Addictions Therapist (Independent Contractor)

LivLove; Owen Sound; Hybrid; CAD 121,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Office services & admin support

Client referrals

Team consultations

Professional development

Modern office with parking

Job summary

LivLove Clinic is a relational healing practice in Canada seeking an addictions therapist as an independent contractor. You will provide relationally-focused addiction treatment, supporting couples and individuals where use disrupts relationships.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team and maintain compassionate, trauma-informed care. The role offers competitive hourly pay and a supportive, development-focused environment with admin support, referrals, regular team meetings, and flexible

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a clinical field and registration with the relevant regulatory body.
• Extensive experience providing addiction counselling and treatment.

Responsibilities

• Provide relationally-focused addiction treatment.
• Support clients and families affected by addiction using harm reduction approaches.
• Work from a trauma-informed, presence-based care foundation.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to enhance outcomes.
• Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation.

Skills

Addiction counselling

Trauma-informed care

Harm reduction

Relational therapy

Google Suite

Jane Scheduling

Education

Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy; Psychology; Counselling; Social Work

Registration with regulatory body (CRPO/OCSWSSW, etc.)

Tools

Google Suite

Jane Scheduling

Job description

You will not be an employee of LivLove Clinic

About LivLove Clinic

LivLove Clinic is a relational healing practice grounded in the understanding that all healing happens in relationship. With a team of licensed therapists and wellness practitioners, we provide depth-oriented, relationally-focused mental health services that honour the inherent wholeness of every person.

We believe that symptoms arise when we lose connection to our sacred essence, and that unhealthy coping strategies developed to protect against pain can be shifted by accessing inherent internal resources. Our approach recognises that primary relationships contribute to wounds, and that the relationships we create often re-wound us, as well as, give us the opportunity to heal those wounds.

At LivLove Clinic, we exist to support the restoration of coherent relationship — with self, others, environment, and sacred essence. In a world increasingly shaped by AI, we protect what cannot be replicated: human presence, relational depth, and the irreplaceable power of being truly seen.

Contract Summary

LivLove Clinic is seeking a specialised addictions therapist to join our team as an independent contractor, providing relationally-focused addiction treatment that addresses the underlying disconnection that often drives addictive behaviours. This role is ideal for clinicians who understand addiction as an attempt to cope with pain and disconnection, rather than a moral failing.

Many of our clients present not with acute addiction, but with substance use patterns that are creating friction and disconnection in their primary relationships. The ideal candidate is skilled in working at this intersection, supporting couples and individuals where use has not yet become complete dependency, but where it is meaningfully disrupting relational coherence and intimacy.

The successful candidate will approach their work with presence, authenticity, and a deep commitment to honouring the wisdom and internal resources of every client and their loved ones.

Here’s What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation $87.50 - $111.00/hr session (min 15 client hrs a week)
• Full office services and dedicated human adminstration support
• Referrals to help you build and grow your caseload
• Regular consultations and team meetings for support and connection
• Ongoing opportunities for professional development and growth
• A modern, light-filled space with free parking

Join a team that’s passionate, collaborative, and invested in your success.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Practice:

• Provide relationally-focused addiction treatment using approaches that honour the whole person
• Support clients and families affected by addiction using harm reduction and recovery-oriented approaches
• Work from a foundation that clients are inherently whole and resourced, not broken or diseased
• Help clients understand addiction as a coping strategy for trauma, pain, or disconnection
• Support clients in accessing healthier coping strategies and rebuilding authentic connections
• Practice from trauma-informed, harm reduction, and presence-based care principles

Client Empowerment:

• Provide exceptional relationally-focused addiction treatment services, helping clients restore coherent relationship with themselves and rebuild healthy connections
• Collaborate with our multidisciplinary team of licensed therapists
• Participate in team consultation and collaborative care approaches
• Work with a dynamic team of therapists, sharing insights and strategies to continually enhance our depth-oriented services and outcomes

Professional Development:

• Benefit from ongoing professional development opportunities, including specialised training in relational and somatic approaches
• Access to ongoing training opportunities in Restorative Coherence Practice methodologies

Administrative:

• Maintain timely, respectful clinical documentation aligned with practice standards

Key Characteristics

• Relationally-attuned: Demonstrates capacity to create genuine therapeutic connection and hold space for authentic expression
• Trauma-informed and resource-oriented: Understands trauma as disconnection and believes in clients’ inherent capacity to heal
• Presence-based: Works from embodied awareness and authentic connection rather than technique-driven approaches
• Wholeness-oriented: Sees clients as inherently resourced rather than pathologised
• Collaborative and humble: Works in partnership with clients and honours their internal wisdom
• Growth-committed: Engaged in their own ongoing healing and professional development
• Emotionally regulated: Maintains grounded presence when working with intense emotions and trauma
• Authentic and vulnerable: Comfortable with genuine human connection within professional boundaries
• Systems-aware: Understands how relational patterns impact all areas of life

Qualifications

Education & Licensing:

• Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, or related clinical field
• Hold a qualifying or full membership in psychotherapy, social work, or psychology and be registered in good standing with relevant regulatory bodies (CRPO, OCSWSSW, etc.)

Experience & Expertise:

• Extensive experience providing addiction counselling and treatment
• Strong understanding of substance use disorders and behavioural addictions
• Training or experience in evidence-based addiction treatment modalities

Personal Qualities:

• Genuine desire and ability to help those affected by addiction and deep commitment to honouring clients’ inherent wholeness and wisdom
• Engaged in own ongoing healing and professional development
• Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and contribute to supportive team environment
• Strong interpersonal, clinical, and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently while remaining connected to team collaboration
• Knowledge and ability to use Google Suite and Jane Scheduling software
• Proficiency with electronic documentation systems

Strongly Preferred

• Certification in addiction counselling (CCAC, CDAC, etc.)
• Training in trauma-informed addiction treatment
• Experience with family/systemic approaches to addiction treatment
• Understanding of concurrent disorders (addiction and mental health)

Pay:$87.50 - $111.00/hr session based on experience and credentials. Minimum 15 client hrs a week as an Independent Contractor.

Work Location:In-person and virtual sessions available at Owen Sound, Ontario and Port Elgin, Ontario locations