Full-time Staff Psychotherapist

Full-Time Staff Psychotherapist
Clinical - Chicago IL (Hybrid)

About Our Client

Our client is a group therapy practice based in Chicago specializing in trauma relationship and sex therapy. The practice is focused on providing support to clients seeking to heal from trauma and improve their relationship with themselves their bodies and their partners. As relationship and sex therapists the practice is rooted in creating a therapeutic setting that is culturally sensitive sex-positive and open to everyone. The team values an authentic environment where clients can feel comfortable expressing the most vulnerable parts of their lives while being met with support validation and care.

Job Description

Under the general direction of the Practice Owner the Staff Psychotherapist is responsible for providing standardized individual and couples counseling. The Staff Psychotherapist will work to address a variety of patient needs such as anxiety depression trauma and sex therapy. The Staff Psychotherapist will utilize area referral sources for needed specialty care hospitalization or advance psychiatric assessments and treatments.

Our clients practice is focused on providing support to clients seeking to heal from trauma improve their relationship with themselves their bodies and their partners. As relationship and sex therapists our clients values are rooted in creating a therapeutic setting that is culturally sensitive sex-positive and open to everyone. Above all our client values an authentic environment in which clients can feel comfortable expressing the most vulnerable parts of their lives while being met with support validation and care.

Our client is a group of genuine curious and passionate clinicians who are looking for an individual who shares their values and who is looking to grow with the team.

Our client values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages people of all genders sexual identities ability statuses religions immigration statuses and racial and ethnic identities to apply. Our client is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race color creed sex sexual identity gender identity or expression age religion national origin citizenship status disability ancestry marital status veteran status medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local state or federal laws.

Requirements:

• Independently licensed in the state of Illinois (LCPC LCSW LMFT) or pre-licensed (LPC/LSW/MFT)
• 2 years post independent license experience preferred for fully-licensed clinicians
• Experience or interest in working with couples
• Sex positive LGBT/Kink/Poly affirming
• Compliance with and knowledge of HIPAA guidelines
• Team management and/or crisis management experience preferred
• Able to implement and follow through with practice systems and guidelines
• Willing to work at least one evening and one weekend day - flexible schedule with stable caseload
• Collaborative a self-starter organized and professional
• Able to effectively communicate receive constructive feedback and work autonomously
• Personal computer with reliable home internet
• Willing to undergo reference and background checks

Work Authorization:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• This position does not offer employer sponsorship for work visas now or in the future
• Misrepresentation of work authorization status may result in disqualification from consideration or termination of employment

Responsibilities:

• Grow and maintain a caseload of 23-25 clinical contact hours per week
• Provide counseling to individuals and couples
• Complete progress notes treatment plans and billing documents in a timely manner
• Maintain professional and ethical requirements for licensure
• Contact and schedule clients timely and professionally
• Actively pursue further training to refine and enhance clinical skills and knowledge
• Opportunity to expand responsibilities into clinical management role to support the pre-licensed team

Benefits:

• W-2 status with flat rate per hour fee structure
• Opportunities to earn additional income via workshops blogging and additional programming and clinical management role
• In-house CE trainings
• Steady referral stream
• Marketing provided by the practice
• Bi-weekly consultation and bi-monthly team meetings
• Authentic collaborative and supportive team environment
• PTO IRA STD/LTD Life and Medical Insurance Benefits