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Doctoral Internships in Psychology in Florida

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Centerstone Consortium is committed to providing training to future health service psychologists through a practitioner-scholar model. The Consortium is further dedicated to providing training experiences in effective mental health care delivery systems, collaborative partnerships, and integration with other disciplines (primary care, psychology, case management, social work, nursing, and counseling). Each site and internship track has a unique emphasis, however, the training experiences are united by the program’s mission, as well as shared didactic, training, and supervision experiences. The consortium has a focus on providing care to individuals from historically underserved populations, with complex presenting issues, and for whom psychotherapeutic or psychodiagnostic services may not otherwise be accessible. The Consortium supports development in multicultural competence, and honors each interns intersecting identities. There are six sites with distinct training opportunities: Centerstone Hospital and Outpatient Clinics, Psychological & Neurobehavioral Services, Center Place, AllCare Medical Centers, All Star Children’s Foundation, and Winter Haven Hospital. All interns receive a two day DBT Intensive at the start of the training year. Please review our Internship Manual for an in depth description of sites, tracks, supervisors, and additional training experiences. Below are the institutions that provide training for our interns:

INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS

Centerstone

Outpatient- Child #196712 – On this track, interns provide psychological services to an adolescent and child population in a community based public health setting. Intern clinical services include individual and group therapy for clients with an array of presenting issues in the outpatient clinic, which is collocated with comprehensive mental health medical and case management service providers. If indicated, outpatient psychotherapy services are integrated with those disciplines. Interns often act as consultants to the allied mental health professions, who comprise our multidisciplinary care team. Interns further answer diagnostic referral questions for Outpatient and Children’s Community Action Team clients though psychological assessment, and offer feedback to stakeholders, including carers and providers. Interns may also coordinate with the intern placed on the Child and Adolescent CSU to provide wraparound care to outpatient clients in crisis. On this track, interns may further choose to engage in program development and community outreach.

Outpatient-Adult #196719 – Interns will provide psychological services primarily to an outpatient adult population. Many of the clients served on this track present with complex diagnostic issues, histories of intergenerational trauma, and family systems impacted by substance misuse. Interns use a range of EBPs to provide care for clients on this rotation, especially DBT Skills. A two day intensive in DBT Skills is offered at the start of internship. Interns also act as part of the multidisciplinary team, offering consultative feedback to providers. Interns further receive referrals for psychological evaluation for clients who are not responding to treatment. Common instruments used are the MCMI and MMPI. Interns on this track may also elect an additional training experience in Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD spectrum disorders.

Hospital Generalist (Adult/Child) #196713 – Centerstone Hospital is a not-for-profit facility offering trauma informed crisis intervention, stabilization, and treatment for individuals coping with severe and/or chronic psychiatric conditions and/or co-occurring disorders. This track offers the unique opportunity to provide care to individuals with complex presenting issues and high acuity across the life span, as interns rotate through adult and child/adolescent crisis stabilization units. Interns also further rotate through the adult hospitalization program. Interns are valued members of the multidisciplinary care team, offering consultation to psychiatric, nursing, and case management providers. Interns round with psychiatric providers, offering insight and feedback on client presenting issues and treatment planning. Due to their collaborative relationship with psychiatry, interns gain understanding of psychopharmacology and have the opportunity to observe Mental Health Court. Interns may also provide rapid psychological evaluation for diagnostic clarification of complex cases, and participate in complex case conferences. Interns additionally have the opportunity to provide clinical supervision to Peer Support Specialists.

Interns facilitate on-unit groups using a variety of evidence based and evidence supported modalities, with an emphasis on DBT Skills. Interns receive a two day Intensive Training in DBT Skills, and this rotation provides the opportunity to implement learning into practice. Although groups are oriented towards DBT Skills, interns may also develop groups based on their clinical interests. Interns have flexibility in their clinical time, which affords them the ability to provide extended intensive services to the clients who are most in need.

Trauma Services- Lifespan (Adult/Child) #196717 – Interns have the opportunity to provide trauma-focused therapy and assessment services to adults, children and adolescents who are experiencing psychological, somatic and/or behavioral problems related to sexual assault, child sexual abuse, human trafficking and other traumatic life experiences. Interns may request to have more of their caseload focus on child/adolescent or adult clients, but will see some clients across the lifespan during their internship year. Interns are part of the Trauma Services group which includes Rape Crisis Advocates, Program management and supervision by a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and LMHC, and opportunities for community outreach including participation in the annual Sexual Assault Awareness event and providing trauma-informed training to law enforcement and other professionals. Individual therapy predominates, though ongoing groups for adult survivors and non-offending parents are also provided. Interns may work with individual therapy clients for up to one year, based on client needs. A caseload generally begins with transfer clients from previous interns and is then built by the intern, including no more than 6 clinical hours per day. Flexibility in the pace of developing and managing the composition of one’s caseload is supported and encouraged. Interns will receive training in Play therapy, Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral therapy and the Tri-Phasic Model of treatment for complex trauma. Interns are also encouraged to work from an integrative stance, incorporating other theoretical orientations and interventions based on their conceptualization of a particular client. Patient symptoms are assessed and monitored throughout treatment using evidence-based assessment measures including the TSCC, TSCYC, TSI-2 and PCL-5. Interns will receive individual and group supervision within Trauma Services, in addition to the Consortium group supervisions which include interns across all rotations and sites. Within Trauma Services, supervision focuses on supporting interns in case conceptualization, choosing appropriate interventions, monitoring client progress, understanding countertransference, and problem solving issues related to ethics, diversity, and risk. The overall goal of your internship experience in Trauma Services-Lifespan is to build experience, confidence, and autonomy in developing as a clinician through your work with clients across the lifespan exposed to complex trauma.

Integrative Substance Misuse #196714 – Interns provide psychological services to adults with co-occurring substance misuse and mental health disorders in hospital, residential outpatient, and primary care settings. Interns rotate through the Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) programs on the Centerstone Hospital campus (outpatient, residential and detox). Interns may also select a minor rotation in integrated primary care mental health settings, to include AllCare, Centerplace Health, and Turning Points. The emphasis of this track is on public health and providing multiculturally competent care to historically underserved populations. Many of the clients interns interact with have faced structural barriers to care in the past.

Interns use a range of modalities when providing care on this track, including CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Enhancement, and DBT Skills for Addiction. Interns provide individual and group psychotherapy using these EBPs, but are also free to develop evidence supported group programming which aligns with the trainee’s clinical interests. Interns are further supported in treatment planning from both harm reduction and abstinence models of recovery. Interns are additionally provided with a two day intensive training in SMART Recovery at the outset of internship.

Centerstone is located in a Health Professional Service Area, and this internship track is supported by a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Graduate Psychology Education grant. As a result, interns who complete their predoctoral psychology internship on this track have increased eligibility for National Health Service Corps loan repayment programs, should they continue their careers at qualified sites. Please see Loan Repayment | NHSC (hrsa.gov) for more detail.

AllCare Medical Centers

Medical Psychology Generalist- AllCare #196711 – AllCare provides primary healthcare to patients of all ages (from newborn to aging adults), with a psychological component integrated throughout the practice. Interns will provide individual and family therapy to an outpatient population of children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics with acute mental health issues. Interns will also provide comprehensive psychological assessments those populations, to aid in diagnostic clarity and treatment planning. Also, interns will provide neuropsychological assessments to patients presenting with diverse psychological, neuropsychological, and medical conditions. Interns will be providing these services in office, skilled nursing, and hospital settings.

CenterPlace Health

Integrated Behavioral Health #196718 – Interns will provide comprehensive outpatient psychological services to children, adolescents, and adults within the context of a community-based FQHC health care system in Sarasota County, FL. CenterPlace Health (CPH) offers health care services at six locations throughout Sarasota County. A wide range of primary health care services are offered (e.g., Pediatrics, Family Medicine, OB/Gyn, Dentistry, etc) and CPH collaborates with a host of community partners to ensure integrated care, addressing the whole person. Referrals to CPH Behavioral Health are made by health care providers within the CenterPlace system for a wide variety of psychological and medical concerns.

The intern will participate 1-2 days per week in the CenterPlace Diagnostic Clinic. Psychological evaluations address a broad range of referral questions from both a nomothetic and idiographic framework. A wide range of behavioral, psychometric, and projective methods are typically employed. The age of referred patients ranges from preschooler to senior adult. A particular emphasis is often school-age children and insuring that educational and psychosocial needs are being met within the school setting. In addition to conducting initial intakes, providing comprehensive psychological evaluations, and completing comprehensive reports; the intern will participate in and ultimately lead in the dissemination of findings and recommendations to patients and family members. The intern will also be expected to provide mentorship and direct supervision to graduate students completing their assessment practicums from local universities, such as NLU.

Referrals for psychological services come from physicians or allied health professionals within the CenterPlace Health system. The intern will work closely with health care providers as they communicate using the Athena-based medical chart and HIPPA-compliant texting system. While all Diagnostic Clinic appointments are in-person, psychological interventions, such as individual and family therapy, are delivered using a hybrid model of service delivery. That is, the intern’s case load will consist of a combination of telehealth and in-person therapies. The ratio of in-person to telehealth services will be established with each intern individually and there is flexibility in this regard as long as acceptable exposure to both modalities has been achieved. Interns can expect to be exposed to a wide range of outpatient therapeutic interventions (individual, family-based, parent education models) under the supervision of Dr. Hodgens, provided in an eclectic and supportive environment that supports personal and professional growth.

All Star Children’s Foundation

Trauma-Focused Child Assessment & Treatment #196721 – Interns provide multidisciplinary assessment, consultation, and treatment for children ages 0-18 and their families with child welfare involvement. All children have a history of trauma, maltreatment, and/or involvement with the child welfare system. Interns are trained in a comprehensive model of care for children in out-of-home foster care that includes focus on birth parent engagement, trauma-informed systems work, evidence-based clinical services, child-focused enrichment opportunities, and foster parent training and support. In particular, the intern conducts weekly comprehensive psychological evaluations to assess children’s cognitive, developmental, emotional, and behavioral functioning alongside a multidisciplinary team of providers. The intern gains exposure to multiple evidence-based interventions for childhood trauma, including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) interventions, and delivers evidence-based, trauma-informed mental health therapy to children with identified trauma histories. Additionally, the intern consults and collaborates with various systems and providers working with children in foster care to support trauma-informed approaches to care.

Winter Haven Hospital

Medical Psychology Generalist-Winter Haven Hospital #196720 – Winter Haven Hospital aims to train psychology interns to become generalist psychologists, who are well-equipped to provide a range of clinical services in healthcare settings. Interns will split their time between two settings: an outpatient primary care office and an outpatient neuropsychological assessment clinic. In addition to providing clinical services, interns will have opportunities to develop supervision skills by assisting in the supervision of advanced doctoral students.

  • Supervisor of Primary Care Clinic: Shannon Smith, PhD, ABPP
  • Supervisor of Outpatient Neurorehabilitation Program: Jeffrey Reddout, PhD

In the Primary Care Clinic, interns will work with patients across the lifespan. Interns provide consultation services to medical physicians and residents, warm handoff services, brief interventions, individual therapy, group therapy, and psychological assessment.

  • Interns will complete frequent comprehensive psychological assessments of pediatrics and adults, including Autism, ADHD, and learning disability evaluations. Examples of assessment measures that will be utilized include: WISC-V, WPPSI-IV, WAIS-IV, WJ-IV Achievement, ADOS-2, ADI-R, SRS-2, BASC-3, NEPSY-2, and WRAML-3. Interns will conduct the clinical interview, administer and interpret assessments, write the psychological report, and conduct the feedback session.
  • Interns will maintain a caseload of individual therapy clients under a short-term therapy model. Most patients are seen for a course of 3 to 8 sessions, once every 2 to 3 weeks, depending on patient needs. Additionally, interns will co-facilitate a therapy group once a week.
  • The primary care clinic is home to a Florida State University Family Medicine Residency Program; therefore, interns work closely with faculty and resident physicians.

In the Outpatient Neurorehabilitation Program, interns will provide neuropsychological services to adults — primarily neuropsychological assessments.

  • Examples of types of assessment include: assessment of dementing conditions, traumatic brain injury, stroke, neurological conditions (e.g., Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, ADHD), concomitant mental health concerns, and pre-surgery psychological evaluations. Some of the assessment measures that the intern will utilize include: WMS-IV, WCST, WAIS-IV, Trail-Making Test (Parts A & B), DKEFS, MMPI-3, and additional tests from the Halstead-Reitan battery. Interns will work closely with the neuropsychologist on all parts of the evaluation process.
  • Additionally, some opportunities for therapy service delivery may be available.

Psychological & Neurobehavioral Services

Neuropsychology – Interns provide neuropsychological assessment to children, adolescents, adults and geriatrics presenting with psychological, neuropsychological and medical conditions.

Adult Conditions Include:
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Stroke
  • Seizure Disorder
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Other Mood/Affective Conditions
Childhood Conditions Include:
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Learning Disorders
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Other Mood/Behavioral Disorders

In addition, interns provide cognitive rehabilitation services to remediate cognitive deficits and protect against future decline. A secondary placement conducting therapy with children and/or adults is also provided.

Program Information

About the Program

Centerstone Consortium psychology interns will develop a broad based expertise in psychotherapeutic skills, psychological assessment, and community consultation consistent with evidence based practices within the science of psychology.

Neuropsychology – Interns provide neuropsychological assessment to children, adolescents, adults and geriatrics presenting with psychological, neuropsychological and medical conditions.

Adult Conditions Include:

  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Stroke
  • Seizure Disorder
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Other Mood/Affective Conditions

Childhood Conditions Include:

  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Learning Disorders
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Other Mood/Behavioral Disorders

In addition, interns provide cognitive rehabilitation services to remediate cognitive deficits and protect against future decline. A secondary placement conducting therapy with children and/or adults is also provided.

Applicants must be in good standing at an APA accredited doctoral graduate program and approved by the institution’s director of training to apply for internship. Applicants should have:
  • Completed at least 250 intervention hours
  • 75 Assessment hours
  • Passed Comprehensive Examinations by application deadline
  • Successfully proposed their dissertation or final project by ranking deadline

A child psychological assessment is required for applicants wishing to be considered for the All Star and CenterPlace sites. A neuropsychological evaluation is required for those interested in the Psychological and Neuropbehavioral Services and Winter Haven Hospital sites.

  • If you have not met this requirement, you may submit an example of a completed evaluation for consideration, even if it does not meet the requirements above.
APPIC Application

Applications are due 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2023. Candidates will be notified of interviews after a review of all APPIs received. Interviews with psychology supervisors are available either in person or by Zoom. Two virtual Open Houses will be held Friday, January 5 and Friday, January 19, during which candidates have the opportunity to meet with current interns.

Internship Admissions, Support and Initial Placement 2024

Centerstone Consortium is committed to providing supervision consistent with the requirements of APPIC/APA. Supervision will include at least two hours of individual supervision with a licensed psychologist and at least one hour of group supervision with another licensed psychologist familiar with clinical provision of care. A fourth hour will be provided either by a licensed psychologist or postdoctoral fellow. Ad hoc supervision is also available as needed. Each psychologist supervisor will be licensed as independently functioning psychologists in the state of Florida and supervisors will be employed by the site in which the intern is providing services. In all cases, interns will clearly be under the direction of each of these supervisors and will not be considered to function independently.

For 2024-2025, there are 23 full-time internships available amongst our consortium members. The anticipated stipend is $31,500 for all sites. Centerstone Consortium offers 10 paid holiday and 15 PTO days accrued during the internship. Holidays:

  • New Year’s Day
  • Martin Luther King Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving Day and the following Friday
  • Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Additional benefits information may be found in the Internship Manual.

Pamela Denison, Psy.D.

Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2015
Internship, Centerstone Trauma Services
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Centerstone Trauma Services
Centerstone Trauma Services

Dr. Denison completed her doctorate at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and holds an MBA from Northwestern University. Her doctoral dissertation developed a treatment program for youth ages 15-22 exposed to complex trauma based on empirically validated treatment approaches and the results of qualitative research with Psychologists who treat this population. Several unique features of the program include the development of future oriented thinking through guided imagery and the addition of life skills. Dr. Denison completed the APA-accredited Psychology Internship training program and Postdoctoral Residency at Centerstone in Trauma Services. Dr. Denison has sought additional training and experience in the treatment of trauma, and is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Level 2. Dr. Denison provides therapeutic services, using an evidence-based integrated approach to treatment with children, adolescents and adults who are survivors of sexual abuse, and other trauma. She is a Clinical Supervisor within the Centerstone Consortium, providing individual supervision to three Pre-doctoral Interns in Trauma Services and group supervision to Pre-doctoral Interns across all Centerstone Consortium sites. Dr. Denison is a Core Faculty member in the Centerstone Consortium and presents Didactic training in Trauma-Informed Care. Additional areas of interest include Mind/Body Medicine and the prevention of Mental Health Provider Burnout.

Betsy Elsasser, Psy.D.

University of Indianapolis, 2017
Internship, Centerstone
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Centerstone
Centerstone Outpatient Programs

Dr. Betsy Elsasser is a licensed clinical psychologist who has 25 years of experience working with children and families in various clinical and non-clinical career and volunteer roles. Dr. Elsasser graduated from the University of Indianapolis with a master’s degree in mental health counseling (MHC) and a doctoral degree in clinical psychology (PsyD) with a specialization in child and adolescent clinical psychology. Her doctoral dissertation centered on gaining a better understanding of therapist perspectives related to LGBTQ+ youth in residential treatment environments. Prior to attending the University of Indianapolis, Dr. Elsasser functioned in management, program development, marketing, and volunteer roles with multiple community organizations. In 2017, Dr. Elsasser completed an APA accredited pre-doctoral internship with Centerstone’s sexual assault program. She subsequently graduated as a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) with specialization in the area of children and adolescents. Once she obtained her PsyD, Dr. Elsasser completed her post-doctoral residency with Centerstone of Florida’s NCTSN grant-funded child trauma services program. She subsequently became a supervisor for Centerstone’s child trauma program, which allowed her to continue to hone her clinical and supervisory skills while serving a diverse and marginalized population of children and families affected by trauma. Today, Dr. Elsasser remains a supervisor in Centerstone’s child trauma program and provides assessment and treatment services to children and families in Centerstone’s outpatient programs. In addition to trauma treatment, Dr. Elsasser’s other areas of interest include supervisory practices, child and adolescent clinical psychology, LGBTQ+ issues in mental health, and mental health and aging. Dr. Elsasser is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Florida Psychological Association (FPA), and the National Register of Health Service Psychologists.

J. Bart Hodgens, Ph.D.

Auburn University, 1985
Internship, Auburn University
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Alabama at Birmingham
CenterPlace Health

Dr. Hodgens is a licensed clinical psychologist currently practicing at CenterPlace Health, an FQHC health care system in the Sarasota, Florida area. There he provides general psychological services that include diagnostic evaluation, therapeutic interventions, and clinical supervision. Dr. Hodgens received his doctoral degree at Auburn University with a research focus on social adjustment of adolescents and completed his internship and postdoctoral training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He spent 10 years at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama in the Adolescent Medicine Division, serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics. In 1998, he joined the Civitan International Research Center’s Sparks Clinics at UAB, where he directed research, clinical training, treatment programs, and interdisciplinary evaluation clinics for children and adolescents. During that time, he also directed the Summer Treatment Program, an 8-week intensive therapy program for children with behavior disorders provided in a summer camp setting. Dr. Hodgens and authored and co-authored numerous scientific articles and book chapters in peer-reviewed journals such as Pediatrics, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, and the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. He was honored to receive the McNulty Civitan Scientist Award in 2005 for his research on the biological basis of subtypes of ADHD utilizing fMRI imaging. In 2011, he moved to the Sarasota/Bradenton area, joining Centerstone of Florida, a comprehensive mental health provider for the area. Dr. Hodgens directed their Diagnostic Clinic and provided clinical training and supervision to their students, interns, and residents. His wife, Dr. Kameron Hodgens, is Director of Community Leadership at Gulf Coast Community Foundation in Sarasota. They have a 7-year-old daughter, Evelyn, who enjoys taking up all their available free time.

Kristin Hoffman, Ph.D.

Southern Illinois University, 2010
Internship, USC Keck School of Medicine
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
All Star Childrens Foundation

Dr. Hoffman is a Clinical Psychologist and Chief Program Officer at All Star Children’s Foundation. She oversees all of All Star’s campus-based and clinical programs, as well as training and outreach initiatives. Dr. Hoffman has expertise in trauma-informed systems and dissemination of evidence-based practices. She provides clinical supervision for All Star’s trauma-informed assessment and clinical consultation programs. Dr. Hoffman completed her undergraduate education at Ohio University and obtained her Ph.D. in Child Clinical Psychology at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 2010. She completed her predoctoral internship in clinical child and pediatric psychology at USC Keck School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. For her postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Hoffman received advanced training in trauma and developmental disabilities at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center (UTHSC) Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities in Memphis, Tennessee. She began her professional career at the UTHSC Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody, where she provided evidence-based intervention, assessment, and consultation for children in foster care and participated in statewide efforts to disseminate best practices in childhood trauma. In 2018, Dr. Hoffman joined the Psychology Department at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital as Director of Trauma Psychology. In 2020, she joined All Star Children’s Foundation as Chief of Programs. Dr. Hoffman is also a Level II Regional Trainer in Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).

Stacey Nemeth Roberts, Ph.D.

Florida State University, 2017
Internship, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Centerstone Programs
Director of Clinical Training

Dr. Nemeth Roberts is the Director of Clinical Education/Training Director for Centerstone Consortium, as well as a Supervising Psychologist for Centerstone Programs. She is deeply passionate about public health, and training the next generation of health service psychologists. She seeks to create a supervisory space in which trainees feel comfortable developing their professional identity, and examining how their identit(ies) inform their voice as a psychotherapist. Her practice interests include how health care disparities impact the diagnostic process, as well as create structural barriers to access. Dr. Nemeth Roberts has further clinical interest in severe mental illness across the life span, supporting resilience and sense of coherence in chronically suicidal individuals, and serving LGBTQQIA+ individuals. Dr. Nemeth Roberts also offers training experiences in DBT Skills, as well as in Exposure and Response Prevention.

Dr. Nemeth Roberts completed her Health Service internship at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Affairs Health System, and her Postdoctoral Fellowship in Substance Abuse Disorders and Behavioral Health Integration at the Bay Pines VACHS. Within the VA, she provided supervision and clinical services in crisis stabilization, psychotherapy, and assessment for veterans presenting with acute and complex psychiatric disorders, with a sub-specialization in serving transgender veterans. Dr. Nemeth Roberts holds a BFA and MFA in fine art, and works to integrate creative expression into the recovery process.

Matthew Nessetti, Ph.D., M.D.

University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1993
Internship, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Tempe, AZ
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Comprehensive Psychological Services
AllCare Medical Center

Matthew B.R. Nessetti, MD, Ph.D. is a Board Certified Family Physician AND a Board Certified Medical Psychologist & Psychopharmacologist. He serves as AllCare’s Medical Director. He enjoys working with children, adults, and families. He is proud of his integrated focus on psychological and medical wellness and prevention.

Dr. Nessetti completed his training at The University of Nebraska (Psychology/Psychopharmacology) and Creighton University (Family Medicine). He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and was elected to Fellow Status in 2004 with the American Psychological Association.

Research/Professional Interests: Medical Psychology, Primary Care Integration, Family Medicine, Psychopharmacology, Peri-Natal Issues, ChronicPain, Healthcare Advocacy

Jeffrey Reddout, Ph.D.

Syracuse University, 1991
Internship, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
Winter Haven Hospital

Dr. Reddout is a Licensed Psychologist and Neuropsychologist for the Outpatient Neurorehabilitation Program at Winter Haven Hospital. He is well-respected in the community, has over 30 years of diverse experience, and is a highly skilled neuropsychologist. Dr. Reddout is involved primarily in neuropsychological assessments of patients with a wide range of neurological conditions. He also provides psychotherapy to patients with neurological diagnoses and is available as needed for consultation with the interdisciplinary neurorehabilitation team. Over the years, he has served as a supervisor and mentor to numerous psychology trainees from many different doctoral psychology programs, including Syracuse University (SU), Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), and Florida School of Professional Psychology (FSPP).

Dr. Reddout received his doctorate from Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. He completed his pre-doctoral internship from the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Syracuse, New York.

Dr. Reddout’s clinical interests involve neuropsychological issues and assessment of functioning.

Shannon Smith, Ph.D., ABPP

Florida State University, 2017
Internship, University of Kentucky Counseling Center
Post-Doctoral Residency, Shoreline Psychological Services
Board Certified in Clinical Psychology
Winter Haven – Primary Care Clinic

Dr. Smith is a Board Certified Clinical Psychologist at the Winter Haven Family Health Center, which is a primary care clinic with an integrated team of family medicine physicians and residents, psychologists, and a clinical pharmacist. She identifies as a generalist psychologist and utilizes an integrative approach in her clinical work. She has been a clinical assistant professor with Florida State University’s College of Medicine since 2020. She has a passion for training new psychologists in assessment, therapy, and integrated behavioral health services. She utilizes Stoltenberg’s Integrated Developmental Model in her supervision style, which allows her to adapt and support supervisees based on their needs, skillset, and training goals. She also enjoys integrating regular conversations involving professional identity into supervision meetings. Prior to her current position, she worked in private practice, university-based clinics, and behavioral health settings. Her clinical interests include: ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, trauma, healthcare disparities, LGBTQ+ healthcare, gender affirming care, psychological assessment, and body image/eating concerns.

Dr. Smith is committed to increasing cultural awareness and knowledge by regularly integrating conversations involving multiple areas of diversity, intersecting identities, and power/privilege/oppression dynamics into supervision. She aims to build a safe and authentic supervisory relationship with each intern, in order for interns to comfortably and safely build multicultural competency in their clinical work.

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