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Authentic Growth Wellness Group is hiring for two  Counselor/Therapist positions (LPC/LCPC/LCSW/PhD/PsyD). There are 2 open positions at Authentic Growth Wellness Group, and duties include providing quality clinical therapeutic services to patient populations and their families/significant others. In addition to providing quality clinical therapeutic services, duties also include: serving as a member of the counseling center team, supporting the organization's treatment program and philosophy, and assuring the deliverance of quality treatment while completing documentation in a timely manner.

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Required Education, Skills and/or Experience:

  • At minimum a Master’s Degree in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, or a Master’s Degree in a recognized mental health field.

  • Knowledge of developmental psychology, disease pathology and clinical needs of the assigned population.

  • Ability to maintain information which is highly confidential; Ability to clearly summarize pertinent clinical information via written correspondence and medical records documentation, if needed/requested by clientele.

  • Ability to demonstrate self-control in volatile or hostile situations.

  • Ability to set therapeutic limits and maintain therapeutic distance with clients; maintains therapeutic boundaries with patients during treatment and following termination.

  • Ability to provide effective therapy and counseling services via CBT, DBT, Trauma-informed, therapeutic modalities.

  • Provides individual counseling and crisis intervention and facilitates support groups as needed.

  • Strong preference for clinically licensed counselors and/or social workers, and clinical psychologists.

  • Strong preference for training in working with the following experiences/populations: perinatal mental health, trauma + grief and loss, families of all ages, little children and adolescents, and supporting the parent-child dyad.

  • Strong preference for knowledge and familiarity working within the following modalities: TF-CBT (required), client-centered (required), DBT (required), ACT (preferred, but not required), IFS (parts work; preferred, but not required), EMDR (preferred, but not required), and expressive therapies (play therapy, art therapy, yoga therapy, dance therapy; preferred, but not required).

  • Requirement of at least 3 years’ experience providing individual, couples, group, and family therapy.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

  • Knowledge of: Disease and treatment process and effect of illness on patient population; resources; Counseling Theories and understanding and acceptance of Counseling Code of Ethics; individual, group, couples, and family therapy.

  • Highly skilled in written and verbal communications, interpersonal and public relations.

  • Skilled in organizational effectiveness, critical and analytical problem solving.

  • Ability to relate and emotionally attune to people.

  • Ability to consistently present clear professional identity, boundaries, and purpose.

Preferred Skills and/or Experience:

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in a behavioral health setting (graduate school clinical internships count as experience, in addition to official employment).

  • Training in/experience providing support within the following areas: perinatal mental health; attachment theory; parenting strategies and supporting the child-parent dyad; trauma, EMDR, IFS (parts work); little children, adolescents, and their guardians.

Required License and/or Certification:

  • An Active State of Illinois licensure with a minimum of 3 years which may include LPC/LCPC/LCSW/PhD/PsyD.

Overview of Employment Package:

  • Comfortable, new, well-lit, furnished office(s) with all the necessary supplies, + secured WiFi.

  • HIPAA-compliant EHR + telehealth platform subscriptions.

  • PsychologyToday.com subscription, and full support on all marketing materials/processes. 

  • Benefit of consulting/participating in weekly group supervision and staffing meetings.

  • Generous hourly compensation.

  • Annual CEU stipend

 

Location: Authentic Growth Wellness Group | 211 W. Chicago Ave., Suite #119, Hinsdale, IL, 60521

 

Schedule: Part-Time, with potential to grow into Full-Time.