely hones effective communication with peers, colleagues, and other professionals, and increases your competence in scholarly inquiry and the application of evidence-based practice to therapeutic work.

Our internship program adheres to the practitioner–scholar model of training in professional psychology. While psychology interns train in a number of therapeutic approaches, including cognitive–behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, and motivational interviewing, the psychodynamic model provides the underpinnings for thinking about psychotherapeutic process and for understanding the emotional experiences of patients.

Research knowledge and methods are incorporated into our clinical supervision. Supervisors may share research related to theoretical orientations, treatment modalities, and interventions. You may have an opportunity to participate in clinical research, one half-day per week, on the Manhattan campus of NYU Langone within the Department of Psychiatry.

Internship Stipend

Interns are paid a stipend of $30,000 for the training year.

Application Process

To apply to the Sunset Terrace Family Health Center at NYU Langone Clinical Psychology Internship, please use the centralized application service through the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers.

Contact Us

For more information about the Sunset Terrace Family Health Center at NYU Langone Clinical Psychology Internship, please contact Dr. Laino, program director, at joseph.laino@nyulangone.org.

Internship Leadership and Administration

Our psychology internship leadership and administration include the following:

Joseph D. Laino, PsyD
Director, Internship Training
Associate Clinical Director
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Andrea Henry, PsyD
Child and Adolescent Psychologist

Jon J. Marrelli, PsyD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Yessenia Mejia, PsyD
Psychologist

Juan Rodriguez, PsyD
Affiliated Psychologist

Elizabeth Janopaul-Naylor, MD
Medical Director

Ruth Gerson, MD
Associate Medical Director

Sean Pavlow, MPA, LMSW
Senior Administrative Director

Sarah Davison-Duffy, LCSW
Director of Clinical Operations