Counsellor

Sage Mental Health & Maternal Wellness • Remote • 1w ago

Contract Counselling Position (RCC/RSW)

Are you a passionate mental health therapist looking to make a difference in your community?

Do you have a special interest in supporting individuals, couples, and/or families in navigating difficult seasons of their lives?

Are you eager to make the step into private practice, but unsure if you want to manage the marketing, administration, and other aspects of the business?

Sage Mental Health may have an opportunity for you!

We are a flourishing private counselling practice serving online and in-person residents of BC, Canada. Though we offer counselling for general mental health concerns, we also hold a primary specialty in perinatal and maternal mental health, supporting clients encountering reproductive challenges, perinatal loss, trauma, postpartum mental health challenges, and parenting struggles.

We are looking for a committed, compassionate, and skilled contract therapist to join our team in providing virtual services and/or in-person services in their community.

As a contract therapist, you will:

- Provide counselling/therapy services to individuals and/or couples and families, virtually or in-person in your community;

- Offer complimentary 15-minute consultations to prospective clients;

- Maintain clinical records and complete proper record keeping in a timely and professional manner;

- Complete billing and invoicing;

- Participate in ongoing professional development and case consultation/supervision;

- Maintain good professional standing with your regulatory body / association;

- Maintain your own professional liability insurance and business license;

- Maintain a strong sense of ethics and compliance to professional codes of conduct.

Education and Experience

- Master’s degree or higher from a recognized clinical counselling, counselling psychology, or social work program;

- One (1)+ years recent, post-graduate experience providing professional mental health/counselling services;

- Two (2) professional references attesting to the candidate’s skills, experiences, and personal qualities.

Knowledge and Abilities

- Comprehensive knowledge of counselling skills, strategies, and models;

- Demonstrated ability to plan therapy treatment and conduct assessments and interventions from a variety of theoretical counselling modalities;

- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and professionally, both orally and in writing, with clients, colleagues, referral sources, and others as needed;

- Demonstrated ability to collaboratively complete risk assessments and safety planning with clients;

- Strong computer and word processing skills, with proficiency working with programs such as Jane and Microsoft Office;

Preference will be given to candidates with:

- Specialty training/experience in supporting clients struggling with perinatal/maternal/reproductive mental health (or a willingness to undergo advanced training);

- Training/experience in supporting issues pertaining to women’s & LGBTQ mental health (IPV and other forms of genderized violence; separation/divorce; eating disorders; burnout; sexual health; perimenopause & menopause; etc.)

- Specialized training/experience in a counselling modality, such as couples’ and/or family counselling; EMDR; child-parent psychotherapy; sensorimotor therapy; somatic experiencing; IFS; etc.

- The ability to provide in-person as well as remote counselling in BC.

What we offer at Sage Mental Health:

- Competitive fee split commensurate with experience;

- Freedom to work flexibly on mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends at your discretion;

- Use of Jane App Software for administration, scheduling, billing, and virtual sessions;

- Marketing plan including website advertising, optimized SEO and/or advertising, and social media campaigns to attract your ideal client;

- support from the Director with any concerns that arise during your time with Sage Mental Health;

- opportunity for peer consultation as needed.

Closing date: Open until filled.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume outlining your experience and qualifications for this role to jennifer@sagementalhealth.ca. We thank all applicants for expressing their interest.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $105.00 per hour

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