Mental Health Therapist Intern

Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice (CTRJJ)
Any Location, MD
Category Education
Job Description
Role Overview

CTSA is a growing outpatient mental health practice offering a graduate clinical internship for students in counseling, social work, psychology, and related mental health programs. Interns will participate in a highly involved training experience, receiving supervision, consultation, and structured learning experiences.

What You Will Do

Interns will engage in individual psychotherapy, intake and diagnostic assessment, treatment planning, and clinical documentation. They will also participate in clinical seminars, professional development, and journal club.

Why It Might Be a Fit

CTSA is looking for graduate students who are serious about learning how to become excellent therapists. Strong candidates are curious, reflective, warm, and relational, and are interested in trauma, anxiety, relational, somatic, or integrative approaches.

Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in a graduate program in Counseling, Social Work, Clinical Psychology, or a related mental health field
  • Eligible for clinical internship placement through their academic institution
  • Meet their graduate program's requirements for beginning clinical fieldwork
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to maintain professional, ethical, documentation, and confidentiality standards

Benefits

  • Paid graduate clinical internship
  • Compensation for completed direct clinical service hours ($15-$20 per hour)
  • Structured clinical education
  • Individual clinical supervision
  • Case consultation and peer learning
  • Clinical seminars and professional development
  • Journal Club and discussion of current clinical literature
  • Opportunities to observe and learn from experienced clinicians
  • Gradually increasing independence as skills and confidence develop
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