A 2-year clinical fellowship with a direct pathway to practice ownership — rooted in Chandni Patel’s strengths-based, integrative approach.
IMPORTANT: Therapy Aligned does not currently provide NJ licensure supervision. Provisionally licensed applicants (LSW, LAC) must have their own external supervision already arranged prior to joining the fellowship. The clinical mentorship and group supervision provided within this fellowship are separate from state licensure supervision requirements.
Fellows carry a supervised caseload from day one, working with adults across anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, trauma, identity challenges, and co-occurring disorders. Chandni’s background as a former EMT, Rutgers Field Liaison, and Clinical Supervisor across ambulatory detox, PHP, IOP, and outpatient care gives her a distinctive, systems-level perspective that shapes every aspect of supervision. Clinicians who serve multilingual or multicultural communities are especially welcomed — Chandni is fluent in English, Gujarati, and Hindi, and treats cultural humility as a core clinical competency. Cohorts include 1 to 3 fellows.
2-year strengths-based generalist program — individual supervision weekly (provisional fellows), biweekly group supervision for all fellows, and a supervised caseload from day one. All supervision included at no additional cost. Fellows are expected to maintain a minimum of 10 client sessions per week. Completion leads to eligibility for your own TA-affiliated independent practice.
Chandni is a dual-licensed clinician, co-founder of Therapy Aligned, and Field Liaison at Rutgers University School of Social Work. A former EMT with experience across the full continuum of behavioral health care — ambulatory detox, PHP, IOP, and outpatient — and a couples therapy specialist with fluency in English, Gujarati, and Hindi.
View Chandni’s full profile →Chandni supervises the way she practices — treating fellows as the experts of their own clinical development, while providing the structure, directness, and genuine mentorship that growth requires.
Carry a supervised caseload from day one, working with adults across anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, grief, and co-occurring presentations.
Weekly individual (provisional) and biweekly group supervision grounded in Chandni’s integrative, client-centered philosophy.
Training across Chandni’s full modality range — CBT, DBT, ACT, somatic, narrative, attachment-based, and culturally responsive practice.
After 2+ years in good standing and full licensure, graduate and open your own TA-affiliated practice built around your clinical identity.
This fellowship is open to fully licensed and provisionally licensed NJ clinicians ready for a 2-year commitment to building a strengths-based generalist practice. See the summary below for specific requirements and cohort details.
Fully licensed in NJ (LCSW, LCADC, LPC) or provisionally licensed (LSW, LAC) with external supervision already in place. Minimum 2-year commitment, full licensure achieved during or by end of fellowship, and good standing throughout. 1 to 3 fellows per cohort. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
Fellows are expected to maintain a minimum of 10 client sessions per week. Supervisors in the Supervisor Track are expected to maintain a minimum of 5 client sessions per week (3 sessions per week for supervisors who have previously held personal payer contracts). Fellowship sizes are expected to be between 1 and 3 fellows per cohort.
Ready to build a strengths-based generalist practice? Submit a fellowship inquiry to connect with Chandni and learn more about this track.
Start Your ApplicationTakes about 5 minutes. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
Chandni leads two fellowship tracks at Therapy Aligned. Explore the other below.
