Mental Health Counsellor - Single Session

The University of Alberta; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alberta is seeking a Mental Health Counsellor to provide in-person single-session therapy and initial assessments to students on North Campus, Edmonton. You will join a multidisciplinary team within Counselling & Clinical Services and help ensure rapid access to care.

Role includes facilitating psychoeducational programs, contributing to program development and evaluation, and supporting graduate student supervision and training under CCS leadership.

Responsibilities

• Deliver single session therapy and first-session assessment and intervention to students.
• Facilitate psychoeducational workshops and skills-based programming.
• Contribute to program development and evaluation alongside CCS leadership.
• Assist with hiring, training, and supervision of graduate students.

Job description

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal candidates and applicants who were former employees of the University of Alberta will be given priority consideration before external candidates.

Location - This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

Help shape how students access care through a responsive, single-session therapy model.

Reporting to the Director of Counselling & Clinical Services (CCS), the mental health counsellor delivers single session therapy and first-session assessment and intervention to students at the University of Alberta. This is a chance to practice within a responsive system that prioritizes rapid access. You’ll work alongside a multidisciplinary team of social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, doctoral residents, and master's practicum students.

Beyond direct clinical work, the role includes facilitating psychoeducational workshops and skills-based programming, and contributing to program development and evaluation alongside CCS leadership. The counsellor may also assist with hiring, training, and/or supervision of graduate students.