Join the Team at
Pacific Waters Counselling!
You are excited about being a trauma counsellor in private practice, but you find yourself worrying about burnout, managing the administrative aspects, being on your own after challenging sessions, choosing the right clients, even finding any clients! You’d like to move forward with your career, learn new things, work with engaged clients, and meet with colleagues who have your back.
You’ve found the right place.
We at Pacific Waters Counselling are excited to add new counsellors as independent contractors to our team. We are an established, thriving private practice in Surrey, BC. Our counsellors are committed to a high, ethical standard of practice, continuous learning, and ongoing engagement in consultations with colleagues for the benefit of our clients and ourselves. At Pacific Waters Counselling, we focus on providing advanced treatment for trauma using somatic-based therapies. Our clients come from a wide range of backgrounds including all genders, income levels, and many different ethnicities.
We are currently looking for a therapist who uses Lifespan Integration, a gentle therapy that integrates trauma and builds secure attachment. LI teaches the brain that the past is over now, that the client is now a more capable adult, and that there are more adaptive ways to solve life’s current problems. Throughout life, we develop a variety of ways to protect ourselves and many of these can become stuck. LI add flexibility to these protectors so that clients are stuck repeating the same frustrating patterns. Without ever talking about boundaries in session, clients begin to report more awareness of their boundaries and more ease in establishing their boundaries with others. Clients spontaneously say things like, “Oh! I’m an adult!” and “For the first time, I’m beginning to feel okay about being me.” For clients who are uncertain about how to engage in therapy, LI provides a clear framework that shifts suck points for all clients, from those who are eager to those who are reluctant and concerned.
Come practice Lifespan Integration Therapy with us!
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Supportive clinic atmosphere
Free referrals
Billing and marketing support
10-15 client hours/week
Flexible schedule—no specific times or days required
Regular check-ins to answer your questions and help you meet your goals
Free monthly group consultation with an external supervisor
Use of Jane App for telehealth sessions, scheduling, notes, and billing
An ethical business structure
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Trauma counselling experience
Fully completed Masters in Counselling Psychology or Clinical Psychology
Credentialed as RCC
An emotion-focused or somatic-focused therapeutic lens
Lifespan Integration Therapy level 1 with intention to complete all 4 levels
A niche: one focused area of counselling in which you have extended training and excellence
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Conducting brief introductory consults with clients
Scheduling and conducting 10-15 sessions with clients per week
Keeping timely notes, invoicing, and billing
Option to participate in marketing to grow your client load
Carrying your own business registration and liability insurance
Remaining in good standing with a regulating body such as BCACC
Maintaining a private, professional-looking location for online sessions
Demonstrating professional boundaries and ethical compliance with professional codes of conduct
Evidence of compassion, warmth, authenticity, integrity, and a quality work ethic
If this sounds like the kind of atmosphere where you could thrive as a trauma counsellor, please send your resume and cover letter to Michelle@PacificWatersCounselling.com.
Only complete applications will be considered. We will contact you within 7 days if we feel you could be a great fit with us. Position will remain open until filled.