Master’s Level Internships

At Pillars of Wellness, our interns, who already possess a bachelor's degree and are enrolled in a master's counseling program, are able to maintain their own caseloads ranging from 10-15 clients depending on availability and University expectations. Our interns are able to utilize some forms of client insurance, as well as see clients at an out of pocket, reduced self-pay rate (e.g. sliding fee scale). We recognize for many of our interns, this is their first time having their own caseload, and to provide as much support as possible during this journey, we offer the following resources for interns:

• Biweekly, virtual group supervision
• Biweekly, in-person, team group supervisions (this varies by location)
• Biweekly, virtual, group supervision for all current interns. This is required for our interns to attend.
• Weekly individual supervision
• Some of our teams also hold regular team lunches/team building activities to work on relationship development for that specific team, our interns are always welcome to join these as they occur.
• Some programs hold population specific supervisions

In addition to the above resources, our interns at Pillars are strongly encouraged to record at least one of their sessions per semester. This will allow supervisors to provide additional feedback and support as interns continue to learn and grow in this field.

Shadowing opportunities

At Pillars, we are very fortunate to have clinicians with varying areas of interest and expertise. We strongly encourage our interns to form connections with the clinicians on their team and take advantage of any shadowing opportunities these clinicians may have. While having your own caseload is a wonderful learning opportunity, shadowing other clinicians is a great way to be exposed to different therapy styles and techniques.

Additional learning opportunities

As an additional growth opportunity, interns at Pillars are required to be a part of a specific 'program track' during their time with us. We want to make the best of the time our interns have with us by exposing interns to multiple components of being a clinician and working in the mental health field. Here is the link for exploring all of the programs Pillars currently offers: our Centers of Excellence. Please note, not all programs are accepting interns every semester.

Our interns also run our Overcoming Obstacles to Therapy (OOTT) program. This is a program that was developed to identify and understand the barriers with consistent attendance to therapy a client may be experiencing. Our interns will schedule a time to connect with a client in which they talk through barriers and work together to develop solutions that will make therapy more accessible to the client.

Application process for Master's level interns

Since we provide our interns with caseloads, we require interns to complete at least two semesters of internship with us and we cannot accept practicum students (we want to be sure interns are ready to develop their own caseload and not relying entirely on shadowing).

Sometimes our location intern spots may be full and not be open to interviewing additional interns. When filling out application paperwork, please be sure to indicate each of the teams you are interested in, if your top choice is full we can still explore opportunities within the other teams. We are limited on how many interns we can allow in each office location/overall, so please be sure to apply in a timely manner.

Note: Ranking telehealth as a preference is indicating that you are open to, and your program allows, your internship to be fully remote/virtual without an in-person component.