Our post-master’s internship is ideal for family therapists training toward licensure, wanting to specialize in medical settings, or looking to matriculate into a PhD program. We provide on-site individual and group supervision from our 2 AAMFT Approved Supervisors and our doctoral fellow. Our on-site integrated care team includes 4 MFTs, 2 LCSWs, 3 master’s level trainees, and 4 care coordinators.

Training is diversified through in-depth experience to 5 different models of integration, including, primary care, addiction medicine, HIV medicine, group medical appointments, and co-located care. Our interns have a year-long elective rotation and a half-day each week for administrative time outside of patient care.

Maya Obstfeld, MS
2021 - 2022 Intern
Master's degree from Colorado State University

St. Mary's Family Medicine Residency has been a true joy to be a part of. The community is full of laughter, comradery and shared experience, which lays a foundation on which you can safely push yourself as a therapist. The post-Master's position held the perfect balance of mentorship and autonomy while diversifying my skillset and knowledge. The experience of rotating through 4 different specialty clinics gave me breadth as a therapist I would never be able to obtain without the internship. In my new position as a Behavioral Health Provider working with high hospital utilizers, I have found unending support from both mentorship and leadership that has allowed me to work with extremely complex patients in creative and nuanced ways that are outside of the status quo.I would recommend the residency experience to anyone!

Cara Pozun, MA
2019 - 2020 Intern
Master's degree from University of San Diego

I cannot overstate how happy I have been as a post-masters intern at St. Mary’s Family Medicine Residency and would recommend the internship to anyone interested in a career in integrated care.Dr. Reitz and the St. Mary’s team have supported and facilitated the implementation of my elective in Trauma-Informed Care and created an environment for me to develop skills as a researcher, as well as a Medical Family Therapist. The breadth of the experiences at St. Mary’s is unrivaled, as Iwork weekly rotations in our HIV clinic, MAT clinic, and as behavioral health consultant.. As for the location, the town of Grand Junction is beautiful, with access to running, hiking, and biking trails within minutes from the clinic, all accessible throughout the year.

Miranda Newman, MS
2019 - 2020 Intern
Master's degree from Auburn University

I have been absolutely thrilled with my experience as a post-masters intern at St. Mary's Family Medicine Residency-it has exceeded my expectations in so many ways. I have been able to work alongside resident and attending physicians to address all aspects of our patient's health in a primary care setting. I facilitate IOP and EOP groups in the addictions medicine clinic, work alongside an epileptologist addressing FND and seizures, facilitate a weekly wellness group for our patients, and see individuals, couples, and families in my own clinic. Additionally, I have been well supported by everyone on the behavioral health team and have both weekly individual and group supervision. My supervisors are thoughtful and experienced; they pushed me to grow as a clinician. Western Colorado is incredibly beautiful. From Grand Junction, you can drive 30 minutes in any direction and see some of the most beautiful scenery in the country.

Randall Reitz, PhD
Dr. Reitz is a licensed MFT and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. He has also been the executive director of the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association and the CEO of Summit Community Care Clinic, a safety net medical clinic where he led the integration of behavioral health and dental services. He completed his doctorate at Brigham Young University and master’s degree at Indiana State University.

Michael Olson, PhD
Dr. Olson is a licensed MFT and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. He has taught MedFTs and family physicians since 2001. He completed his PhD at Kansas State, a master's degree at Brigham Young University, and a post-doc at the University of Texas Medical Branch.

Jessica Stephen Premo, PhD
Dr. Stephen Premo is a licensed MFT. She directs the behavioral services of our integrated addiction clinic and co-leads the intern's experience there with Dr. Jackman.

Amy Davis, MD
Dr. Davis oversees our primary care psychiatry and HIV medicine curricula. She completed medical school at SUNY Buffalo, residency at Maine-Dartmouth, and a fellowship in primary care psychiatry at UC Irvine.

Ryan Jackman, MD
Dr. Jackman completed residency at St Mary’s and a fellowship in Addiction Medicine at the University of Colorado. He runs an addiction clinic in our residency and oversees the fellowship’s addiction curriculum.

Justin McCarthy, MD
Completed residency at St Mary’s and medical school at Creighton University. He supervises the fellow’s experience in providing services to the unhoused at the Catholic Outreach Day Center.

Tonya Cook, PharmD
Dr. Cook completed her doctoral studies at the University of New Mexico, leads our psychopharmacology curriculum, and co-leads the Medication Assisted Treatment experience with the fellow.

Alicia Gutierrez, LCSW
Alicia is a core member of our behavioral health team. She is a bilingual and bicultural therapist who directs the HIV Clinic and supervises the fellow’s experience there.

Sara Barrett, LCSW
Practiced integrated care in rural Colorado for 5 years before joining our team. She leads our PCBH curriculum.

When applying, upload the following documents as separate PDFs:

• Personal statement
• Three letters of recommendation
• CV
• Doctoral transcript

For questions, email reitz.randall@gmail.com or mike.olson@imail.org.

Applications are due by January 8 and virtual interviews will be on February 7.

The stipend for the internship is $36,000 for the year and we supplement your income with a $4,000 pro-rated bonus upon obtaining Colorado licensure. We also provide generous health and dental insurance, a $1,000 moving assistance benefit (pre-tax), and $1,000 in continuing education funds.

Our interns receive 6 paid holidays, 15 days of PTO, and 5 days of paid conference/training time.