Join The Team!

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in psychology, social work, counseling

• Licensure from relevant state board (e.g. LPC/LCPC, LSW/LCSW LMT/LMFT, PSYD)

• 1-2 years of relevant experience providing mental health services to individuals, couples, and/or families, with clinical or therapeutic settings.

• Ability to maintain empathy, compassion, and a non-judgmental attitude toward clients

• Knowledge of therapeutic techniques and modalities such as cognitive behavioral therapy, person-centered therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy.

• Knowledge and experience providing somatic interventions within a trauma informed framework with clients.

• Cultural competency, awareness, and sensitivity

• Ability to manage challenging conversations and maintain resiliency.

• Ability to adapt to different client needs, preferences, and treatment approaches.

• Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries at all times.

Roles And Responsibilities

1.      Assessing patients: Gathering information through initial consultations, interviews, and case histories

2.      Developing treatment plans: Develop individualized treatment plans for clients through assessment, diagnosis, and review of available resources based on the patient's needs and emotional and mental health

3.      Providing therapy: Utilize evidence-based counseling techniques (e.g., CBT, DBT, IFS, EMDR, SE) to help patients explore their thoughts and feelings, and to cope with life's challenges

4.      Maintaining records: Keeping detailed and accurate records of each session with a client using our EHR Simple Practice

5.      Making referrals: Providing referrals for additional care or services when needed

6.      Working with families: Collaborating with clients' families to help them provide the most appropriate support

7.      Providing crisis intervention: Identify and address potential risks to client safety or wellbeing and intervening with emergency care techniques and protocols when patients are in crisis

8.      Assist with marketing: Attending networking events, posting on social media, and collaborating with other therapists to obtain clients and assist in building your caseload.

*Expect building a full caseload may take 8-12 months.

9.      Stay current with developments in the field of psychology and therapy through ongoing professional development and training, weekly individual supervision, monthly group supervision, and practice trainings

Additional Expectations

• All therapists are expected to hold two in person days a week, keep two evenings until 7:30pm open, and work one weekend day for the first year.

• Strong oral communication skills to counsel and advise patients

• Analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective treatment plans

• Organization skills to maintain up-to-date, easy-to-navigate patient files

• Computer skills to operate record keeping, scheduling, email and word processing software

• Extensive knowledge of mental health conditions and best practices for psychological treatment

• Curiosity and willingness to learn

Compensation

• Therapists are compensated per client hour at a base rate depending on licensure and years of experience

• Full time is considered a W2 position.

• As a full time clinician you will be expected to meet the expectation of about 25 client hours per week.

Benefits

• CEU Trainings (Somatic Interventions, Challenging Anit-Fat Biases, ADHD/ASD, Trauma Informed practices)

• Monthly Administrative Stipend

• Malpractice Insurance

• Health Insurance covered at 50% (BCBS, Delta Dental, Delta Vision)

• Professional Development Fund

• Billing Support

• Intake Support

• Credentialing Support

MK Counseling and Wellness is rooted in attachment, body centered, and trauma informed theories. The practice has a primary focus on adult clientele, but welcomes further expansion to other specialties, particularly child/family treatment and couple/marital therapy as we seek to broaden the practice expertise.

We encourage applications from candidates who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, or members of other marginalized groups as our practice is committed to equity.

MK Counseling and Wellness values work-life balance, and support clinicians managing their caseloads in a way that works for themselves as well as their clients.

This position can be a combination of in person work and remote work.

The ideal candidate should have a desire to continue to learn and grown their clinical expertise.

Candidates who are independent, driven, collaborative, organized, and detail oriented are encouraged to apply!

*Caseload expectations range from 8-15 clients per week.

*Group opportunities are available

*Social media marketing opportunities are available

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in psychology, social work, counseling

• 1-2 years of relevant experience providing mental health services to individuals, couples, and/or families, with clinical or therapeutic settings from prior internship.

• Ability to maintain empathy, compassion, and a non-judgmental attitude toward clients

• Knowledge of therapeutic techniques and modalities such as cognitive behavioral therapy, person-centered therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy.

• Cultural competency, awareness, and sensitivity

• Ability to manage challenging conversations and maintain resiliency.

• Ability to adapt to different client needs, preferences, and treatment approaches.

• Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries at all times.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Assessing patients: Gathering information through initial consultations, interviews, and case histories

• Developing treatment plans: Develop individualized treatment plans for clients through assessment, diagnosis, and review of available resources based on the patient's needs and emotional and mental health

• Providing therapy: Utilize evidence-based counseling techniques (e.g., CBT, DBT, IFS, EMDR, SE) to help patients explore their thoughts and feelings, and to cope with life's challenges

• Maintaining records: Keeping detailed and accurate records of each session with a client using our EHR Simple Practice

• Making referrals: Providing referrals for additional care or services when needed

• Working with families: Collaborating with clients' families to help them provide the most appropriate support

• Providing crisis intervention: Identify and address potential risks to client safety or wellbeing and intervening with emergency care techniques and protocols when patients are in crisis

• Assist with marketing: Attending networking events, posting on social media, and collaborating with other therapists to obtain clients and assist in building your caseload.

• Stay current with developments in the field of psychology and therapy through ongoing professional development and training, weekly individual supervision, monthly group supervision, and practice trainings

Additional Expectations

• All therapists are expected to hold one in- person day a week, keep two evenings until 7:30pm open, and work one weekend day.

• Strong oral communication skills to counsel and advise patients

• Analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective treatment plans

• Organization skills to maintain up-to-date, easy-to-navigate patient files

• Computer skills to operate record keeping, scheduling, email and word processing software

• Extensive knowledge of mental health conditions and best practices for psychological treatment

• Curiosity and willingness to learn

Compensation

• Therapists are compensated per client hour at a base rate depending on licensure and years of experience

Benefits

• CEU Trainings (Somatic Interventions, Challenging Anit-Fat Biases, ADHD/ASD, Trauma Informed practices)

• Monthly Administrative Stipend

• Malpractice Insurance

• Professional Development Fund

• Billing Support

• Intake Support

MK Counseling and Wellness is rooted in attachment, body centered, and trauma informed theories. The practice has a primary focus on adult clientele, but welcomes further expansion to other specialties, particularly child/family treatment and couple/marital therapy as we seek to broaden the practice expertise.

We encourage applications from candidates who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, or members of other marginalized groups as our practice is committed to equity.

MK Counseling and Wellness values work-life balance, and support clinicians managing their caseloads in a way that works for themselves as well as their clients.

This position can be a combination of in person work and remote work.

The ideal candidate should have a desire to continue to learn and grown their clinical expertise.

Candidates who are independent, driven, collaborative, organized, and detail oriented are encouraged to apply!