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Looking for a creative therapist job in CT? Keep reading to learn more about a job as a clinician for you with us!

Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic, CT is currently looking for several amazing people.

First, Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic, Connecticut is a community of helping professionals. Also, all the therapists here are working together to enhance the overall wellness of children, adults, families, and couples. Additionally, we are a fun, holistic, and creative group of clinicians who value working collaboratively. Learn more about a creative therapist job in CT below.

What Is Essential About A Job As A Creative Marriage and Family Therapist?

To add, it is essential that providers at Wisdom Within Counseling in Southeastern Connecticut align with the mission and values. So, some of these include play therapy with children and promoting positive experiences. Further, we embrace strength-based skills, yoga, and open mindedness. Also, as you think about you new creative therapist job in CT, think about if these fit for you.

Creative therapist job in CT at Wisdom Within Counseling

Further, our team of therapists in Southeastern Connecticut believe in creating the best atmosphere for our clients and employees. Our mission at Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic, CT is to help children, teenagers and young adults thrive and create meaningful relationships through creativity and holistic coping skills.

Thinking about a playful, creative therapist job in CT? Keep reading.

Our Values At Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic, Connecticut

  • Holistic, Integrative Headspace (art, yoga, walking, animals)
  • Uphold Quality of Care (respect, navigating parent relationships, clients are the experts of their lives)
  • Promote Acceptance and Belonging (LGBTQ+ Affirming and welcoming)
  • Model and Offer Hope (nurture, be playful, be engaging, create empowering experiences in session, show compassion, listen)

For considerations for this creative therapist job in CT, applicants must:

  • Send resume and cover letter to KatieZiskindMft@gmail.com. Also, call and leave a voicemail for Katie at (860)-451-9364.
  • Text a 60-90 second video of yourself sharing three fun facts yourself. Email us to get the private number of where to text your video.

We will contact applications who complete the requirements for the creative therapist job in CT. However, if you do not match our needs you will not be contacted. If you don’t meet requirements, we have unpaid internship graduate level positions. Be persistent if you do fit and really want to work for us.

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Positions Available, Creative Holistic Therapist Wanted

Hiring Part-Time Clinicians – Therapist (Licensed Required)

Niantic, CT, 06357 & Phone/Video sessions

This will include comprehensive knowledge of family interactions, assessment of children, adolescents, and teenagers, as well as family strengths and needs. Wisdom Within Counseling is an experiential, play therapy-based practice. Art, yoga, music, talking as well as animal therapy groups are parent of each person’s treatment and sessions. This is not your traditional talk therapy or CBT counseling office.

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Who Would Do Well In This Position As A Creative Therapist?

Now, the creative therapist job in CT is meant for a playful, holistic person. Furthermore, it is a perfect position for an independent clinician and with great interpersonal and empathy skills. And, someone who is excited to see clients privately and build long-lasting relationships with children and families. Also, you may be a good fit for our creative therapist job in CT if you are an independent thinker, and can ask for help. We are looking for ways to help grow Wisdom Within Counseling, and have awesome ideas for your clients.

Self- Motivation and Creative Independence

The perfect applicant has a go-get-them attitude when it comes to marketing themselves in the local area. But, if you’ve never marketed yourself as a teen therapist or creative therapist for children, we can teach you. So, being trainable is important. When thinking about a job as a creative therapist, we want you to look forward to seeing your clients and bonding with families. Wisdom Within Counseling would love you to join their team of holistic, creative therapists. For many client of Wisdom Within Counseling, the cozy lobby feels like their living room or family room at home. The perfect applicant is organized, professional, and completes tasks quickly. Simple Practice is the electronic health record system used.

  • Master’s Degree (MA, MFT, MSW) with one to three years prior experience or training in counseling, children, families, and community health
  • CT State Licensure: LCSW, LMFT, LPC – interns are welcomed.
  • 2 years’ experience working with young children (birth to 18+)
  • This applicant will be up for being a part of a playful, integrative, growing, new practice.

Wisdom Within Counseling offers flexible scheduling, clinical creativity, and freedom.

Furthermore, we are seeking a Full Time Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician to join our creative team! And, this clinician will be responsible for seeing about 15-22 clients per week. Also, other responsibilities include complete documentation and clinical notes. Lastly, these are documented in our electronic health record program online.

To note, the clinician must follow all CT laws and ethical codes.

Also, this clinician will be responsible for case management and connecting with other providers.  

Additional certifications

Additionally, any yoga teacher trainings, mindfulness mediation, registered play therapy, or movement certifications are beneficial.

Likewise, licensure in state of CT is a requirement.

Also, applicant should be able to see a minimum 15-22 clients per week. To add, evening and weekend hours are required.

Furthermore, applicant must be kind, holistic, professional, responsible, reliable, humble as well as able to work independently as well as part of a team.

Prior work with children

Additionally, prior clinical work with children is a MUST. Frequently, children as young as toddlers need specialized therapy services. Applicant MUST have clinical experience with play therapy with young children (3-8 years old) and couples.

Must follow the code of ethics in addition to all state and federal laws.

To add, our practice provides billing as needed.

Also, the practice provides referrals.

Required education:

Master’s

Required licensure for this creative therapist job in CT, Niantic

LMFT, LPC, LCSW

Now, Wisdom Within Counseling is a group psychotherapy practice made up of a holistic, playful, diverse team of therapists and mental health professionals. Further, we offer creative counseling services using art,  yoga, music, and animals for individuals, couples, children and families.

Common Presenting Issues:

Frequently, our team works with clients on issues such as panic attacks, anxiety, depression, ADHD, anger problems, trauma/post traumatic stress, teenagers with eating disorders, parenting worries, LGBTQIA+, and marriage/relationship issues.

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Holistic creative therapist job in CT, Southeastern Connecticut

Our holistic team in Niantic, Connecticut includes Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors. Also, we pride ourselves in bringing something out of the box and very different than just talk therapy.  

Wisdom Within Counseling is a holistic, experiential, play therapy practice.

The owner, Katie Ziskind, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in CT. She is a 500-hour yoga teacher who specializes in helping children, adolescents, teenagers, and young adults. Moreover, Katie Ziskind and her team offer a creative, playful, whole-body approach. Plus, we use a holistic approach using yoga, art, animal, nutrition, and music therapy along with talking. Learn more about us at WisdomWithinCt.com.

Job type is part-time.

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