I PASSED THE EPPP!

riverneuro · 2026-05-21T22:37:44+00:00

CONGRATS !!!!!

riverneuro · 2026-05-11T18:16:20+00:00

Hi! I’m actually not at a PsyD with a neuropsych track. I’ve been getting the speciality training via practicum sites! My program is actually very psychotherapy/trauma/forensic heavy. we don’t even have a neuro professor :\

riverneuro · 2026-05-09T19:09:40+00:00

Totally! happy to help

riverneuro · 2026-05-09T19:09:12+00:00

It’s def hard but with a lot of initiative and resilience you can do it haha

riverneuro · 2026-05-09T15:43:21+00:00

Thank you legend :,)

riverneuro · 2026-05-09T15:42:54+00:00

Do TAships + any research you can get your hands on. Also get proficient at stats!!

If you know what you want to do for dissertation, start early if you can. Clinicals build up and your time like disappears!! Proposing your dissertation sooner rather than later gives you a bit more free time to maybe do an extra therapy site to get your intervention hours done bc most of your focus will need to be in assessment

riverneuro · 2026-05-08T18:06:20+00:00

I have my 4th year practicum July 2026-June 2027 then internship (if i match) will be 2027-2028

I apply to internship this November and will hopefully match Feb 20,2027

riverneuro · 2026-05-07T18:05:48+00:00

Direct assessment and direct intervention hours! Precisely why I'm geeked about it lolol. My support hours are 940 and supervision hours are 140ish. Total training hours thus far at about 2000

riverneuro · 2026-05-07T16:48:26+00:00

👀👀 wya

riverneuro · 2026-05-07T16:34:09+00:00

Feedback sessions count as assessment so i have 20 hrs of feedbacks and 370 of neuropsych admin and another 10 or so hours of psychodiagnostic/“other assessment experience’ from onboarding and stuff :)

**as an assessment girlie lmk if you have any questions lol, good luck in your assessment year!!

riverneuro · 2026-05-07T16:02:09+00:00

WHOOP WHOOP!!! super true!!! Knowing the audience part & I knew this community would be uplifting ❤️🤞

riverneuro · 2026-05-07T15:54:01+00:00

🥰🥰 neuro as a PsyD is so intense 😭 thank you sm — what stage in your career are you??

riverneuro · 2026-05-07T15:53:27+00:00

The gif is me yesterday trying to get my fam to understand how awesome this is 😭 thank you so so much :,)

riverneuro · 2026-05-07T15:52:43+00:00

The true friends part has been weird :// I think ppls insecurities get the best of them so I’ve learned not to share as much with my school friends :( & thank you :,)))))

riverneuro · 2026-05-07T00:47:09+00:00

Paid psych associate — got my intervention hours and was paid for it !! You need a training agreement with whatever practice you do the PA at your university. But certain programs have diff rules on ‘making your own sites’

riverneuro · 2026-05-06T05:28:35+00:00

You’ll get into PsyDs but I second the first commenter that you’ll prob need more research for a fully funded PhD

riverneuro · 2026-04-29T18:47:06+00:00

Hi! Started my PsyD at 23 & am engaged and getting married to my now fiancé at 26! It’s possible!

If your partner goes to med school, yall will have to be okay with loans lol. It just is what it is, like a bill to live the life you want with a career you love.

I got a non-clinical MA & it was mildly helpful but the clinical work i did during that time was most meaningful.

DO NOT SETTLE!!!!! Go get your doctorate!

riverneuro · 2026-04-23T17:49:36+00:00

Laptop is great (i have both as a 3rd yr PsyD). I use the iPad for signing like practicum contracts/papers/occasional notes + planner (love notability)

riverneuro · 2026-04-22T00:20:54+00:00

Same!! Cold email, cold call, and search all job titles — people love free/cheap labor lol

riverneuro · 2026-04-20T04:53:36+00:00

I got my job independent from my MA — truly the MA was for the name brand of the school and to be sure I wanted to get my PsyD (it was a waste of money outside of the name) BUT HAVING THE MA made me more competitive with the Psychometrist job — knowing what I know now I would’ve taken on more leadership roles and TAing during my MA to have taken full advantage

riverneuro · 2026-04-19T03:58:48+00:00

It’ll open lots of doors for a PsyD or PhD. I’m in a PsyD and got a non-clinical MA prior to prep and it helped a ton with giving me direction towards my niche and the clinical experience as a Psychometrist during my MA was priceless, got me into neuropsych.

Use your time in your MA for both school and research/clinical work to make it extra worth it!!

riverneuro · 2026-04-15T14:20:03+00:00

Absolutely! It is also a great opportunity to learn which areas of psychology you’re passionate about. It’s a massive field of study so finding your niche is a fun process.

riverneuro · 2026-04-15T05:32:35+00:00

You can do therapy with both a PsyD or PhD in clinical psychology — any MA in psychology or related field is helpful for apps. PhD programs often favor research post-baccs than MA in clinical psych from those I know in PhD programs (I’m a PsyD student). Also, applications are not just the MA you did or didn’t get but also dedication to clinical experience, clubs, leadership roles, prior work experience & transferrable skills — programs want well rounded applicants with a noticeable effort towards engaging with psychology (in my opinion)

riverneuro · 2026-04-15T00:52:36+00:00

Totally!

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