Job Title

Private Practice Therapist (PsyD., LCSW, LCPC) with LGBTQ+ expertise

Job Overview

Helping people (including our staff) live their best lives. 

If you have experience working with the LGBTQ+ community, are looking for an in-person, teletherapy, or hybrid position to connect with clients, where you can also create relationships and have the time to do the real work, please send us your resume. We are looking for amazing people to join our incredible, highly collegial team! Our clinicians describe The Juniper Center as a team of kind, intelligent and supportive individuals that care and support your personal and professional growth.

With us, you can provide good quality counseling for clients in a thriving practice, owned and run by a therapist. We are located in Chicagoland, but this position really can be hybrid. If you have a dual license, we will be able to provide referrals in other states as well. We are looking to hire multi-faceted, fully Licensed Mental Health Professionals (Licensed Clinical Psychologist, LCSW, LCPC, LMFT). We currently have needs in the following areas:

• LGBTQ+ expertise (Specifically working with the trans and non-binary population)
• EMDR trained
• Couples therapists
• Addictions specialist
• Adolescents/teenagers (ages 14-19) 
• Preteen/tweens (ages 11-13)
• Children (ages 6-10)
• CSAT
• Sex therapist
• Trauma informed yoga therapist

However, if you are amazing, we still want to hear from you.

The Juniper Center provides a Clinical Support Team to handle all administrative, scheduling, billing and insurance support; so that you can focus entirely on patient care. We also understand how important it is to have community – especially when working virtually. To meet this need we have a virtual team for consultation, collaboration and community support. We have several physical locations and offer telehealth platforms for medical professionals.  

About the Juniper Center: The Heart and Science of Change. 

The Juniper Center is one of the largest counseling and therapy practices serving Chicagoland, with over 50 clinicians in five locations, and via telehealth. We provide expert, individualized counseling and therapy for all ages, backgrounds and gender and sexual identities. The Juniper Center specializes in Trauma Recovery; Anxiety and Depression; Addictions Treatment; LGBTQ, Sexuality and Gender, and Relationship Therapy.

Experience the joy of working where you can bring your full self to work. At The Juniper Center we provide care we would want for ourselves or a loved one. Here you will find independence to build a practice that embraces your interests and expertise. And you’ll find it in a warm, welcoming, supportive, (both personally and professionally) team environment. Our clinicians describe The Juniper Center as a team of kind, intelligent and professional individuals that care and support your clinical and professional growth. We provide CEU’s to help you keep at the forefront of your field, including innovations in brain science and evidence based practices. 

The Juniper Center clinical care team includes Psychologists, Psychiatrist, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Clinical Counselors, a Neuro-Psychologist, Yoga Instructors,  Art Therapists and a Dance Movement Therapist. We use a collaborative, team approach to treat the whole person.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide therapy for clients in thriving counseling and therapy practice in Chicagoland.
• Complete clinical notes.
• Enjoy the rest of your life.

Qualifications

• Fully Licensed Mental Health Professional (Licensed Clinical Psychologist, LCSW, LCPC) with active license in the State of Illinois. Dual licensure is a plus.
• A minimum of 1 year experience working with the LGBTQ+ community 
• Experience working with the trans and non-binary population
• 2-3 years of experience providing mental health therapy in one or more of the following disciplines:
  • EMDR
  • Couples
  • Addictions/CADC
  • Adolescents/teenagers (ages 14-19)
  • Preteen/tween (ages 11-13)
  • Children (ages 6-10)
  • CSAT
  • LGBTQ
  • Sex therapy
  • Trauma informed yoga therapy
  • Be amazing

Location

Position is based at any of The Juniper Center’s 5 locations (post-COVID), located in Park Ridge, Chicago, Oak Park, Barrington and Northfield, as well as via telehealth.

Compensation/Benefits

This position will afford you the opportunity to work as much or as little as you would like. The position can grow as your desired case load grows.  We are a fee for service practice and we bill daily. You will be paid based on our receivables and our billing department has a 98% collection rate. Rarely is any portion of a service left unpaid.  

We offer: 

Health and Dental insurance  

Paid Time Off

Option to enroll in Retirement Plan

Continuing education reimbursement.

How to Apply

Send a resume and cover letter to jobs@thejunipercenter.com. Use the job title as the subject line of your email.