Key Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• A Master’s level degree in either Social Work (MSW)  or Psychology is required.

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Clinical Experience

• A minimum of 1 year Post-Graduate Supervised clinical counselling experience working with the population group you are applying for (i.e., children, couples or adult women). 

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Therapeutic Approaches and Specialized Training

We welcome practitioners with training and experience in evidence-informed, relational, and trauma-informed therapeutic approaches, including but not limited to:​

• Somatic Experiencing / Somatic Approaches to Therapy

• Internal Family Systems

• Play Therapy  / Art Therapy / Parent or Family Therapy

• Emotion-Focused Therapy (for Individuals or Couples)

• Gottman Method of Therapy

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)​

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Professional Registration

• Registered and in good standing with the appropriate professional regulatory body in Saskatchewan, such as the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW), where applicable, or another recognized regulatory body consistent with the clinician’s professional designation and scope of practice.

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Additional Requirements

• Proof of professional liability insurance.

• Availability to provide appointments on weekday evenings, Saturdays and/or Sundays.

• Ability to provide In Person appointments for clients.

• Demonstrates a commitment to ethical practice, professional boundaries, confidentiality, and client-centred care.

• Able to work independently while contributing to a collaborative and supportive practice environment.

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Preferred Skills & Qualities

• A strong commitment to respecting clients as the experts in their own lives, grounded in a relational, curious, and collaborative approach to counselling.

• An ability to foster authentic therapeutic relationships built on trust, compassion, emotional safety, and meaningful connection.

• Strong clinical judgement and reflective practice skills, with the ability to hold complexity and recognize the relational, social, and systemic factors that shape clients’ experiences.

• Clear, compassionate communication skills and a commitment to ongoing learning, self-awareness, and professional growth.

• The ability to practice independently with clinical autonomy while contributing to a collaborative team environment.

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Key Responsibilities

Your primary responsibilities include:

• Intake and Assessment: Conduct thoughtful, comprehensive intakes and ongoing assessments to understand each client’s experiences, strengths, needs, and therapeutic goals.

• Professional Counselling: Provide counselling to clients navigating a range of concerns, including trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, relationship challenges, boundaries, identity, burnout, body image, stress, and the impacts of relational and systemic experiences.

• Therapeutic Planning and Intervention: Develop and deliver individualized therapeutic interventions that reflect each client’s goals, lived experiences, circumstances, and clinical needs.

• Therapeutic Relationship Building: Foster meaningful therapeutic relationships grounded in trust, curiosity, compassion, collaboration, and respect for each client’s autonomy and expertise in their own life.

• Clinical Judgement and Ethical Practice: Apply sound clinical judgement and reflective practice to navigate complexity, assess risk, and provide ethical, trauma-informed care within your professional scope and areas of competence.

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Administrative Responsibilities

• Maintain timely, accurate, and ethically appropriate clinical documentation in accordance with applicable professional standards, privacy requirements, and practice policies.

• Manage scheduling, follow-up appointments, continuity of care, and caseload responsibilities in alignment with practice procedures.

• Respond appropriately to risk, crisis, and emerging clinical concerns within your scope of practice, seeking consultation, collaboration, or additional support when needed.

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Professional Development and Collaboration

Ongoing learning, clinical reflection, and collaboration are valued components of our practice. You will have opportunities to participate in clinical supervision, professional consultation, team collaboration, and continued learning to support your clinical development and well-being. We value clinicians who approach their work with curiosity, self-awareness, accountability, and a commitment to continually refining their therapeutic skills and practice.

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What We’re Looking For

We are seeking a self-directed, thoughtful, and collaborative clinician who is comfortable working independently, exercising sound clinical judgement, taking initiative, and managing their clinical responsibilities with care and professionalism.

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The ideal candidate has direct clinical experience in children's, couples, or adult individual therapy. The candidate should be able to develop authentic therapeutic relationships, a reflexive practice, \and is interested in contributing to the ongoing growth and culture of The Saskatchewan Women's Mental Health Therapist. We welcome clinicians who bring their own strengths, perspectives, and areas of clinical interest while sharing a commitment to compassionate, ethical, and client-centred care.

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