Post-Master's Fellowship — Pre-Licensed Therapist | LMFT / LPCC / LICSW Track

The Lorenz Clinic • Wayzata, MN

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Lorenz Clinic of Family Psychology is offering a nationally recognized, full-time, paid psychotherapy training position for pre-licensed mental health clinicians pursuing LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC licensure in Minnesota. This two-year fellowship is designed for clinicians who want the pre-licensure period to be genuinely developmental, focusing on relational, systemic, and developmentally informed psychotherapy rather than high-volume billing. The program emphasizes a cohort model with interprofessional composition, rigorous training, and a specific clinical formation goal of producing psychotherapists who can work with depth and use the therapeutic relationship as a vehicle of transformation. The fellowship addresses all 16 APA Competency Benchmark domains through various training activities including supervision, seminars, and case consultations.

Requirements

• Master's degree in psychology, clinical counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, or closely related field from a regionally accredited program.
• Successful completion of a clinically focused master's-level practicum or internship where individual psychotherapy (including diagnosis, treatment planning, and ongoing therapeutic work) was the primary activity.
• LICSW-track applicants: a social work degree alone is not sufficient; placements focused primarily on case management, care coordination, or generalist social work services do not meet this requirement.
• Declared licensure track (LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC in Minnesota).
• Social work track applicants must hold a current, non-provisional LGSW before the start date.
• Completed master's-level practicum totaling at least 9-12 months of clinic-based formation where outpatient psychotherapy was the primary focus, prior to start date.
• Placements that were primarily remote or telehealth will not be considered.
• Demonstrate a track record of sequential, scaffolded clinical learning aimed at a career as a psychotherapist.
• Curiosity about what is not yet known.
• Openness to feedback that requires growth.
• Orientation toward the profession as a vocation rather than a credential.

Nice To Haves

• Prior preparation in systems thinking, group relations, or relational and psychodynamic intervention models.
• Bilingual candidates are strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated commitment to the profession and the common good.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychotherapeutic services to a variety of clients under direct supervision.
• Carry an active caseload, built gradually during the first months of the fellowship (typically 12-18 clients).
• Participate in supervision sessions (8 hours/month).
• Attend monthly Post-Master's Fellowship (PMF) Seminars (8 hours/month).
• Attend weekly Didactic Seminars (1 hour/week).
• Attend monthly Grand Rounds (1 hour/month).
• Participate in monthly Case Consultations (4 hours/month).
• Engage actively in the program's structures and training groups.
• Bring real cases to consultation and use the supervisory relationship as an active collaboration.
• Develop clinical judgment under supervision.
• Stay curious about internal client and self experiences, even when the relational field is activated.
• Notice and work with ruptures in the therapeutic alliance.
• Access and utilize own internal experience during session as clinical information.
• Develop case formulations grounded in client's relational and developmental history.
• Understand the developmental narrative as an active structure.
• Hold clients through regression without reflexive rescue, referral, or restructuring.
• Develop a formulation-first clinical mind.

Benefits

• Student loan repayment program
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Healthcare Savings Account (HSA)
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid Burnout Time (a structured protected leave benefit separate from standard PTO)
• Paid service/volunteer time
• Flexible scheduling
• Hybrid options available
• Licensing exam preparation support
• Professional development assistance
• Employee assistance program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level