Postdoctoral Testimonials

“The post doctoral fellowship at Madison Park Psychological Services provides a unique clinical experience developed to meet the needs, skills and varying approaches of individual trainees. Trainees are not only thoroughly trained and supervised but one’s own therapeutic orientation is enhanced and integrated with new ways of thinking about the therapeutic process, the therapeutic relationship, and oneself. Trainees are gradually exposed based on readiness and interest to increased independence, such as that of an experience of running one’s own private practice.”

“When I think about my experience at MPPS many adjectives come to mind (overwhelmingly positive), and yet one more than the others:  balance.  Balancing multiple therapeutic approaches, eastern and western models, intuition and scholarly (evidence-based) knowledge, freedom and structure, support and independence.  My post-doc experience at MPPS has been truly wonderful.  It has helped me grow as a clinician, and an individual.  One of the greatest parts has been the feeling of freedom to grow without fear of negative judgment.”

“I was drawn to MPPS because of my good fortune in being a student of Dr. Khadivi during my doctoral training. I deeply admire his keen assessment skills, the integrity of his clinical approach, his capacity to think critically and analytically about interventions, his precision in use of language, and his emphasis on suffering as an active process which the patient generates and participates in. I tend to be an intuitive person and therefore impressionistic in my approach and felt that I would benefit from working with someone who is highly phenomenological in his approach. In short, I sought both balance and challenge – two of the core values of MPPS.”

“My post-doc experience at Madison Park was transformative. I chose Madison Park because I came from clinical neuroscience and was interested in Dr. Saad’s Eastern, more spiritual/energetic approach to mental health. I was also thrilled to be able to continue working with Dr. Khadivi, a world class assessment psychologist. It turned out to be exactly what I needed. Dr. Saad emphasizes flow, authenticity, and playfulness.

“During my postdoctoral experience at MPPS, I have been so fortunate to learn from and connect with such a diverse, talented, and thoughtful group of peers and clinicians. This collaborative environment has not only enriched my professional growth but also added a sense of community to my work. The postdoc at MPPS is a great opportunity to gain firsthand insight into the intricacies of working in a private practice setting.”

“I felt compelled to join MPPS after learning I would become intimately acquainted with the private practice model. I have since not been disappointed, as MPPS is a flourishing private practice that I feel lucky to be a part of. I have learned how to navigate insurance companies as well as value myself at the out of pocket fee we offer, which is no small feat. The New York clientele is high functioning, diverse, and intellectually stimulating. I have the fortune of benefitting clinically from treating four of my patients twice-weekly.”

“I decided to do my postdoctoral training at MPPS because I believed it would fulfill everything I was looking for in a postdoc; and within the year I have been here thus far, I can certainly say it has. I was searching for a warm, supportive environment filled with clinicians of all different theoretical and practical orientations where I would have the opportunity to constantly learn and grow from everyone around me, while also maintaining a sustainable work-life balance. This is exactly what I have found in MPPS. Over the last year, I have personally developed more as a well-rounded, integrative clinician than I ever thought I could in a year, while still having time for the other meaningful aspects of my life.”