Family Therapist Intern

We are seeking motivated students looking to learn and grow their clinical skills with the help of our talented clinical supervisors. This position is only available to students in the 2025-2026 internship year of a Master level clinical program (social work, counseling, psychology).

Our internship offers an in-depth opportunity to gain clinical experience in multiple treatment modalities and theoretical frameworks with a focus on group therapy, CBT, DBT, ACT and potential additional opportunities with assessment, ERP, trauma, individual work, family, art therapy, and more. Opportunities exist across all Compass clinical programs including Child, Adolescent, Young Adult/Adult, OCD/Complex Anxiety, and Trauma. 

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Introduced as our newest site in 2021, our brand new state-of-the-art facility at Oak Brook is modern, bright, and creates an inviting therapeutic space for both patients and employees alike.  

What You'll Do 

• Facilitating family sessions to a caseload of assigned patients and their loved ones in conjunction with your supervisor.  
• Providing guidance and support to patients and family members to help promote goals and encourage patients progress through the program. 
• Providing direction to families about effective ways of supporting patients. Discussion topics and family therapy goals include safety plans, incorporating skill implementation, improving communication, creating contracts 
• Working with various presenting issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosis, substance abuse. 
• Assisting in supporting families through phone coaching and follow-up calls. 
• Supporting patients in crisis. 
• Coordinating with the treatment team. This involves attending rounds and other program meetings regularly as well as using the electronic systems of communication. 
• Communicating with outside providers conducting family therapy for continuity of care. 
• Collaborating with the treatment team in assessing the patient’s progress and need for higher level of care, stepdown, or discharge. 
• Helping the family to coordinate an effective discharge plan. 
• Providing individual support to patients as needed in collaboration with your supervisor. 
• Contributing clinical observations and insights during interdisciplinary meetings. 
• Charting progress of patients appropriately in the electronic medical record. 
• Participating in clinical program meetings as needed. 
• Working on projects focused on program improvement and the overall growth and development of Compass. 
• Participating in a weekly family therapy meeting. 
• Working on projects focused on program improvement and the overall growth and development of Compass. 
• Support with programmatic needs (co-facilitating various groups within program - Skills, Process, Parent Support Group). 

Who You Are

• Ability to demonstrate soft skills 
• Excellent time management skills, including the ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and challenging environment 
• Ability to maintain patient privacy at all times 
• Desire to work in partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient setting with focus on the family therapy modality 
• Completed coursework related to treatment for children/adolescents and/or young adults/adults, group therapy, marriage and family therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, or dialectical behavior therapy

Training Hours: 

• Start Date: August 2025
• End Date:  May 2026 / to be determined in conjunction with program
• Weekly Schedule: To be determined in conjunction with program; 20-24 hours/week 

Supervision: 

• Provided by individuals with the following credentials: LCSW, LCPC, PhD, PsyD
• There will be individual and/or group supervision weekly (1 hour total).
• Monthly group supervision will occur with all student interns, post-doctoral interns, and first-year employees.
• Interns can expect a developmental style of supervision.
• Interns will be expected to be active participants in setting goals and expectations for their internship year, as well as able to complete the training activities and job functions as listed above. 

What We Offer: 

• Ongoing quality improvement and professional development opportunities, including weekly opportunities in the Summer and monthly opportunities throughout the year
• Monthly didactic trainings with subject matter experts throughout the organization
• Additional guidance and supervision from multi-disciplinary staff, including psychiatrists, teachers, group therapists, primary therapists, family therapists and directors. 
• Interns demonstrating exemplary performance will be strongly considered for future employment at Compass. Benefits for full-time Compass employees (non-interns) are below for reference.