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Mind Chicago is…

A community that encourages collaboration, growth, and joy! As we expand, we are seeking affirming, responsive, highly skilled professionals that are passionate about evidence-based therapy and practice for children, teens, young adults, and parents.

An antiracist, anti-oppressive, and social justice-oriented practice. We are seeking clinicians who hold related values and are willing to humbly expand upon them.

A group of people with a shared mission — to provide treatment that works — based on individual values, context, and backgrounds.

current Positions

Full-Time Child Therapist

4 Positions Available

We are looking for Illinois state licensed clinicians (e.g., LSW, LCSW, LCP, LCPC, etc.) with 1.5-2+ years of meaningful training and experience in one or more of the following evidence-based therapies - DBT, ERP, PCIT, and/or PMT. We also provide extensive, high-quality, evidence-based training to all staff at the onset of employment and throughout their time with us to get up-to-speed in all the therapies we provide.

Young Child and Parent Therapist

We are specifically seeking two (2) clinicians who are or aim to be trained in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Parent Management Training (PMT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Kids (DBT-C). These clinicians specialize in working with children 2-12 years old and their parents. We are looking for clinicians who LOVE working with parents and find young kids a joy! This position requires on-site work with children and families at least 3 days per week.

Candidates with the following training and experience are strongly encouraged to apply:

  • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

  • DBT for children

  • Parent Management Training (PMT)

Child and Family Therapist

We are seeking two (2) clinicians who specialize in working with youth 8 - 17 years old and their parents. This position requires on-site work with children, teens, and families at least 3 days per week between Thursday and Monday. The clinician can choose to see clients virtually, off-site, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please note that over 70% of referrals request in-person sessions, so your caseload will fill the quickest with in-person openings.

Candidates with the following training and experience are strongly encouraged to apply:

  • ERP for youth with severe anxiety disorders and OCD

  • DBT for children or adolescents

  • 2SLGBTQI+ youth and families

These are full-time, hybrid (in-person sessions required) W-2 positions.

Perks

  • Super awesome training experience!

  • Competitive commission pay structure

  • Flexible scheduling and paid time off (PTO)

  • Employer-sponsored health care insurance benefits

  • Employer-paid professional liability insurance

  • Emphasis on wellness with no minimum caseload (average caseload is 15 clients)

  • Hybrid work opportunity

  • Matching IRA (3%) and other employee benefits

  • Ongoing consultation/supervision and annual CEU reimbursement

  • Additional paid job opportunities (speaking, writing, & webinars)

  • Progressive outpatient parental leave policy and pay

  • Support of a well-established & well-respected practice with a broad network around Chicagoland

  • Wildly supportive, thoughtful, and hilarious colleagues

Pay

  • Estimated annual pay ranges from $67,000 to $105,000 if you choose to see 15 or more clients per week; pay also depends on post-master’s degree experience and your chosen caseload.

  • Total compensation is much higher when our many benefits are included (e.g., phone and computer reimbursement, employer-sponsored health insurance, professional development benefits, matching IRA, etc.).

  • Additionally, clinicians may seek to increase their pay by facilitating groups, writing, speaking, or adding additional clients to their caseload.

Process

Interested applicants should send the below items to hello@mindchicago.com:

  • A brief letter of intent that describes your professional interests and values. Please do not restate what is in your resume, but rather give us a glimmer of your joys and interests as a pediatric therapist! We’re a light-hearted group of people, so sharing your joy for the work in your letter of intent is more than okay.

  • Resume/CV

  • Two references

  • Please include the pronouns you use in your email or resume.

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 Full-Time Child Clinical Neuropsychologist

1 Position Available

We are looking for an Illinois state licensed psychologist (PhD or PsyD) with meaningful training and experience in cognitive, academic, and social-emotional assessment.

We are specifically seeking a Psychologist who specializes in working with youth ages 3-18.

Candidates with the following training and experience are strongly encouraged to apply:

  • Autism assessment, including ADOS-2 Toddler module through Module 4

  • Comprehensive Neuropsychological Testing, including IQ, academics, language, executive functioning, memory, and performance validity

  • Integrative Report Writing - Our reports are adapted from Stephanie Nelson’s format. If you do not have experience writing in that style, don’t worry - we will provide training!

  • School Collaboration, such as incorporated teacher reports into your evaluations, observed clients in their classrooms, and attended IEP or 504 Plan meetings.

  • Evidence-based therapy (Although this position is for testing only, we believe that well-trained neuropsychologists have some foundation in evidence-based therapy, such as DBT, CBT, PCIT, ERP, ACT, etc.)

  • Antiracism, anti-oppression, and ecological systems

All testing is in-person. Meetings with parents and schools 50/50 in-person/virtual. Must be available for in-person networking with schools and providers. Some classroom observations required.

This is a full-time, W-2 position.

Perks

  • Competitive commission pay structure

  • Flexible scheduling and time off

  • Employer-sponsored health care insurance benefits

  • Emphasis on wellness with an average of 1-1.5 evaluations per week

  • No required weekends

  • Matching IRA and other employee benefits

  • Ongoing consultation/supervision and annual CEU reimbursement

  • Additional paid job opportunities (speaking, writing, & webinars)

  • Progressive outpatient parental leave policy and pay

  • Support of a well-established & well-respected practice with a broad network around Chicagoland

  • Wildly supportive and thoughtful colleagues

 Pay

  • Estimated annual pay ranges from $90,000 to $138,000 (can be higher), depending on experience and caseload.

  • Total compensation is much higher when including our many benefits (i.e., employer-sponsored health insurance, matching IRA, phone & computer reimbursement, professional development benefits, etc.).

  • Additionally, clinicians may seek to further increase their pay by writing, speaking, or adding evaluations to their caseload.

Process

Interested applicants should send the below items to hello@mindchicago.com:

  • A brief letter of intent that describes your professional interests and values. Please do not restate what is in your resume, but rather give us a glimmer of your joys and interests as a pediatric neuropsychologist. We’re a light-hearted group of people, so it’s okay to share your joy for the work in your letter of intent.

  • Resume/CV

  • Two de-identified neuropsychological evaluation reports, one of which assesses for autism

  • Two references 

  • Please include the pronouns you use in your email or resume.