Expand Your Clinical Identity

Our Investment In You

Take your clinical practice to the next level

A unique offering of our practice is the utilization of the Person of The Therapist Training Model (POTT) which views the therapeutic relationship as fundamentally a person-to-person human encounter.

The more the therapist has access to self and makes purposeful and active use of who they are, the more effective, deep, and meaningful the work can be, with and for, the client.

We draw from the wisdom of this model and combine it with the science of attachment to actively invite an exploration of your own attachment experiences and the way these may have shaped your personhood and maps for connection.

This allows our Licensed Therapists to deepen their existing understanding of their strengths, wounds, resourcefulness, and protections and how these play out with clients, professional relationships, and loved ones.

We support you to use this awareness to be of service to your clients, while maintaining an appropriate degree of differentiation, professionalism, and quality clinical care.

As a Licensed Therapist you have already curated your clinical identity, skills, and strengths but may not have had the support, space, or opportunity to utlize this to its fullest potential. We invest heavily in the ongoing training and specialization of our Licensed Therapists because we trust that deepening the work you love, as an expression of your personhood, is where the transformative power of therapy abounds.

We are a systemic practice so all out therapists work with couples and/or families as well as individual clients so we are always happy to connect with those who are already grounded in this work.

If you are looking to expand your clinical practice to include relational work, we are happy to provide full training, consultation, and support for you to add these skills to your existing toolbox.

We welcome those are looking to make the shift to private practice as well as those who might be looking for a new community to call home.  We provide full training in the art of being successful in private practice, how to actively manage your caseload, improve retention rates, and maintain the income you choose. 

To apply for a position as a Licensed Therapist please submit a cover letter sharing your personal treatment philosophy, the models you resonate with, your ideal clients and presenting concerns, an area of personal growth you are currently working on, and your employment needs. Please include a copy of your resume and send to Elayne Smith, LMFT and Founder at elaynesmith@thecenterforconnection.com

Help us get a feel for who you are and how you think you can add to our staff team. Please note we do not consider applications where this information has not been provided.

What we offer to Licensed Therapists

How we nuture your continued growth

As a practice, and community of humans, we lean into the science of attachment as a way of organizing and understanding our professional relationships.

We want security to be a lived experience for our clients, staff, and leadership alike and are intentional about creating connection, attunement and structure.  

We are actively recruiting for additional Licensed Therapists and offer part or full-time positions. Services are currently provided via telehealth and although we are planning the beginning of a return to in-person sessions, we will continue to offer telehealth services on an ongoing basis.

In support of your investment in us, we offer:

• Individual and group consultation with other licensed therapists with specialities in the field.
• Support to lean into the Person of the Therapist Training Model (POTT).
• Practice culture that values the science of attachment as a way of organizing our clinical, professional, and personal experiences.
• EFT supervision from a Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist, Supervisor, and Trainer.
• Support to continue to grow your personal and professional identity.
• Process groups.
• Staff meetings.
• ‘Share and Grow’ presentations with colleagues.
• Regular in-house trainings in the models we espouse and the clinical needs of our clients.
• Two trainings per year from leaders in the field (our most recent training was facilitated by Dr. Harry Aponte, LMFT).
• External training funding in the models you resonate with.
• Systemic caseloads in line with your professional skills, training, financial needs, and goals.
• Full-time Intake Coordination service and steady flow of new referrals.
• Training in the art of caseload management and being successful in private practice.
• Full-service business model that provides all resources needed for successful clinical practice. This includes all marketing of your clinical offerings.