Stewart Kiritz

Thus, students will get a solid clinical experience with the appropriate supervision, but in addition, will have the opportunity to explore research methodology in real-life clinical settings in collaboration with Dr. Kiritz and other students. Please contact Dr. Kiritz for details, and see "Research Programs" below.
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For information on doctoral level psychology internships, please contact Stewart Kiritz, PhD. (skiritz@stanford.edu) or by phone at 650-424-1405 for application.

Stewart Kiritz, Ph.D.

Stewart Kiritz, Ph.D.

Stewart Kiritz, Ph.D. received his BA in philosophy from UC Berkeley and his doctorate in psychology from UC San Francisco Medical Center. At UCSF he was research assistant to Paul Ekman in his nonverbal behavior lab and held several NIMH predoctoral fellowships. Dr. Kiritz held an NIMH post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University from 1971-1973 where he was instrumental in the creation of the Family Environment Inventory and worked with students at Cowell Student Health Center.

From 1973 to 1977 Dr. Kiritz was director of individual outpatient mental health services at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. He was licensed as a California psychologist in 1975. He started a private practice in 1977 and took over the directorship of the MA psychology program at Antioch College West in Monterey at that time.

Moving to Palo Alto in 1980, Dr. Kiritz began an association with the Psychiatry Department at Stanford that continues until the present. Currently, he is Adjunct Assistant Professor Emeritus in the Psychiatry Department and a member of the Courtesy Teaching Medical Staff at Stanford Hospital and Clinics. He has supervised psychiatry residents at Stanford for many years.

From 1983 to 2005 Dr. Kiritz led the psychology intern process group each year for the interns doing their APA doctoral internship at the Palo Alto VA. He also led two process groups for psychiatry residents at Stanford for a total of 8 years.

Dr. Kiritz trained in gestalt therapy with one of its pioneers, Jim Simkin.
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Dr. Kiritz has been teaching, mentoring, and training graduate psychology students for virtually his entire professional career.

Supervision with Dr. Kiritz will involve considerable observation of your work either directly or through video or audiotape.

My husband, Stewart Kiritz, is a clinical psychologist; he is chief psychologist and director of training at Community Health Awareness. He has told me that there is a lot of evidence now that early intervention with children, from age 3 and on, is the most effective for keeping kids on a healthy life course, away from gangs and other negative choices.

Stewart Kiritz, Ph.D.

Chief Psychologist and Director of Training

Stewart Kiritz, Ph.D. received his BA from UC Berkeley and his doctorate in psychology from UC San Francisco Medical Center (1971) At UCSF he was research assistant to Paul Ekman in his nonverbal behavior lab.Dr. Kiritz did a post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University from 1971-1973 where he was instrumental in the creation of the Family Environment Inventory and worked with students at Cowell Student Health Center .

From 1973 to 1977 Dr. Kiritz was director of individual outpatient mental health services at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula , becoming licensed in 1975.He started a private practice in 1977 and took over the directorship of the MA psychology program at Antioch College West in Monterey at that time.

Moving to Palo Alto in 1980, Dr. Kiritz began an association with the Psychiatry Department at Stanford that continues until the present.Currently, he is Adjunct Assistant Professor Emeritus in the Psychiatry Department and a member of the Courtesy Teaching Medical Staff at Stanford Hospital and Clinics.He has supervised psychiatry residents at Stanford for many years.

From 1983 to 2005 Dr. Kiritz led the psychology intern process group each year for the interns doing their APA doctoral internship at the Palo Alto VA.He also led two process groups for psychiatry residents for a total of 8 years.

Training as a gestalt therapist by Jim Simkin, Dr. Kiritz does not practice exclusively in the gestalt framework but it has influenced his work and his emphasis on process and presence in therapy supervision, where his preference is for direct observation of the therapy.
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Dr. Kiritz has been teaching, mentoring, and training graduate psychology students for virtually his entire professional career.