About Grand Rapids

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is one of the largest free-standing behavioral health organizations in the U.S., providing inpatient, outpatient and residential behavioral health services for over 110 years. (For more information, see our Fact Sheet  .)

Pine Rest’s organizational mission is to express the healing ministry of Jesus Christ by providing behavioral health services with professional excellence, integrity and compassion. This mission is accomplished by:

1. Providing an exceptional care experience for patients.
2. Achieving superior clinical outcomes.
3. Maintaining Pine Rest as a great place to work.

Expert staff at Pine Rest are highly focused on evidence-based practices, with teams centered around, for example, Dialectical Behavior Therapy; Neuromodulation Services; and state of the art Psychological Assessment. Multidisciplinary clinics facilitate psychology interns developing collaborative relationships with psychiatry providers.

While Pine Rest’s formation and history are from a Christian tradition, our diverse staff represent a wide variety of belief systems and worldviews, ensuring that excellent clinical care is provided to everyone in the communities we serve. We happily partner with local and regional organizations in advocating for persons from underserved and marginalized groups.

The internship year begins the first Monday of July and is a 12-month full-time program for 5 interns. The current stipend is $36,000. Additionally, health insurance is provided to interns, along with vision and dental benefits. Interns have 14 days of paid time off, including sick days, dissertation-related activities, and vacation. There are also 6 paid holidays. Required textbooks are provided for free, and there is a $100 book allowance per intern for professional development.