Clinical Psychologist of a Private Practice
PSYCHOLOGY
9/1/20221 min read
She received her undergraduate degree in biology from Davidson College, her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Auburn University, did her pre-doctoral internship at West Virginia University School of Medicine, and her postdoctoral fellowship at Brown University School of Medicine.
She talks about:
How she went from being a biology major to being a clinical psychologist
An overview of each year's typical structure in a Ph.D. program and what questions to ask to determine what school will be a good fit
The licensing process after graduate school
A typical day, the pros and cons, and what relationships with patients look like when working in a psychiatric hospital compared to outpatient care or running a private practice
Important qualities for a psychologist to have
What she wishes she knew when she was getting into the field that she knows now
Dr. Sloan Alday, a clinical psychologist licensed in North Carolina and Rhode Island, specializing in mood or trauma-related disorders and ADHD. She talks about her experience becoming a clinical psychologist and what she’s learned along the way