Alyssa K. Brennan
Psychologist, Group Private Practice
Denver, CO · (303) 555 0142 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/alyssakbrennan
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Fourteen months licensed, plus two years of supervised internship and postdoctoral practice
SETTINGS
Nine clinician group private practice with about 500 client visits a week
SPECIALTIES
Cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure based treatment, measurement based care, group therapy
SYSTEMS
SimplePractice records and billing, Pearson Q interactive, Zoom telehealth
LICENSURE
Colorado psychologist license, Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology
EDUCATION
Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology, Rocky Mountain School of Professional Psychology
Executive Summary
Licensed psychologist fourteen months past licensure in a nine clinician group practice that sees about 500 client visits a week. Carries 26 to 28 adult clients a week for anxiety, depression and trauma, runs a structured social anxiety group, and tracks every client with symptom measures at each visit. Came through an accredited internship and postdoctoral year in the same city and passed the licensing examination on the first attempt.
Signature Achievements
- Holds a caseload of 27 clients a week with 64 percent showing reliable improvement on the Patient Health Questionnaire nine item scale within twelve sessions.
- Built and ran an eight session social anxiety group that has filled all four cohorts and cut average avoidance scores by 38 percent.
- Passed the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology on the first attempt in 2025 with a scaled score of 620.
- Kept the missed appointment rate under 8 percent by moving check in reminders and measures onto the client portal.
- Completed 1,650 supervised postdoctoral hours in eleven months and was offered a staff role at the end of the fellowship.
Professional Experience
Psychologist
Cherry Creek Behavioral Health Partners, Denver, CO July 2025 to present
Nine clinician group practice with about 500 visits a week; caseload of 26 to 28 adults plus one weekly group
- Provide cognitive behavioral therapy to adults with anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress in weekly 50 minute sessions.
- Give the Patient Health Questionnaire and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder seven item scale at every visit and adjust the treatment plan when scores stall.
- Run an eight session social anxiety group of eight clients with in session exposure exercises.
- Complete diagnostic intake evaluations and write treatment plans that meet commercial and Medicaid documentation rules.
- Coordinate medication questions with two psychiatric nurse practitioners in the practice.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology
Platte River Psychological Services, Aurora, CO August 2024 to July 2025
Outpatient practice; 1,650 supervised hours of therapy and psychological testing under two licensed psychologists
- Carried 22 therapy clients a week and completed 40 psychological evaluations for attention, learning and mood concerns.
- Scored and interpreted the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory on Pearson Q interactive.
- Presented cases in weekly group supervision and wrote reports reviewed by the supervising psychologist.
Predoctoral Intern
Front Range University Counseling Center, Fort Collins, CO August 2023 to July 2024
Internship accredited by the American Psychological Association at a university counseling center serving 30,000 students
- Provided brief individual therapy, crisis walk in coverage and two process groups a week.
- Completed suicide risk assessments and safety plans under supervision.
- Gave outreach workshops on sleep and test anxiety to about 600 students.
Licensure and Certification
Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners, psychologist license number 0006412, issued 2025
Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology, passed 2025, Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, current through 2027
Education
Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology, Rocky Mountain School of Professional Psychology, Denver, 2024
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Front Range University, Fort Collins, 2019
Core Skills
Cognitive behavioral therapy · Exposure based treatment · Measurement based care · Group therapy facilitation · Diagnostic intake evaluation · Suicide risk assessment · Psychological testing · Treatment plan documentation · Telehealth sessions · Medicaid documentation