Full-Time Therapist Provisionally Licensed Clinician

Full-Time Therapist: Provisionally Licensed Clinician

Centered Therapy Chicago (CTC)is a woman-owned relational group practicelocatedin the Ravenswood/Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. We practice from a feminist relational strength-based framework and integrate mindfulnessmovementcreative/expressive therapies and body-oriented approaches into our clinical work.

We are currentlyseekinga full-time provisionally licensed clinician to join our team. As we continue to deepen our somatic and trauma-informed offerings we strongly encourage applications from clinicians who are interested in Somatic Experiencing (SE) NARM (NeuroAffective Relational Model) EMDR IFS or other advanced body-oriented trauma modalities. We are especially looking for a clinician with previous clinical experience providing individual therapy to clients across the lifespan.

CTC was founded over 12 years ago by a NARM Master Therapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner who remains actively engaged in supervision consultation and leadership within these training communities. Clinicians interested in body-oriented training will find meaningful collegial support and alignment here.

This position is hybrid with a balance of in-office and remote clinical work.

CTC values a diverse workplace and strongly encouragespeople of all genders sexualidentitiesabilitystatuses religions immigrationstatuses and racial and ethnicidentitiesto 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.

Who Thrives Here

The clinician who thrives at CTC:

• Works from amulticultural feminist relationalframework

• Has experience working withpeople with lived experiences oftrauma or complex trauma attachment challenges relational or relationship concerns life transitionseatingrelated concerns immigration or firstgeneration experiences grief and lossand/or identity development.

• Demonstrates cultural humility and attunement to sociocultural context

• Values depth-oriented clinical work overshort-term solution-focused work

• Is committed to ongoing professional development
  
• Additional experience in couples therapy child/adolescent workfamilytherapyand/orHAES/Intuitive Eating-informed approachesis welcomed and complementary.

Our Structure

At CTC sustainability is structural. We do notoperateas a high-volume productivity model.

Full-time cliniciansmaintaina caseload of22 sessionsmetper week (26-28scheduled) with protected time away from work and no on-call expectations. The practice closes for six major federal holidays to protect clinician schedules during high-cancellation periods.

New clinicians are gradually ramped to a full caseload withapproximately 1520 clients assigned within the first90 daysto support sustainable growth. Dedicated administrative time is built into schedules during onboarding to prevent after-hoursdocumentation burden.

We provide:

Clinical & Professional Support

• Sustainable onboarding and orientation
• Weekly individual clinical supervision until fully licensed and credentialed (biweekly thereafter for independently licensed clinicians)
• Ongoing administrative supervision to support documentation compliance and workflow integration
  
• Weekly didactic training during the academic training year (required during first year)
• Weekly group supervision during the academic training year (required during first year)
  
• Monthly connections all-staff meetings
• Monthly peer lead case consultation meetings
• Monthly professional development meetings focused on ethics consultation and professional development (CEs offered)
• Participation in our CTC Training Center with a focus on supporting training center events and building curriculum and/or presentation skills

Operational Support

• Full billing and credentialing support
• Intake coordination with attention to client assignments that are the right clinical fit
• Marketing and referral support
• Furnished office space andcommon areasfor in-person collaboration
• 24/7 crisis consultation support

Compensation & Benefits

• W-2 employment status
• Compensation: Provisionally licensed clinicians are estimated to earn $65000 - $75000 annually based on meeting or exceeding expectations.
• Health insurance (CTC contributes 25% of individual premium)
• Retirement plan with 3% match after two years
• Paid leave and sick leave
• Liability insurance
• $400 annual technology stipend
• PrivateTalkRoutephone line

Requirements

• Completion of Masters and/or Doctoral Degree
• Expected to attain independent licensure (LCPC or LCSW) in Illinois within three years of employment at CTC
  
• Demonstrated experience working with diverse client populations
• Strong commitment to relational multicultural and trauma-informed practice

This is a full-time position. To meet criteria for full-time employment employee must work a minimum of 30 hours a week and maintain a caseload of 22 sessions met per week.

To Apply

Pleasesubmitan individualized cover letter CV and list of three references. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

For additional questions email Dr. Tracy Bischoff at

Required Experience:

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