Clinical Therapist Internships
Clinical therapist internships give university students, recent graduates, and early-career switchers hands-on experience with real client cases, mentorship from working clinical therapists, and, at many employers, a path toward a full-time offer. Openings cover Healthcare & Medical Services, with Advanced Behavioral Health, MERIDIAN HEALTH SERVICES, and Pacific Behavioral Health among the employers posting roles now.
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ECCAC Clinical Therapist (Registered Intern or Licensed) Job Description
Job Title: Clinical Therapist, Full-time (40 hours) (accepting applications for both Registered Interns and fully Licensed LCSW, LMFT, LHMC, and LPC candidates)
Reports To: Clinical Supervisor
Position Description:
Provides individual, family, and/or group trauma-focused therapy to child (18 years and under) victims of sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, problematic sexual behaviors, and/or other traumatic events. Includes non-offending caregivers in treatment. Participates in case consultations, supervision, and Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings. Provides treatment status and open communication with referral sources. Has knowledge of evidence based trauma treatment modalities. Provides testimony in court proceedings when appropriate. Is available for on-call crisis schedule. Engages in supervision for licensure with the clinical supervisor and/or approved supervisor. Therapist receive at least 40 hours of training per year to include training in evidence-based modalities.
Specific Duties:
- Provides direct, trauma-focused treatment to child victims and their non-offending caregiver(s) to include completion of comprehensive evaluations, assessments, treatment planning, effective treatment implementation, case consultation, treatment reviews, and discharge planning
- Tracks and updates client caseload to reflect active, inactive, and discharged clients and provides supervisor with a monthly statistic update
- Maintains clinical charts in accordance with policies and procedures to include timeliness in completion and level of expertise and accuracy in content
- Submits required reports, statistics, billing, and caseload information in a timely manner
- Utilizes computer efficiency to work with electronic health records, web-based programs, and Microsoft Office
- Engages with the clinical team to assist with crisis situations and peer consultation
- Conducts crisis assessments and responds appropriately to client crisis needs
- Actively participates in reflective, clinical and administrative supervision with the clinical supervisor and clinical team at a frequency to be determined by the supervisor
- Participates in the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) process as needed to promote the best interests for clients and to provide trauma-informed insight to team members
- Actively participates in ECCAC department/team meetings and case consultations Testifies in court as a witness in dependency and/or criminal court cases
- Has a minimum of 20 hours of training prior to unsupervised contact with a client
- Completes 40 hours of training yearly to include a focus on simple and complex trauma
- Maintains a therapeutic office and play room environment
- Travels between DeFuniak and Niceville Centers for certain meetings and assigned job duties
- Follows ECCAC policies and procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Valid Florida license as a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, Registered Clinical Social Work Intern or Licensed LCSW, LMFT, LHMC, and LPC LCSW, LMFT, LHMC, and LPC.
- Master's Degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or a related human services field from an accredited university
- Experience working with children, adolescents, and families in the field of Counseling and Psychology
- Must do licensure supervision with approved Qualified Supervisor who agrees with an off-site supervision contract
- Must be able to provide individualized, trauma-focused treatment that is evidence based
- Must be able to work cohesively in a team environment
- Must be able to efficiently use a computer
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and online electronic health records
- Must pass a background check
- Must maintain current liability insurance
- Competent knowledge and understanding of the issues surrounding trauma including but not limited to child sexual abuse and child maltreatment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to organize and maintain accurate records
- Ability to empathize and communicate clearly with all types of people
- Commitment to the need for client and agency confidentiality
- Must be able to problem-solve and manage time appropriately
Preferred Qualifications:
- Trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Previous experience providing individual and group counseling to victims of abuse
- Previous experience with creative interventions like play therapy, sand tray work, music therapy, art therapy, or Animal Assisted Interactions
- Previous experience working with children with problematic sexual behaviors
- Trained in EMDR
Education:
- Minimum Master's (Required)
License:
- Registered with the state of Florida as an intern working towards appropriate licensure (Required) or Licensed LCSW, LMFT, LHMC, and LPC.
About Us
We seek to heal and prevent the trauma of childhood abuse and neglect by providing advocacy, child-friendly therapies, and a safe environment where kids feel seen, heard, and understood. Every day, our team works to restore lost innocence, provide hope, and make a difference in all the lives we touch.
Our vision is powerful and unwavering: to one-day end child abuse and neglect. We remain an essential part of our community by providing a child-friendly advocacy model, raising awareness, and educating children on how to protect themselves. We believe in creating a better future by healing hearts today.
Our Values
We lead with love, act with courage, and celebrate the moments big and small that matter most.
- Lead with love
- Care with all your senses
- Be brave. Others will follow.
- Focus on the future
- Splash in puddles
- Eat dinner family-style
- Celebrate the little things
- Know your facts
These are not just words: they guide our work, shape our culture, and inspire the way we care for every child and family who walks through our doors.
Why Join Us?
If you are looking for a purpose driven career where your skills directly contribute to healing, protection, and empowerment for children, we want to hear from you. We are seeking passionate, dedicated individuals ready to make an impact and grow with an organization that leads with heart.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
ECCAC Clinical Therapist (Registered Intern or Licensed) Job Description
Job Title: Clinical Therapist, Full-time (40 hours) (accepting applications for both Registered Interns and fully Licensed LCSW, LMFT, LHMC, and LPC candidates)
Reports To: Clinical Supervisor
Position Description:
Provides individual, family, and/or group trauma-focused therapy to child (18 years and under) victims of sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, problematic sexual behaviors, and/or other traumatic events. Includes non-offending caregivers in treatment. Participates in case consultations, supervision, and Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings. Provides treatment status and open communication with referral sources. Has knowledge of evidence based trauma treatment modalities. Provides testimony in court proceedings when appropriate. Is available for on-call crisis schedule. Engages in supervision for licensure with the clinical supervisor and/or approved supervisor. Therapist receive at least 40 hours of training per year to include training in evidence-based modalities.
Specific Duties:
- Provides direct, trauma-focused treatment to child victims and their non-offending caregiver(s) to include completion of comprehensive evaluations, assessments, treatment planning, effective treatment implementation, case consultation, treatment reviews, and discharge planning
- Tracks and updates client caseload to reflect active, inactive, and discharged clients and provides supervisor with a monthly statistic update
- Maintains clinical charts in accordance with policies and procedures to include timeliness in completion and level of expertise and accuracy in content
- Submits required reports, statistics, billing, and caseload information in a timely manner
- Utilizes computer efficiency to work with electronic health records, web-based programs, and Microsoft Office
- Engages with the clinical team to assist with crisis situations and peer consultation
- Conducts crisis assessments and responds appropriately to client crisis needs
- Actively participates in reflective, clinical and administrative supervision with the clinical supervisor and clinical team at a frequency to be determined by the supervisor
- Participates in the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) process as needed to promote the best interests for clients and to provide trauma-informed insight to team members
- Actively participates in ECCAC department/team meetings and case consultations Testifies in court as a witness in dependency and/or criminal court cases
- Has a minimum of 20 hours of training prior to unsupervised contact with a client
- Completes 40 hours of training yearly to include a focus on simple and complex trauma
- Maintains a therapeutic office and play room environment
- Travels between DeFuniak and Niceville Centers for certain meetings and assigned job duties
- Follows ECCAC policies and procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Valid Florida license as a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, Registered Clinical Social Work Intern or Licensed LCSW, LMFT, LHMC, and LPC LCSW, LMFT, LHMC, and LPC.
- Master's Degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or a related human services field from an accredited university
- Experience working with children, adolescents, and families in the field of Counseling and Psychology
- Must do licensure supervision with approved Qualified Supervisor who agrees with an off-site supervision contract
- Must be able to provide individualized, trauma-focused treatment that is evidence based
- Must be able to work cohesively in a team environment
- Must be able to efficiently use a computer
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and online electronic health records
- Must pass a background check
- Must maintain current liability insurance
- Competent knowledge and understanding of the issues surrounding trauma including but not limited to child sexual abuse and child maltreatment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to organize and maintain accurate records
- Ability to empathize and communicate clearly with all types of people
- Commitment to the need for client and agency confidentiality
- Must be able to problem-solve and manage time appropriately
Preferred Qualifications:
- Trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Previous experience providing individual and group counseling to victims of abuse
- Previous experience with creative interventions like play therapy, sand tray work, music therapy, art therapy, or Animal Assisted Interactions
- Previous experience working with children with problematic sexual behaviors
- Trained in EMDR
Education:
- Minimum Master's (Required)
License:
- Registered with the state of Florida as an intern working towards appropriate licensure (Required) or Licensed LCSW, LMFT, LHMC, and LPC.
About Us
We seek to heal and prevent the trauma of childhood abuse and neglect by providing advocacy, child-friendly therapies, and a safe environment where kids feel seen, heard, and understood. Every day, our team works to restore lost innocence, provide hope, and make a difference in all the lives we touch.
Our vision is powerful and unwavering: to one-day end child abuse and neglect. We remain an essential part of our community by providing a child-friendly advocacy model, raising awareness, and educating children on how to protect themselves. We believe in creating a better future by healing hearts today.
Our Values
We lead with love, act with courage, and celebrate the moments big and small that matter most.
- Lead with love
- Care with all your senses
- Be brave. Others will follow.
- Focus on the future
- Splash in puddles
- Eat dinner family-style
- Celebrate the little things
- Know your facts
These are not just words: they guide our work, shape our culture, and inspire the way we care for every child and family who walks through our doors.
Why Join Us?
If you are looking for a purpose driven career where your skills directly contribute to healing, protection, and empowerment for children, we want to hear from you. We are seeking passionate, dedicated individuals ready to make an impact and grow with an organization that leads with heart.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Clinical Therapist Internship Market
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Tips for Your Clinical Therapist Internship Search
Apply earlier than the role's posting date suggests
Large hospital systems and behavioral health networks open their summer clinical therapist intern cohorts the preceding fall, often closing before spring semester begins. Smaller practices and co-op sites post closer to the start date. Check listings consistently across the full calendar year rather than waiting for a single recruiting window.
Build a clinical evidence file before you apply
Hiring coordinators for clinical therapist internships assess readiness through documented work, not employment length. Compile a practicum summary with supervised hours completed, a case study log showing the presenting concerns and modalities you practiced, and any psychosocial assessments or treatment plans you contributed to under supervision. These artifacts give reviewers something concrete to evaluate.
Work your campus network alongside direct applications
Campus career fairs surface structured practicum and internship programs tied to your university's accreditation agreements, and your faculty supervisors often know which sites recruit from your program before roles post publicly. Apply directly to smaller private practices and community mental health centers running their own cohorts at the same time, so you reach openings that never appear at university events.
Practice the clinical therapist intern interview format out loud
Clinical therapist intern screens typically include behavioral questions on handling crisis presentations, ethical dilemmas, and countertransference, plus a case conceptualization exercise where you walk the interviewer through a hypothetical client. Practice answering out loud, explaining your clinical reasoning step by step, because interviewers weigh how you think through uncertainty as much as the conclusion you reach.
Target accredited practicum and structured internship pipelines first
Large hospital systems, university counseling centers, and integrated behavioral health networks run cohort-based internship programs designed to train clinicians new to the field. These programs often count toward required supervised hours for licensure, recruit on a fixed academic calendar, and fill fast. Identify the sites approved by your program's accrediting body and submit applications in the first wave they open.
Set your work-type filter before you start searching
On-site roles are 50% of the clinical therapist internships listed here. Decide what you can commit to before you search, since telehealth cohorts and in-person placements have different hour-logging and supervision requirements that affect your licensure path. Filter by location and work type so you are not sorting through roles that don't fit your program's site approval criteria.
Clinical Therapist Internships: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a clinical therapist internship?
Lead with coursework and documented client work rather than employment history, since hiring teams expect limited experience at the intern level. A case study log, practicum summary, or clinical observation portfolio gives recruiters something concrete to assess your readiness. Pair direct applications with campus career fairs, where clinical program recruiters often move faster for students they meet in person.
Can a clinical therapist internship turn into a full-time job?
Many employers extend return offers to strong interns, but conversion is never guaranteed. What actually drives it for clinical therapist interns is consistent client outcomes, positive supervisor feedback, and whether the site has headcount available when your internship ends. Position yourself by treating every session and documentation task as if you are already a staff clinician, without counting on a return offer materializing.
When should I apply for clinical therapist internships?
Earlier than most expect. Large hospital systems, behavioral health networks, and community mental health centers recruit their summer cohorts the preceding fall, sometimes opening applications in September or October. Smaller private practices and co-op programs post closer to the start date, so openings appear year-round and it pays to check regularly rather than waiting for a single recruiting season.
Are clinical therapist internships paid?
Most professional clinical therapist internships in the United States are paid, though compensation varies by employer size, industry, and location. Some nonprofit and community-based sites offer stipends rather than hourly wages, while hospital systems and larger behavioral health companies tend to pay more competitively. Listings show compensation details where the employer discloses them, so you can compare before applying.
What should a clinical therapist internship resume include?
Lead with clinical projects and practicum placements, not employment history. For each placement, document the population served, modalities practiced, and number of supervised hours completed. Include relevant coursework in assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment, and link to any published case studies or academic presentations if available. Keep the resume to one page and put supervised hours near the top where reviewers see them first.
Are there remote clinical therapist internships?
Yes. Remote and hybrid roles make up 50% of the clinical therapist internship listings here, with the rest on-site. Telehealth-based cohorts tend to fill quickly because they draw applicants nationally, so apply early and filter by work type to see them before they close.
What is a clinical internship or practicum placement for therapists?
Structured practicum and internship placements are the formal supervised-hours programs required by most accredited clinical mental health, social work, and counseling degree programs. They pair students with licensed supervisors at approved sites, count toward licensure-required direct-contact hours, and recruit on their own academic calendar. These placements are competitive and fill in the fall for spring and summer start dates, so identify approved sites early and apply in the first wave.
Can international students get clinical therapist internships?
Yes. F-1 students can intern through CPT while enrolled or through OPT work authorization after finishing a degree, and the employer does not have to file anything for either, so many companies are open to international interns. Confirm your eligibility and timing with your university's international student office before accepting an offer.
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