Compass Health Center
OCD and Complex Anxiety • Trauma • Psychiatry • Group Therapy • Mental Health & Substance Use
Virtual Group Therapist Intern
December 3
Compass Health Center
OCD and Complex Anxiety • Trauma • Psychiatry • Group Therapy • Mental Health & Substance Use
Description
• Weekly outpatient therapy isn’t always enough, and a trip to the ER isn’t the only answer. Patients and their families rely on Compass Health Center when in crisis – every day, we help people overcome depression, anxiety, suicidality, obsessions/compulsions, trauma, chronic pain, and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely. • 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. • The Virtual Group Therapist Intern will work across our Adolescent and Adult programs, including Mood and Anxiety, OCD/Complex Anxiety, Trauma, and Mental Health and Substance Use. • Compass is proud to be a trailblazer within the future of behavioral health, offering fully virtual PHP/IOP programs to patients across the entire state of Illinois. Our virtual programs meet the needs of modern healthcare, providing flexibility for both patients and clinicians while increasing access to fundamental care.
Requirements
• Eager to learn and apply various clinical models and modalities. • Seeking opportunities for significant clinical growth in a setting that treats a wide variety of diagnoses and symptoms. • Ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal 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 group therapy modality. • Completed coursework related to treatment for children/adolescents and/or young adults/adults, group therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, or dialectical behavior therapy.
Benefits
• 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.
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