Current Openings

Who We’re Looking For

We are especially interested in candidates who share our deep commitment to anti-oppressive practice and who understand how historical and present-day systems of power (including white supremacy, capitalism, ableism, and cisheteropatriarchy) impact mental health and well-being.

The ideal candidate brings a nuanced understanding of individual and collective trauma, recognizes how identity and lived experience shape both the therapeutic relationship and outcomes, and is committed to offering care that is both clinically sound and socially conscious.

By joining us, you’ll be part of a team that values high-quality clinical work alongside a dedication to challenging the status quo, amplifying community voices, and fostering a supportive, inclusive, and compassionate space.

Qualifications

We are currently hiring fully licensed therapists in Illinois:

  • Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

  • Licensed Psychologist (PhD or PsyD)

We are particularly interested in individuals seeking a full-time position, which we define as providing 20+ sessions per week (85+ sessions per month). To accommodate for cancellations and reschedules, full-time therapists are expected to schedule 23+ sessions per week.

We are also open to:

  • Part-time applicants (fewer than 20 sessions per week) 

    Please note that part-time therapists are not eligible for health insurance benefits.

  • Provisionally licensed therapists working toward full licensure

    We have a strong preference for individuals who intend to remain on the team after becoming fully licensed.

Applicants must demonstrate clinical competence, a strong foundation in anti-oppressive frameworks, and a commitment to ongoing reflection, growth, and accountability.

We actively welcome candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and career stages, and strongly encourage applications from individuals who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, neurodivergent, first-generation, and/or working class.

Ideal Candidate

  • Passionate about client-centered, transformative work

  • Deeply invested in building and sustaining community

  • Values working alongside a collaborative, anti-oppression–aligned team

  • Committed to multicultural responsiveness and actively works to challenge internal and external biases

  • Motivated to challenge and disrupt structural and interpersonal oppression within the mental health field

  • Understands and respects the profound impacts of trauma on clients and communities, especially those pushed into the margins

  • Values working with clients across diverse socioeconomic backgrounds

  • Prioritizes the therapeutic relationship as a foundation for healing and growth

  • Integrates the art of therapy with evidence-based, trauma-informed practices

  • Self-motivated, organized, accountable, and detail-oriented

  • Communicates clearly and compassionately, with a strong awareness of inclusive, affirming language

  • Proficient in ACT, CPT, DBT, EMDR, ERP, PE, EFT, and/or The Gottman Method

  • Committed to ongoing learning, especially around anti-oppressive and decolonial frameworks

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate individual, family, and/or relationship therapy

  • Maintain a consistent clinical schedule with 20+ direct service hours each week, offered in-person and via telehealth, with at least one in-person clinical day per week

  • Provide clinical supervision to students, pre-licensed professionals, and provisionally licensed therapists

  • Attend and participate in:

    • Biweekly team-wide group consultation

    • Monthly anti-racist consultation groups

    • Monthly team-wide town halls

    • Monthly community-building events

  • Engage in intentional self-marketing to support building and maintaining your caseload

  • Collaborate with external providers to ensure coordinated, comprehensive care

  • Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation and treatment planning

  • Contribute to our practice’s reputation as a trusted community resource

WHAT WE OFFER

We’re committed to transparency around money and workplace structure. In a field where too many organizations exploit care workers, we believe it’s essential to be honest about how we operate—and to ensure that compensation reflects the true value of healing work.

Fair Pay

Compensation is based on billable hours and tailored to degree, licensure, and experience.

  • $56 per clinical hour for new master’s-level graduates (LPC, LSW)

  • $65 per clinical hour once independently licensed (LCPC, LCSW)

  • $65 per clinical hour for post-doctoral residents (PhD, PsyD)

  • $80 per clinical hour for licensed clinical psychologists (PhD, PsyD)

Therapists are paid the same rate for every session, regardless of what a client pays—so you can prioritize care, not billing tiers, and work with clients from systemically divested communities without having to weigh care against compensation.

Benefits

  • Employer-sponsored health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
    Five plan options with significant employer contribution

  • Employer-matched retirement plan with immediate full vesting

  • Annual stipend for continuing education and professional development

  • Paid sick time

    We consider this the basic standard, not a bonus

  • Free gym access in our office building

Additional Perks

  • Full autonomy over your own schedule

  • Biweekly case consultation with a diverse, values-aligned team

  • Steady referral stream to help you build your ideal caseload

  • Encouragement of sliding scale services, without impacting compensation

  • Administrative support for billing, claims, and credentialing

  • Practice-issued phone to support personal and professional boundaries

  • Fully furnished, accessible office space for in-person client sessions

A Note on Team Culture

One of the greatest benefits of joining a group practice like Resilience is the opportunity to build real community with other therapists who share your values. We believe that clinical work is more sustainable—and more transformative—when it’s done in connection, not isolation.

The mental health field often reinforces hyper-individualism: therapists working alone, carrying everything for their clients, and navigating complex systems without support. This mirrors the very conditions our clients are trying to heal from—and it’s a fast track to burnout. We reject the idea that therapists must do it all on their own.

We are not interested in individuals who simply want to function as solo providers using shared infrastructure. We’re looking for team members who are excited to collaborate, consult, share wisdom, and build relationships with one another. We believe that’s the kind of environment where collective care can thrive—and where both clients and therapists are more likely to experience growth, healing, and solidarity.

To apply, please email Join@ResilienceChicago.com with the following materials:

  • CV or résumé

  • Cover letter: Tell us who you are: your identities, experiences, values, and what draws you to this work. We’re especially interested in hearing how you integrate anti-oppressive practices into your work and why Resilience feels like a good fit

  • Three letters of recommendation: Ideally from individuals who can speak to your clinical skill and commitment to anti-oppressive values

  • Clinical writing sample: This can be a de-identified treatment plan, progress note, or case conceptualization