Therapist Intern-Winter & Spring 2026

Now Accepting Winter & Spring 2026 Internship Applications!

As a Therapist Intern youll be part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a comprehensive care program for clients receiving behavioral health services at Prisma Community Care. The Prisma Community Care Behavioral Health Program is designed to empower clients to develop healthy choices and continue to live well irrespective of a persons sexual orientation gender identity gender expression or HIV status. The Behavioral Health Program serves all people with general behavioral health outpatient service while also offering a special focus on outpatient treatment for members of the 2SLGBTQIA community as well as for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).

Under the direction of the Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor (Intern Program) you will address the behavioral health needs of Prisma Community Care clients specifically using psychotherapy for the purpose of assessment diagnosis and treatment of individuals couples families and groups.

What your day will look like at Prisma Community Care:

• Youll provide psychotherapy services for Prisma Community Care clients including initial assessment and treatment.
• Youll create treatment plans identify areas to be addressed and work with clients to develop short- and long-term goals.
• Youll provide individual family and group psychotherapy to facilitate the changes clients desire or need.
• Youll provide crisis intervention as needed.
• Youll consult and collaborate with other professionals both within and outside the agency.
• Youll maintain mental health reports and records in a timely manner.
• Youll participate in community outreach to identify prospective clients and/or community needs and facilitate the satisfaction of those needs.
• Youll participate in mental health planning meetings and supervision with a clinical supervisor.

Who were looking for:

• Youre currently enrolled in a behavioral health related Graduate Degree program (counseling social work psychology or nursing).
• Youre willing to learn and engage in new techniques.
• Youre proficient in Microsoft Office (Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint) software applications.
• You have demonstrated ability to establish rapport and maintain effective communication with culturally diverse populations from wide range of life circumstances and backgrounds.
• All agency interns must be able to work effectively in a mission-driven agency whose clients and staff exhibit significant diversity with respect to race ethnicity sex gender identity sexual orientation socio-economic status nationality and religion.

By the first day of your internship you must be able to present:

• A valid level one fingerprint clearance card from the State of Arizona.
• A current CPR/BLS certification.
• Vaccination records for Hep-B.
• A negative/ clear tuberculosis (TB) test from the last 12 months.
• A vaccination record for the current flu vaccination.

Wed love to see you apply if you have these preferred qualifications too:

• Youre actively enrolled in a behavioral health related graduate degree program and in the last internship placement of degree program.
• Youre bilingual in Spanish and English.

Environmental Factors Physical Requirements and Compliance

• Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.
• Office environment exposure to computer screens for lengthy periods of time.
• Extensive use of computers using a standard computer keyboard.
• May require evening and occasional weekend work.
• While performing the duties of this internship the intern is regularly required to walk sit stand; use hands talk and hear. The intern is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision and ability to adjust focus.
• This position may require the intern to occasionally climb balance stoop kneel crouch bend or crawl.
• Requires operating standard office equipment (i.e. telephone computer fax machine copier etc.)

Equal Employment Opportunity

Prisma Community Care is an equal opportunity employer and we value a healthy work environment free from harassment and discrimination based on race color religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin age disability or genetic information.

Prisma Community Care provides an inclusive and respectful working environment that represents a wide range of backgrounds cultures identities and experiences. We attract applicants who have the cultural awareness to navigate and celebrate these differences. Our employees and interns are Individuals who have respect for the communities where they live and work and are committed to utilizing culturally and linguistically appropriate strategies and skills in a collaborative environment.

Reasonable Accommodations

Applicants requesting a reasonable accommodation to apply or participate in the interview process for this internship should email