Senior Therapist

Job Title: Senior Therapist Position

Summary:The Oasis Senior Therapist is responsible for providing individual, family, and group therapy to children and caregivers affected by childhood sexual abuse and trauma, while providing clinical guidance, mentorship, and support to Qualified Treatment Trainees (QTTs) and clinical interns to strengthen their clinical skills and support
quality client care.

Qualifications: The Oasis Senior Therapist must have demonstrated experience providing trauma treatment to children and adults and a strong commitment to helping clients heal from traumatic experiences. They must have training and direct clinical experience in at least one established trauma treatment approach, such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), other desensitization methods, or family systems therapy. Experience in play therapy and/or creative arts therapy is highly desirable. Demonstrated competence in crisis intervention, suicide risk assessment, and safety planning for children is required, along with the ability to recognize and respond appropriately to complex clinical needs.
The Senior Therapist must have strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills, along with a collaborative approach and a commitment to working within a community-minded nonprofit agency. The ability and desire to model effective clinical practice, provide constructive feedback, support clinical skill development, and help QTTs and clinical interns navigate complex clinical situations are necessary. 

The ideal candidate will demonstrate sound clinical judgment and the ability to collaborate with clinical leadership to support quality client care and the professional development of early-career clinicians.

Some things you would do on a typical day:
● Have play therapy sessions with children
● Collaborate with a client's social worker to discuss progress
● Conduct session prep and/or gather ideas for future sessions
● Help a QTT build their skills through case discussion
● Write progress notes and update treatment plan

Complete job description is listed here: https://canopycenter.org/how-to-help/careers.html