Psychotherapist

Hybrid pay structure of a base salary + hourly rate that equates to approximately $70,000 annual income Opportunities to earn Extra Care Pay for clients seen above minimum visits (22+ clients/week). Primarily provide psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults of all ages from diverse backgrounds, using Intrapsychic Humanism (IH) https://www.smartlovefamily.org/what-is-smart-love.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee discounts
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Psychotherapist Position

Interested in relational, psychodynamic psychotherapy?  
Join our dynamic team! 

About Smart Love
We are a not for profit, outpatient counseling agency led by genuinely committed clinicians who provide high-quality mental health services and receive ongoing professional training and consultation no matter their experience level. We use an innovative, optimistic relational psychotherapy approach that produces better clinicians and therapists who enjoy greater fulfillment in the caregiving they provide. Our objective is to make our training more available to clinicians so that we can increase access to high-quality mental health care to those in need.  

We are seeking Illinois licensed or license-eligible therapists for full-time hybrid (Telehealth and in person) therapist positions for our Oak Park and Logan Square offices. We strongly encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, as Smart Love believes that differences enable us to be a better team and impact our communities and the world in meaningful ways. 

• Primarily provide psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults of all ages from diverse backgrounds, using Intrapsychic Humanism (IH) https://www.smartlovefamily.org/what-is-smart-love
• Provide parent guidance using the Smart Love® parenting model
• Additional opportunities to provide couple, family and group psychotherapy, psychological testing, and parent education seminars/webinars.

Qualifications:

• Masters level or above degree in clinical psychology, clinical social work, professional counseling, or marriage/family. 
• Clinical experience doing therapy
• Values providing long-term psychotherapy and relationship-based psychotherapy    
• Flexible schedule to fulfill some required evening hours and/or Saturdays
• Enjoys learning and ongoing supervision/consultation regardless of experience level
• Desire to work as part of a team, particularly for community outreach and impact projects
• Ability to form and maintain relationships and to model and encourage positive collaborative behaviors

Clinical Responsibilities & Opportunities

• Bill 21 clients per week (caseloads typically range from 25-28 to ensure this minimum is met)
• Hybrid schedule (in person and remote) with 4 days in person and 1 day virtual. Evenings and/or Saturdays are required.
• Flexibility can be provided to the clinician’s schedule overtime if they are able to consistently meet billing minimum 
• Up to four hours per week of non-clinical projects involving program development and community engagement. 

Supervision & Consultation 

• One hour of weekly individual clinical supervision by senior clinician
• One or two hours of monthly group consultation with Dr. Heineman Pieper
• Two yearly all staff meetings
• Trainings and in-services offered free of cost to staff
• Monthly Committee on Racial and Social Equity (CORSE) meetings

Compensation & Benefits

• 35 hour/week
• Minimum of 21 client visits per week
• Hybrid pay structure of a base salary + hourly rate that equates to approximately $70,000 annual income 
  • Opportunities to earn Extra Care Pay for clients seen above minimum visits (22+ clients/week) 
• Paid Time Off (PTO) offered after 90 days of employment. PTO paid at the base salary rate.
  • Bank of 10 days of paid vacation time 
    • Can take an additional 5 days of unpaid vacation time
  • Bank of 60 paid sick hours per year
  • 8 paid holidays

Additional Benefits: 

Provided Support and Resources for Clinicians 

• Agency provides all referrals, marketing, intake assessments, billing, and office space, supplies, and management. 
• Employment W-2 status 
  • Benefits of W-2 status includes:
    • Health (Medical and Dental) insurance offered through BCBS PPO with Employer contribution of 25% of the premium cost (once minimum work hours are met). 
    • Employee administered 401K plan(once minimum work hours are met).
    • FICA tax portion is paid by employer 
    • Participate in the Federal Loan Forgiveness Program due to Smart Love’s standing as a not for profit organization. 
• Ongoing FREE professional development support including clinical consultation, supervision, continuing education trainings, diversity training, membership for the IH Society (covers up to 8 CE’s per year/value of $160)
• Opportunities for social and SL community building to promote belonging and staff morale through our Diversity and Belonging Initiatives!

Visit our website for more information about our organization www.smartlovefamily.org.



If interested, please submit a cover letter and CV to Carla M. Beatrici, Psy.D., Director of Clinical Services carla.beatrici@smartlovefamily.org or 708-325-8299.

Flexible work from home options available.