Job description

About us

We are a group of 45+ mental health professionals skilled in the practice of individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy. We specialize in perinatal and reproductive mental health, mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, sexual challenges, and relationships. We also engage in advocacy, outreach, and educational efforts to make this beautiful and imperfect world a better place for individuals, couples, and families.

Staff Psychotherapist - Chicago, IL ; Oak Park, IL or fully remote (must be a resident of IL)
We are excited to announce an opening for a full-time licensed psychotherapist: licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), licensed social worker (LSW), licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC), licensed professional counselor (LPC), licensed psychologist (PhD or PsyD), or licensed marital and family therapist (LMFT). The psychotherapist can choose to apply to work in our main location in Chicago, IL (River North) or in our satellite location in Oak Park, IL. The work hours include 2 days of providing in-person services at the office and 3 days of working from home. We will also consider applicants who wish to work fully remotely as long as they reside in Illinois.

If you are passionate about mental health and are looking for a collaborative community of colleagues who care about and support one another while demonstrating genuine commitment to clients, professional development, and their own wellbeing, we encourage you to apply. We are looking for candidates who live values that animate our group: integrity, compassion, collaboration, authenticity, growth-mindedness, and social justice. BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, therapists with disabilities, and bicultural/multicultural & bilingual/multilingual individuals are particularly encouraged to apply.

Psychotherapy at Wildflower is grounded in empirically-based modalities and theories as well as focus on learning and clinical collaboration to provide the highest quality of attuned, empathic care. We serve individuals, couples, and families and center our practice on these key areas: perinatal and reproductive mental health, mood and anxiety, trauma, sexuality, and relationships. The position is an excellent opportunity for a mental health professional who wishes to further develop specialized expertise in the above areas, is self-directed, serious about ongoing learning, and has great communication and organizational skills.

Schedule: Preference will be given to clinicians who are available to work Tuesday-Saturday, including two evenings per week. We will also consider candidates looking for Monday-Friday schedule, which includes three evenings per week.

Qualifications

• Applicants must hold Master’s degree or higher in social work, professional counseling, clinical psychology or marital and family therapy and must be licensed as an LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC, LMFT, or Clinical Psychologist OR become licensed within 3 months from the start date
• At least 1 year of full-time postgraduate experience providing outpatient psychotherapy
• Must have experience evaluating, diagnosing, and treating emotional disorders in an outpatient setting, and must be passionate about ongoing learning. Demonstrated experience and training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/Dialectical Behavior Therapy/Acceptance and Commitment Therapy OR reproductive mental health/sex therapy/trauma therapy/couples therapy. Additionally, must have interest in developing further expertise in the above areas
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to interact effectively, sensitively, and professionally with clients and professional community

Benefits

• Opportunity to develop specialized expertise in the following areas and treatment modalities: reproductive mental health, sex therapy, couples therapy, CBT, DBT, ACT, trauma treatment, and others
• Educational reimbursement toward professional development
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Frequent (1-2x/month) in-house training opportunities, majority of which include CEUs
• Eligibility for health insurance (BCBS PPO), dental and vision insurance
• Salary commensurate with experience
• Liability insurance through employer
• PTO, short term disability coverage, retirement plan (401k), term life insurance and other benefits
• Parental, miscarriage and stillbirth leave benefit
• Regular group consultation
• Management supports team members in maintaining work/life balance
• Depending on experience and performance, opportunity to provide education and training to the professional community and/or supervise provisionally licensed staff
• If provisionally licensed, weekly individual supervision will be provided in addition to monthly group supervision
• This is a W2 position

Other
Clinician would be expected to provide psychotherapy services to a diverse caseload, averaging 23 client sessions per week. This includes primarily working with individuals but also some couples.

To apply
To apply for this position, please send your cover letter, resume/CV and two professional references to Aga Grabowski via indeed.com. Applicants who do not provide a cover letter will not be considered. No phone calls, please. We thank all applicants for their interest.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Signing bonus

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff and clients are welcome to wear masks. No other precautions are taken at this time.

Application Question(s):

• Which location are you applying for (Oak Park or Chicago)?
• Are you available to work Tuesday-Saturday (incl. two evenings) or Monday-Friday (incl. three evenings)? Please note preference will be given to candidates with Tuesday-Saturday availability.

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• Psychotherapy: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC, LMFT, or Clinical Psychology license (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60610

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