About Me

Greetings! I am Dr. hipEPPP. Currently, I am the sole author of hipEPPP. I started this blog to help others, as well as myself, get and stay motivated to make the transition from unlicensed to licensed Psychologists by passing the Examination for Professional Practice of Psychology. Through the sharing of my own EPPP experience and resources, it is my hope that others may find temporary respite in the shared frustrations and support during the preparation and examination process. We will pass this exam, and the blog title's teleographic tense stands as testament to our future success.

Prior to my current, full-time post-doctoral position, I graduated from an APA-accredited Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology, including a 2,000-hour APA-approved Pre-doctoral Internship. I also possess a M.A. in Counseling Psychology, and have worked in both academic and applied clinical settings for over ten years, in roles ranging from psychotherapist and corporate trainer to published author and editor. As a point of reference for my level of experience prior to sitting for the EPPP, I have just over 7,500 total supervised hours in clinical practice. You can follow me on Twitter @hipEPPP, or Email me directly at .

Verification of Prior Experience Submitted

The Director of Clinical Training at my internship site has mailed the Verification of Prior Experience form to the Board, fulfilling the 1500 pre-doctoral hours requirement of the state. 1500 post-doctoral hours almost complete as well. Many more hurdles to come with respect to completing my application to sit for the EPPP. I continue to debate how diligently I should be studying at this point, when I have no assurances that I will be eligible to sit for the exam anytime soon.

EPPP Practice Test #2 Result

Today, I took my first PsychPrep EPPP practice test. The result: 64%. Baffling. 69% on Academic Review, but only 64% on PsychPrep? This outcome flies in the face of common wisdom regarding the difficulty level of the respective brands of practice test materials. My colleagues assure me it is more a function of the idiosyncrasies of that PsychPrep exam, rather than any reflection on the reliability of my performance.


Overall, I an fairly surprised at my performance out of the gate, so to speak. My peers have been studying for months on end, and report that they have yet to reach this level of performance. Somehow, I continue to feel it to be a fluke despite their protestations to the contrary. Tomorrow's goal is to begin reviewing the items to which I responded incorrectly. I really have no sense of what domains I am particularly weak in aside from I/O.

EPPP Practice Test #1 Result

Before embarking on this EPPP journey, I decided to establish my basal level on Wednesday. I completed the first of what will likely seem to be an endless number of practice exams. I took a paper and pencil version of an Academic Review exam that a friend gave me. It took just under four hours. The result? 69%. I was shocked.

Self-Handicapping Job Interview

As precisely and repeatedly advised to not do during the licensure preparation process, I am exploring a possible major life transition. It's an opportunity that presented itself, and that I, perhaps foolheartedly,  agreed to explore. Not only would the start date and major geographical relocation fall in the middle of my early preparation, but my workload and cost of living would increase at least doubly while my salary would decrease 10 percent. Still, my quality of life during this post-doctoral year would improve significantly. Choices. Responsibility. Self-handicapping?

Preparation Phase - Day 2

Membership in Yahoo! EPPP_Prep Discussion Group was approved today—began exploring their Goldmine files and resources.

The "Preparing to Take the EPPP Discussion List" (EPPP_Prep) is a mailing list intended for students who are preparing to take the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) as developed and administered by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB). Please consult the ASPPB website (www.asppb.org) for EPPP Exam information, including the Information for Candidates brochure, the Candidate Acknowledgment, and retired exam questions.

While NOT taking an approach of "how to beat the test" and keeping the list's purposes on high ethical grounds, the discussion will include topics related to pertinent areas of content, test taking strategies, etc. and other topics related to certification requirements for the professional practice of psychology.

Keep in mind that commercially available test preparation materials are copyrighted, and that explicit discussion of EPPP test content is prohibited. You are responsible for ensuring that any information or material you post to the group does not violate ethical or copyright guidelines or the ASPPB Candidate Acknowledgement.

Members MUST read and abide by the standards and procedures detailed in the Frequently Asked Questions files and in the ASPPB Candidate Acknowledgement. The moderators assume no responsibility for any information, files, or links to material that are posted to the group. Members may be removed or banned from the group at the moderators' discretion.

Study materials and files provided by members are for the use of group members only and may not be resold or distributed in any other way.

Preparation Phase - Day 1

• Procured 12 paper-and-pencil practice exams for USD$86.00.
• Numbered a sheet of paper from one to two-hundred.