Senior Mental Health Therapist

Come join us! We’re looking for an experienced mental health therapist to provide individual and family therapy to children and families who are affected by childhood sexual abuse and trauma.

About us:

Canopy Center is a non-profit agency located in Madison, Wisconsin that provides services to children and families in our community impacted by trauma and adversity.

Canopy Center’s Oasis program is a therapeutic program and certified Mental Health Clinic serving children from preschool through high school who have been sexually, physically, and emotionally abused. Our mission is to help heal the trauma of abuse, promote safety and stability within the family unit, and foster skills to sustain healthy functioning and prevent further abuse. Our therapists utilize a wide range of trauma-sensitive experiential, expressive, sensory, and cognitive therapies, enabling them to adapt treatment to an individual child’s strengths, developmental age, and emotional needs. Oasis also provides education, mentoring, and coaching to caregivers and other family members to help them reinforce healing and protective strategies in the home and their community.

Position Summary: The Oasis Senior Therapist is responsible for providing individual, family, and group therapy to children and caregivers affected by childhood sexual abuse and trauma, while providing clinical guidance, mentorship, and support to Qualified Treatment Trainees (QTTs) and clinical interns to strengthen their clinical skills and support quality client care.

Qualifications: 

The Oasis Senior Therapist must have demonstrated experience providing trauma treatment to children and adults and a strong commitment to helping clients heal from traumatic experiences. They must have training and direct clinical experience in at least one established trauma treatment approach, such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), other desensitization methods, or family systems therapy. Experience in play therapy and/or creative arts therapy is highly desirable. Demonstrated competence in crisis intervention, suicide risk assessment, and safety planning for children is required, along with the ability to recognize and respond appropriately to complex clinical needs.

The Senior Therapist must have strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills, along with a collaborative approach and a commitment to working within a community-minded nonprofit agency. The ability and desire to model effective clinical practice, provide constructive feedback, support clinical skill development, and help QTTs and clinical interns navigate complex clinical situations are necessary.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate sound clinical judgment and the ability to collaborate with clinical leadership to support quality client care and the professional development of early-career clinicians.

Some things you would do on a typical day:

• Have play therapy sessions with children
• Collaborate with a client's social worker to discuss progress
• Conduct session prep and/or gather ideas for future sessions
• Help a QTT build their skills through case discussion
• Write progress notes and update treatment plans

Official Duties:

Client Care

• Provide weekly trauma-focused psychotherapy to children and families impacted by sexual abuse and other trauma. 
• Engage in 8-10 clinical client contact hours a week.
• Provide trauma-informed, culturally-aware, and developmentally-appropriate clinical sessions to support treatment goals and objectives. Committed to inclusive care and supporting marginalized survivors based on their race, ethnicity, gender, gender identification, religion, age, ability, or other.
• Complete intakes, clinical assessments, diagnostic formulations, ongoing treatment plans, clinical notes, discharge notes, timesheets, and other documentation promptly and according to policy and procedures.
• Provide case coordination/management with external systems and agencies, and make informed referrals as needed.

Staff Support & Enrichment

• In collaboration with clinical leadership, provide clinical guidance and support to QTTs and clinical interns, including case consultation, review and approval of clinical documentation, clinical skill development, constructive feedback, and modeling effective, ethical, and trauma-informed clinical practice.
• Participate in weekly Oasis group supervision and team meetings, contributing to clinical discussions and supporting the professional development of QTTs and clinical interns.
• Provide scheduled, on-site support and guidance to QTTs and clinical interns when the Clinical Director is off site.
• Provide on-call clinical support and guidance to early-career clinicians during emergent or crisis situations when the Clinical Director is unavailable.
• Maintain a commitment to professional improvement with an emphasis on self-care. 
• Maintain client confidentiality and comply with applicable professional, ethical, legal, and agency requirements.
• Contribute to a clean work environment by keeping a tidy office and organizing therapy rooms.

Other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements:

Hours: Approximately 20 hours per week, Monday through Thursday. Hybrid schedule possible with required on-site hours based on program and client needs. Occasional on-call availability to support the team with emergent issues.

Education and Licensure: Must hold one of the following Wisconsin licenses: LPC, LMFT, or LCSW. Bilingual Spanish/English therapeutic proficiency is desired but not required.

Physical: The ability to move throughout the workday and office spaces while providing therapy, completing documentation, and performing other job duties; use a computer and other standard office equipment; and occasionally lift or carry materials weighing up to 20 pounds.

Salary and Benefits:

$40 - $50 hourly rate based on qualifications. Benefits provided for employees averaging 20 or more hours per week:

• Paid vacation, holiday, and sick time
• Health insurance, with single coverage paid 90% by the agency
• Long-term disability and life insurance policy premiums paid in full by the agency

SIMPLE IRA enrollment available with agency match of 3% to employees who meet calendar year income requirements.

A full Benefits Summary is provided on our website.

To Apply:

Fill out the online Employment Application on the Careers page of the Canopy Center website, https://canopycenter.org/how-to-help/careers.html, including a cover letter and resume with submission. Questions regarding the position or your application can be sent to [email protected].

The position will be posted until filled.

Canopy Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse work environment. We firmly believe that teams thrive when composed of individuals with varied perspectives and experiences. Accordingly, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity and presentation, sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Every member of the Canopy Center team—whether employee, volunteer, or board member—shares the responsibility of upholding a culture free from discrimination and harassment, and of treating others with kindness and respect.