What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postdoctoral Fellow position at Bespoke Healing?
This 1-year, full-time fellowship program is best suited to serve post-masters and postdoctoral trainees interested in the following:
Working primarily in direct service with queer/poly/kinky folks in both individual and relationship modalities. 91% of our clients are LGBTQIA , so experience providing gender-affirming care will be considered an asset. Interest in working with couples and poly/open/CNM relationships is also a must given our clientele.
Serving the working class. Unlike many private practice settings in Chicago, we are proud that 88% of Bespoke Healing clients are of low- to middle-socioeconomic status. The vast majority of our clients access our services through insurance or sliding scale. We live out our values to provide accessible, high-quality care to folks who are often in helping roles themselves.
Practicing using trauma-informed, relational frameworks. Most of our clients come in with a complex trauma history. Our site serves as excellent training for folks wanting to develop a trauma specialization, as Dr. Fern Pinkston teaches coursework in the Trauma Concentration within the Counseling Psychology program at The Chicago School. Past finalists have also been able to demonstrate comfort and interest in relational-cultural, liberation, humanistic-existential, narrative, feminist, and queer theories.
Engaging in self-examination and identity development. As relational-cultural supervisors, we ask questions about what informs trainees’ interventions and countertransference. We also model lifelong learning through use of self and dialogue. This often opens meaningful, growth-fostering conversations about intergenerational and cultural messages imbuing our work and deepens critical consciousness.
Learning about the business and administrative sides of private practice. No prior experience in private practice is required! We are accustomed to orienting folks to the particulars of private practice and spend a great deal of time providing direct training and support in marketing to prospective clients.
For more information on our program and how to apply, please visit our fellowship program website: https://www.bespokehealingchicago.com/fellowship-program