SEEKING TALENTED PSYCHOTHERAPIST FOR PRIVATE PRACTICE

About Our Practice:

Karalyn Violeta began their social work career in nonprofit settings and community mental health clinics. For over 13 years, they have treated mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, OCD/OCPD, PTSD and c-PTSD, and mood and affect instability, and they frequently work at the intersections of these issues and clients’ concerns around sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. Another area of focus is on chronic pain, disability, and medical trauma.

Our practice has specific expertise working with Queer and LGB+, Trans, and Nonbinary adults and adolescents, and we are kink/BDSM, body neutral, (HAAS) and sex positive. We welcome and honor sex workers, and frequently work with freelancers and creatives (visual and performing artists, writers, musicians, and others). We write letters of surgical readiness for gender-affirming care and aspire to conduct interviews and assessments in collaboration with the client, using a person-centered and non-pathological approach. Our Administrative Coordinator will assist all therapists with billing, scheduling, and other support.

Ideal Candidates: 

Our ideal candidate will be a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW); Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW); Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC); Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who is interested in working with LGBTQ+ adolescents and adults. Experience with these populations is required. We strongly prefer candidates with a working knowledge of evidence-based treatment modalities such as DBT and CBT. We strive to be aware of new community resources (and to provide some of the best referrals around!); to act with compassion towards our clients, colleagues, and selves; and to continue honing our clinical skills throughout our careers. Candidates with experience supervising staff and/or MSW student interns are preferred.

An Excellent Opportunity for:

  • LMSWs seeking to advance their skills and accrue clinical hours in a private practice setting

  • Clinicians interested in learning the ins-and-outs of operating a private practice

  • Regular, high-quality, and licensure-eligible clinical supervision

  • LCSWs who are interested in working privately, but who prefer to avoid the administrative side of being in private practice

  • LMSW/LCSWs who wants to expand their competence in work with LGBTQ+, kinky and consensually non-monogamous people, and partnerships/families

  • Therapists who are also interested in contributing to conference presentations or co-authoring professional publications

  • Queer, Trans/NB, kinky and/or poly therapists interesting in working within their communities under the supervision and guidance of an experienced therapist

Professional Benefits Offered:

  • Flexible scheduling, including ability to work remotely (100% remote right now due to COVID-19) and make your own schedule

  • Minimal paperwork

  • Weekly individualized supervision, group, and peer supervision

  • Administrative support for scheduling, billing, and other matters

  • Collegial, team-oriented, and supportive work environment

  • Newsletter/blog-writing experience

  • Ongoing on-the-job mentorship and $250 yearly educational stipend

  • Competitive rates that are commensurate with experience

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Offers 15-minute phone consultations (to determine goodness-of-fit between therapist and potential client)

  • Provides telehealth services to a caseload of approximately 20 adolescent and adult clients, including individuals, partnerships of 2+ people, and families

  • Completes case notes, group notes, and all required documentation in a timely basis

  • Facilitates one psychotherapy group per semester/6-month period

  • Contributes their writing (paid) for our blog and newsletter

  • Actively participates in weekly specialized individual and group clinical supervision, and quarterly team meetings

  • Coordinates care with prescribers and other professionals, as needed

  • Follows-up and communicates with clients as needed

  • Collaborate with administrative coordinator to resolve any outstanding client issues such as overdue balances, scheduling changes, etc.

Qualified Candidates Will Posses:

  • License to provide psychotherapy in New York State

  • Education, training, and demonstrated success in implementing modalities, such as CBT, IFS, mindfulness treatments, trauma-informed practices, somatic treatments, and psychodynamic psychotherapy

  • Willingness to obtain (and retain) malpractice insurance and keep license and registration current

  • Comfort and experience in conducting telehealth sessions and access to reliable, high-speed internet

  • Excellent communication skills and an interest in collaboration with colleagues

  • Availability to see clients on one weekend day, early morning, or evening per week

  • At least 2 years of experience in providing individual, couples, multiple partner relationships and/or family therapy

  • At least 2 years of experience serving LGBTQ+, kinky, and non-monogamous individuals and communities

  • Familiarity with harm-reduction practice models and a willingness to integrate case management/concrete skill-building strategies for clients struggling with executive function

  • High level of competence in working with Trans & Nonbinary adolescents and adults and be knowledgeable of local resources and referrals

  • Organizational skills and able to complete required documentation and respond to inquiries and client calls or emails in a timely manner

 People of Color (particularly QTPOC), Transgender, and Nonbinary people are strongly encouraged to apply.

* Please note that we are unable to consider therapists who are currently in private practices or working in another group practice.  

TO APPLY:

Please submit your résumé or CV for consideration. We will contact qualified applicants to schedule an interview via Zoom. Candidates invited to move forward in the hiring process will be asked to provide a brief professional writing sample and references.