{"id":26,"date":"2018-09-25T22:20:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T22:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backbayinstitute.org\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-08-25T01:27:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T01:27:43","slug":"the-post-graduate-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/backbayinstitute.org\/?page_id=26","title":{"rendered":"Post-Graduate Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Psychotherapy Institute of Back Bay offers a two-year post-graduate fellowship in adult and couples psychodynamic psychotherapy. This 15-20 hour per week training opportunity is focused on developing skills in psychodynamic clinical practice as well as a foundation in the creation and administration of a private practice. An optional second year of training is available on a case-by-case basis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those interested in applying for the Fellowship must plan to complete their academic graduate degree <\/span>and have license eligibility in their discipline prior to beginning the fellowship in September. Fellowship clinical and supervision hours can be applied towards LICSW licensure requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n

Applications for the 2027-2028 training year will be considered beginning February 1, 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please review our PIBB Post Graduate Program<\/strong><\/a> (PDF),<\/strong>\u00a0or contact us <\/strong><\/a>for more information.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fellowship Directors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marina Kovarsky<\/strong>, LICSW
Co-Founder and Clinical Director <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marina is a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst in private practice in Boston\u2019s Back Bay. She is on the faculty at Psychodynamic Couples and Families Institute of New England (PCFINE) and Boston College School for Social Work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marcy Kerr Yuknat<\/strong>, PsyD
Co-Founder and Program Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to her work at PIBB, Marcy is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice in the Back Bay where she sees adults for psychodynamic psychotherapy and provides clinical supervision and consultation. She is active in non-profit work targeting a variety of systemic and social issues that impact mental health at the individual and societal levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Julia Rydin<\/strong>, LICSW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intake Coordinator and Director of Training<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia is a therapist in private practice, providing psychotherapy and psychoanalysis for adults in Back Bay and Weston. She enjoys teaching at the graduate and post-graduate levels, supporting students and clinicians in deepening their understanding of psychoanalytic theory and practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mark D\u00e1vila-Witkowski,<\/strong> LICSW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dean of Faculty <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark is a psychotherapist in private practice in Cambridge, specializing in the treatment of trauma. In addition to his work at PIBB he serves as a Scientific Member of the Fenway Institute Institutional Review Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Faculty and Supervisors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Edward Barton, PMHNP
Ann Bitetti, LICSW
Carolyn Conklin, PhD
Elizabeth Corpt, LICSW
Mark D\u00e1vila-Witkowski, LICSW
Jonathan DeWeese, PMHNP
Deborah Dowd, LICSW
Paul Efthim, PhD
Caleb Englander, LICSW
Janet English, PhD
Jeb Fowler, PhD
Jennifer Durham-Fowler, PhD
Kira Glassman, LICSW
Patricia Harney, PhD
Michael Healy, PhD
Patricia Hertz, LICSW
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Marina Kovarsky, LICSW
Nancy Lubin-Levy, LICSW
Johanna Malone, PhD
Alistair McKnight, Psya.D, LMHC
Susan McIntyre, LICSW
Stacey Novack, PhD
Laura Okin, PsyD
Susan Phillips, PhD
David Raniere, PhD
Brent Reynolds, LMHC
Julia Rydin, LICSW
Jennifer Stone, PhD
Melissa Sunog, LICSW
Rebecca Suschitzky, LICSW
Suhrida Yadavalli, LMHC
Marcy Kerr Yuknat, PsyD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Psychotherapy Institute of Back Bay prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, mental or physical disability, political belief or affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in the provision of clinical services.

We acknowledge the way in which the psychoanalytic establishment has historically neglected to acknowledge the impacts of racism, homophobia and other forms of prejudice on the experience of individuals. We are committed to holding in mind and grappling with these previously neglected dimensions in our teaching, learning, and clinical work.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Edward Barton, PMHNP
\nCarolyn Conklin, PhD
\nElizabeth Corpt, LICSW
\nMark D\u00e1vila-Witkowski, LICSW
\nJonathan DeWeese, PMHNP
\nDeborah Dowd, LICSW
\nPaul Efthim, PhD
\nCaleb Englander, LICSW
\nJanet English, PhD
\nJeb Fowler, PhD
\nJennifer Durham-Fowler, PhD
\nKira Glassman, LICSW
\nMichael Healy, PhD
\nPatricia Hertz, LICSW
\nMarina Kovarsky, LIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":146,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/backbayinstitute.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/backbayinstitute.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/backbayinstitute.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backbayinstitute.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backbayinstitute.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/backbayinstitute.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8045,"href":"https:\/\/backbayinstitute.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions\/8045"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backbayinstitute.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/backbayinstitute.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}