Applications Now Open | February 2027 Start

Now Hiring: Post-Master’s Clinical Fellows (LCPC & LCSW Tracks)

We’re welcoming applications for 2–3 Post-Master’s Clinical Fellowship positions beginning February 2027.

Our two-year fellowship is designed for emerging clinicians who are passionate about psychotherapy, committed to their growth, and ready to develop within a highly supportive and values-aligned clinical environment.

Weekend Hybrid Fellowship Structure

Fellows will provide in-person psychotherapy at one of our Chicago offices on a consistent Saturday or Sunday, with the remainder of their weekly clinical caseload conducted primarily virtually from home.

Saturdays are especially encouraged, although Sunday opportunities are also available.

Fellows will ideally schedule at least five client appointments on their designated weekend day, with the flexibility to take one weekend off per month.

This structure allows fellows to build a meaningful outpatient psychotherapy caseload while enjoying the flexibility of working primarily from home, alongside consistent supervision, training, and professional development.

About Balanced Awakening

At Balanced Awakening, we do things differently. We are a boutique, psychologist-led psychotherapy practice with a heart-centered, growth-oriented culture where clinicians are supported in doing deep, meaningful work — without burnout.

Our Post-Master’s Clinical Fellowships (LCPC and LCSW tracks) are designed for clinicians who are ready to build a strong clinical foundation, deepen their therapeutic voice, and grow into confident, skilled psychotherapists within a structured and supportive clinical environment.

Each track is supported by dedicated supervisors and tailored to the specific licensure requirements and clinical development of LCPC and LCSW clinicians.

Fellows are fully integrated members of our clinical team and are employed as W-2 employees with full benefits.

We maintain a small, intentionally selected cohort to ensure depth of training and support.

WHAT YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT THIS ROLE

• A Structured, Supportive Clinical Experience: Fellows build a full-time caseload of approximately 25 client hours per week, with additional time dedicated to supervision, training, documentation, and care coordination.

• High-Quality Supervision: Receive weekly individual and group supervision with experienced licensed clinicians, providing both depth and community in your development.

• A Depth-Oriented Clinical Environment: Develop your skills within a practice grounded in somatic therapy, trauma recovery, maternal mental health, positive psychology, and relationship therapy, while exploring your own clinical interests.

• A Personalized Growth Path: Fellows are supported in pursuing a deep dive into areas of clinical passion, with opportunities to explore modalities such as Imago Relationship Therapy, EMDR, Brainspotting, somatic approaches, and more.

• Abundance Is Our Mindset: Onboarding includes a Mindvalley Membership and the Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapy for Abundance Quest, supporting personal and professional growth from the start.

• Professional Development Support: Receive a $2,000 training stipend for your fellowship duration to support coursework, certifications, workshops, and continued learning.

• Community & Ongoing Learning: Participate in our monthly Inspired Healing speaker series, featuring experts in psychotherapy, neuroscience, relationships, and integrative health.

• A Supportive, Values-Aligned Culture: Be part of a connected, collaborative team that values authenticity, clinical excellence, conscious leadership, and aligned growth.

Please indicate your intended fellowship track (LCPC or LCSW) at the beginning of your cover letter.

• Build and sustain a full-time outpatient psychotherapy caseload of approximately 25 client hours per week with administrative support.

• Provide in-person psychotherapy on a consistent Saturday or Sunday at one of our Chicago offices, ideally scheduling at least five client appointments, with flexibility for one weekend off per month.

• Conduct the remainder of your weekly clinical caseload primarily virtually from home.

• Provide high-quality, ethical, and client-centered psychotherapy under appropriate clinical supervision.

• Actively participate in weekly individual and group supervision, clinical training, and ongoing professional development.

• Develop clinical skills and deepen areas of specialization through supervised practice, consultation, and continuing education.

• Complete clinical documentation in accordance with ethical, legal, and professional standards.

• Participate in team meetings, case consultations, and occasional practice development gatherings.

• Engage in onboarding experiences that support personal and professional growth, alignment, and sustainability.

• Contribute to a collaborative, supportive, and growth-oriented clinical culture.

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, or a related clinical mental health field.

• Eligible for an Illinois LPC (LCPC track) or LSW (LCSW track) license, or currently holding the applicable license.

• Recent graduate or early-career clinician seeking to actively engage in supervision, training, and clinical development.

• Availability to provide in-person psychotherapy on a consistent Saturday or Sunday, with flexibility for one weekend off per month.

• Comfortable building and maintaining a full-time outpatient psychotherapy caseload of approximately 25 client hours per week with administrative support.

• Strong interest in psychotherapy and long-term clinical development.

• Demonstrates strong interpersonal awareness, openness to feedback, and readiness for intensive clinical growth.

• Interest in somatic, relational, or depth-oriented therapeutic approaches.

• Strong ethical grounding, professional responsibility, and commitment to clinical excellence.

• Alignment with our core values of abundance, authenticity, connection, and conscious leadership.

• Willingness to engage fully in a collaborative practice culture through supervision, consultation, and team activities.

Balanced Awakening is a psychologist-led boutique psychotherapy practice serving women, couples, and teen girls. Our team is especially known for our work in Somatic Therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, and supporting mothers through all stages of parenthood.

We believe that the best therapy happens when clinicians are deeply supported in living aligned, fulfilling, and sustainable lives. Working here, you’re not just holding space for others — you’re also supported in expanding into your own next level, personally and professionally.

Benefits We Offer

• Mindvalley Membership – Onboarding includes the Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapy for Abundance Quest
• 401(k) Plan – 3% non-elective employer contribution
• Health Insurance – BCBS PPO with 50% of the premium covered
• Fully Paid Life, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Optional Dental and Vision Coverage