Licensed Trauma Therapist at Relational/Depth-Oriented Private Practice

Watch Hill Therapy; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Supervision

Regular training

Job summary

Watch Hill Therapy is a trauma-focused group practice in the Chicago area offering both in-person and virtual opportunities. We seek depth-oriented therapists who value authentic relationships, ongoing supervision, and professional growth within a supportive team.

Full-time clinicians will join a culture that emphasizes ethical care, diverse client work, and a commitment to building a sustainable caseload while maintaining balance with supervision and weekly trainings.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical skills with a foundational trauma framework.
• Passionate about learning and growing in treating complex trauma and dissociation.
• Values relational and community-oriented work.

Responsibilities

• Build up to 22–25 clinical hours per week (in person and virtually).
• Participate in regular group consults and in-house trainings.

Skills

Trauma-focused therapy

Relational therapy

Professional development

Job description

Watch Hill Therapy — Join Our Team of Full Time Depth-Oriented, Trauma-Focused Therapists Serving the Chicagoland and Greater Illinois | In-person & Virtual Opportunities

Who We Are: Watch Hill Therapy is a trauma-specialty group practice dedicated to deeply relational therapy. We work with individuals, couples, children, and families impacted by complex trauma. Our mission is to foster healing through both expertise and compassion, supporting not only clients—but therapists too.

Who You Are: You’re someone who: Has strong clinical skills and a foundational trauma framework. Is passionate about learning and growing in treating complex trauma and dissociation. Values relational and community-oriented work. Wants both autonomy and support via supervision, consultation, ongoing teaching, and help building a caseload/niche

What We Offer: Employee Benefits & Programs: Competitive pay and benefits, supportive supervision, consultation, and regular training in trauma work, a culture of self-reflection, growth, and ethical care, opportunity to work with diverse populations across all backgrounds, and owners who care about value, quality service, and care for the therapist over profit. Details on our website: www.watchhilltherapy.com/hiring

Why Work Here: At Watch Hill Therapy, we believe that authenticity and emotional safety matters. We honor vulnerability, integrity, and real relationship. We provide weekly, ongoing professional development in treating complex presentations. Diverse voices strengthen us and we welcome therapist applicants from all races, gender identities, abilities, sexual orientations, nations of origin, and more.

1. Therapist is willing to make an initial 3 year commitment due to thenature of the clients and focus that the practice owners put into training therapists in complex trauma treatment.
2. Full time therapists are are expected to build up to 22-25 clinical hours per week both in person and virtually.

Licensed and unlicensed therapists at Watch Hill Therapy will meet regularly for group consult. In group we will address casework, vicarious trauma, and professional development. Attendance is required and will be hybrid (in person and virtual). In house trainings will be offered regularly.

To get a sense of who we are, you can follow us on instagram and Eventbrite: @chicago_trauma_therapists, https://www.eventbrite.com/o/watch-hill-therapy-18789045052