mft internship

Our internship opportunity offers students comprehensive weekly supervision sessions with an AAMFT approved supervisor and/or LMFT, and client contact hours throughout their academic internship experience. 

Our practice highly focuses and specializes in the integration of the Christian faith in mental health. We focus on helping individuals, couples and families. Our therapists gravitate towards the use of IFS, Gottman couples therapy, EMDR, Narrative and Structural therapy modalities, and Christian counseling. Most clients that come to our practice are those who are trying to make sense of their faith in the context of their family system stressors and vice-versa.

The ideal candidates for this position:

  • Have an interest in learning to integrate Christian faith in therapy.

  • Possess a strong desire to work with clients to help bring congruence between their Chrisitian faith and mental health. 

  • May already have a placement offering general experience but want to strengthen their therapeutic skills through a Christian perspective.

  • Be able to build therapeutic relationships with clients to maintain client engagement.

  • Be able to work onsite and hold in-person sessions with clients. 

  • Welcome feedback and possess a teachable spirit.

  • Bilingual Spanish speaking is a plus.

Responsibilities:

  • Formulate intake evaluations, diagnoses, and treatment plans in consultation with supervisor.

  • Comply with documentation deadlines of intakes, progress notes, and treatment plans according to practice procedures and requirements.

  • Participate in ongoing supervision, staff meetings, and training. 

  • Develop strategies to build schedules and obtain referrals.

  • Maintain a minimum caseload of 10 clients a week.

  • Adhere to AAMFT professional ethical standards.

Requirements:

  • Proof of professional liability insurance.

  • Have prior experience with client exposure. This can be through mock sessions overseen by your academic institution or participation in supervision groups working with real cases, facilitated by your program.

  • Be enrolled in a COAMFTE accredited MFT program. Preference is given to Connecticut students who are attending in person programs.

If you feel Creative Harmony Clinical Services, LLC is the best option for your academic internship, please complete our MFT Internship application.