Internships at LifeSpring
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Masters-Level Counseling Internships at LifeSpring Counseling Services
LifeSpring Counseling Services is now interviewing for Fall-Spring 2023 internships. All counseling services are virtual at this time.
When considering future internship, externship, or practicum sites, itโs important that you consider your personal goals, the type of experience you are looking for, and the type of site you want to be at. To help facilitate this process, we have included information below about our expectations of student interns and the type of experience you can expect to get at our office. Details on how to apply are listed below for those students who believe that their wants, needs, and aspirations are a good fit with our practicesโ mission, vision, and expectations.
What You Can Expect
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Providing virtual counseling services to adults dealing with depression, anxiety, grief, and difficult life transitions
Charting and documentation
Accepting payment from clients
Communicating and following through with communicated boundaries in their clinical work
Identifying clinical areas of interest and working on developing a niche
Learning about work at a group practice
Individual therapy and group therapy
Marketing, outreach, and putting yourself out there
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Highly motivated
Eager to learn
Open to receiving feedback
Reliable, dependable, punctual, and professional
Detail-oriented
Mindful of the need to have open communication & a good working relationship with their site supervisor
Willing to try new things and put themselves out there
Willing to participate in marketing, networking, and outreach
In alignment with LifeSpringโs mission, vision, and values (refer to our home page and about page for more information)
Interested in helping clients with depression, anxiety, grief, and difficult life transitions
Interested in learning about providing trauma-informed care
Interested in Brainspotting
Interested in group therapy
Looking for an internship site that could potentially turn into a place of employment post-graduation.
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Accepting interns is a commitment of time, energy, staffing, and finances for any agency. In order for LifeSpring Counseling Services and its interns to have the most valuable experience, we require the following from our interns:
โ A commitment of 2 consecutive semesters at LifeSpring (Fall & Spring only at this time)
โ Co-facilitating a therapy group each semester
โ Completion of Phase 1 Brainspotting training in the Spring Semester (with financial assistance from LifeSpring)
โ Day-time availability for supervision
โ Able to be at internship one evening per week if needed for group therapy
โ Marketing, networking, and outreach exercises, including social media, throughout the semester
LifeSpringโs Experience Working with Interns
LifeSpringโs Founder, Melissa Wesner, has experience working with interns from Loyola University Marylandโs Counseling Program, the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at McDaniel College, and the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at Capella University. She is also familiar with the internship program at Johns Hopkinsโ Clinical Mental Health Counseling Programโs Internship and Towson Universityโs Counseling Psychology Program.
Hereโs what former interns had to sayโฆ
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Does LifeSpring Counseling Services sound like the internship site youโre looking for?
If so, send a cover letter and resume to Melissa Wesner at melissa@lifespringcounseling.net explaining the reasons you believe you and LifeSpring are a great fit for your internship.
Contact Melissa
(410) 205-5123
melissa@lifespringcounseling.net
Full-Time Employment Opportunities at LifeSpring Counseling Services
LifeSpring Counseling Services regularly interviews and hires Masters-level counseling and psychology graduates from Loyola University Maryland, University of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University, Towson University, McDaniel College, and Capella University. Click here if you would like to learn more about full-time mental health counseling positions available at LifeSpring Counseling Services.
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