What are the responsibilities and job description for the Child and Family Therapist Intern (Summer and Fall 2025) position at Innsaei Child and Family Therapy?
Job Summary
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Intern Therapist to join our team at Innsaei Child and Family Therapy. The ideal candidate will craft, implement, and oversee personalized mental health plans tailored to meet the needs of children, teens, and their families. As part of our diverse team, you will collaborate across disciplines to provide comprehensive care aimed at promoting overall mental well-being.
Our therapists empower clients to harness their personal strengths, fostering balance across multiple areas of life, including spiritual, physical, familial, and social domains. You will embody Innsaei's core values, guiding clients through self-discovery and supporting them in writing their unique personal stories of growth and healing.
Perks and Benefits
- We Elevate You – With free clinical supervision for independent licensure and professional development courses – Innsaei has the space for you to grow your career. Clinical and play therapy supervision is provided.
- Top Notch Support – Our one-of-a-kind model and clinical approach supported by our management team means that you get only the highest quality training to start and all the tools to be successful and continuous support to make your therapy practice shine.
- Your Health is #1 – We believe self-care for our employees is vital, which is why our culture understands the power in setting boundaries, promoting wellness, and preventing burnout with a flexible schedule, no on-call, optional nights or weekends, and front staff to assist with your administrative needs.
- Fun and Playful Company Culture - We're kids at heart. It's that childlike sense of wonder, creativity, and passion that sets us apart from other therapy centers. It's baked into our values and is a key element in providing healing services for our clients.
- Awesome Benefits – We have a stocked kitchen for all our employees. Full time employee benefits include paid time off on major holidays, Paid Time Off bi-weekly, and a yearly training allowance.
Responsibilities and Duties
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Establishing safe relationships with clients
- Promoting and supporting their clients’ mental health
- Maintaining up to date and accurate records of each session with a client
- Performing clinical assessments and creating personalized treatment plans for each client
- Maintaining a working knowledge of the latest therapeutic modalities
- Attend and participate in team meetings with staff
- Ability to effectively communicate with clients verbally and in written correspondence
- Understands and works with the various support systems available in the community
- Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to handle emotionally charged situations
- Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress according to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan
- Prepare and maintain all required treatment records and reports
Qualifications and Skills
- Working towards a Master's Degree in Social Work, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, or a closely related field. Both licensed and provisionally licensed clinicians welcomed to apply.
- Ability to understand the characteristics of a wide range of intellectual disabilities.
- Personal and professional experience with mindfulness or meditation work preferred.
- Passion for working with children, teens, and families in a therapeutic setting.
- Training in sand tray therapy, play therapy and working with autism and ADHD a plus.
About Us
The Innsaei (inn-sigh-ay) approach is to lean-in to challenging emotions and experiences, recognizing the healing power inherent in the human spirit. Dedicated to providing holistic health care to those on the sacred path to improving one's health, mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Our therapists work together to collaborate and support each other, with the intention of everyone on our team thriving. Innsaei is committed to providing a safe and comfortable space for all our clients: whether that is in person or virtually. We offer comprehensive and dedicated care to help clients achieve the best possible outcomes. Our purpose is to provide individuals insight into themselves, which they can then carry along throughout life's journey.
