Full-Time Therapist Post-Doctoral Fellow

FullTime Therapist: PostDoctoral Fellow

Centered Therapy Chicago (CTC)is a female owned group private practice in the Ravenswood/Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. We viewclients from a holistic perspective and take a mind/body/spirit approachtoour work. We utilize a feminist relational strengthbased collaborative approach in our work. Weoffer a range of evidencebased practices and integratemindfulness meditation movement creative/expressive therapies and somatic approaches as needed.

We are looking for fulltime PostDoctoral Fellow(s) to join our growing group practice. This is a great opportunity for a motivated relational and teamoriented therapist who wants to grow as a clinician supervisor and leader in a supportive community that focuses on training and learning. Someone who is open curious independent driven collaborative relational creative fun connected and social justice minded would be a great fit for CTC.

We are open to clinicians who would like to work primarily in office with some availability for remote work.

CTC values a diverse workplace and strongly encouragespeople of all genders sexualidentitiesabilitystatuses religions immigrationstatuses and racial and ethnicidentitiesto apply.CTCis an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race color creed sex sexualidentity genderidentity or expression age religion national origin citizenship status disability ancestry marital status veteran status medicalconditionor any protected category prohibited by localstateor federal laws.

We provide:

• A fun engaging respectful relational supportive learning environment that is focused on lifelong learning growth and professional development
  • Weekly individual supervision until fully licensed and credentialed (biweekly after therapist is independently licensed)
  • Weekly training didactics during academic training year
  • 3 team meetings a month with a focus on practice/professional development ethics and peer consultation (CEs offered to licensed clinicians)
  • Participation in our CTC Practicum Training Program with a focus on growing as a supervisor and leader
  • Opportunity to provide supervision coverage for Advanced Practicum Students and group supervision as needed
  • Participation in our CTC Training Center with a focus on supporting training center events and building curriculum and/or presentation skills
  • Member of our marketing committee and honing skills related to building a personal marketing plan relational networking building a professional referral network and hosting and attending networking events
• A supportive environment that takes care of the operational and business aspects of our clinical work so that the clinician can focus on clinical skills.
  • Intake coordination
  • Abundant and intentional referrals with attention to promoting client assignments that are a good fit between therapist and client
  • Billing support which includes insurance billing coordination of benefits/eligibility and claims submission
  • Marketing support
  • Beautifully decorated and comfortable office space as well as an office with a common area for therapists to gather and connect
• W2 Employment status and benefits
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Stipend and scheduled time to support licensing process
  • Employeefunded health insurance plans (CTC pays 25 of individual premium)
  • Retirement plan with matching after 2 years of fulltime employment
  • Paid Sick Leave and Paid Time Off
  • Liability Insurance
  • Mental health legal consultation as needed
  • Technology stipend
  • Talk Route Phone Number/Extension to protect clinicians private phone number

Requirements:

*Completion of Doctoral Degree requirements prior to employment.

• Experience with a variety of client populations and clinical issues particularly trauma attachment relational and/or relationship issues grief and loss life transitions eating concerns and/or identity issues.
• Multicultural competence and ability to demonstrate respect and appreciation of cultural issues and how they impact the therapeutic process.
• Strong ability to work from a multicultural feminist and/or relational cultural framework. Must have a strong understanding of identity issues and sociocultural influences

• A commitment to ongoing professional development.

• Two or more of the following:
  • Trauma Informed Care: A strong understanding of trauma informed care and/or strong ability to work with developmental/complex trauma
  • BodyOriented Psychotherapy: Training in bodyoriented psychotherapy such as Somatic Experiencing Sensorimotor Psychotherapy EMDR NARM Yoga Therapy or willingness to gain additional training in this area after starting employment
  • Couples/Relational Therapy: Couples training and experience (EFT or Gottman preferred) or willingness to gain additional training in this area after starting employment
  • Child/Adolescent Therapy: Play therapy training and experience with young children children or adolescents or willingness to gain additional training in this area after employment
  • Family Therapy: Parentchild and/or Family therapy training and experience or willingness to gain additional training in this area after employment
  • Eating Concerns: Training and experience working with disordered eating from HAES Intuitive Eating and/or other nondiet approaches or willingness to gain additional training in this area
    
    

This is a fulltime position 40 hours a week) for 12 months with caseload to gradually increase from the date of hire and adhering to clinical expectations outlined below.

• By 90 Day Review Schedule 20 sessions weekly

• By 12 Months 22 sessions met a week

To Apply:

We requirean individualizedcover letterCV and list of 3 references.We will notreview incomplete files.Wewill begin reviewing files immediately andcontinue until the position is filled.

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