Post-Master’s Fellowship (Pre-Licensed Therapist)

The Lorenz Clinic • Minneapolis, MN

5d • $51,000 - $90,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Applications are open for Lorenz Clinic’s 2026 Post-Master’s Fellowship, a nationally recognized, rigorous, full-time, paid psychotherapy training position for pre-licensed clinicians seeking LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC licensure in Minnesota. Each year, a small cohort of fellows—selected from over a thousand applicants nationwide—joins us to train in relational, systemic, and developmentally informed psychotherapy, the kind of depth work that prioritizes enduring change over symptom management. Roughly half of our fellows relocate from across the country to participate, while the rest come from leading graduate programs in the region. Graduating your master’s program is an exciting time filled with mixed hope and uncertainty. The idealism and zeal for learning is met with the complexity of the clinical landscape and licensing requirements. You’re ‘thrown from the nest’ of your graduate program, and while you’re prepared for what’s next, you’re often left to cobble together work experiences and supervision that count for licensure. The worst case scenario is finding yourself in a role where it’s all about work– where the first thing that goes out the window is your learning. This is why our fellowship exists. What if you could find a job that included most of your supervision? A role in an interprofessional clinic where you could learn from other professions, not just your own? A role that isn’t just a job but part of a training program where you could be part of a learning cohort with other folks at your same licensure stage? What if that role was salaried, with a steady, predictable paycheck, not variable gig work? A position where you didn’t have to worry about having enough of the right type of clients and had the autonomy to choose your caseload. What if there was a position that was about your learning, not just churning out billable hours? Lorenz Clinic pioneered post-master’s fellowships in Minnesota, and it’s a model that’s now been replicated the field over. The advent of a training placement– not just work experience– where professional counselors, marriage & family therapists, and clinical social workers would be freed up to do what they went to school for has been truly innovative. At the time of its inception, our fellowship was relatively novel in the region, and we consider it to be our clinic’s main contribution to the field. Here, our alumni found fellowship. They learned what the words “colleague” and “professionalism” mean. They’ve discovered their professional callings and have deepened their sense of community. They encountered supervisors who supported and challenged them, reflecting back to them who they were as budding clinicians, calibrating their sense of professional self and introducing them to the field. As Bowlby said about formative relationships, “these bonds persist.” Our graduates have carried with them a truly distinctive network whose members now include some of the most well-respected leaders on the regional mental healthcare scene. They’ve made good on academia’s pact with society– that university should be a means to change the world, not an exercise in personal enrichment. Our graduates have founded their own clinics, greatly expanded client access, become policy leaders, or led professional associations. And they trace their roots to this very program you are considering at Lorenz. Our Post-Master’s Fellowship is a position designed to help amplify your learning and get licensed. The fellowship follows a cohort model so that you can leverage a group of interprofessional peers to further your learning. The program’s myriad benefits aren’t easily reduced to a bulleted list, soundbite, or tweet, so we encourage you to learn more about the program by visiting our website. This is a full-time, salaried, W2, benefits-eligible, in-person role. Lorenz Clinic is on a mission to heal the world one relationship at a time—not by being the biggest, but by being the best. Founded around a dining room table, we’ve grown into a regional leader in clinical services and training, pioneering the first Family Psychology specialty clinic in the North and launching Minnesota’s first organized Post-Master’s Fellowships. We don’t just treat symptoms—we aim to treat the second-order dynamics that hold them in place. That ethos is baked into everything we do: from our commitment to systemic and relational models of care to our identity as a clinician-led, training-intensive environment. At any given time, about 20% of our staff is engaged in training or supervision, which brings intellectual vitality and a spirit of growth to our workplace. Our training program is one of the most selective in Minnesota, with a 5% acceptance rate, and includes everything from master's practicum to postdoctoral psychology fellowships. Our team is composed of professionals from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds, united by a shared belief in reflective, relational care. We value social obligation, excellence, and long-term impact. We take pride in a culture where clinicians want to be—where high ideals are matched by real support. To ensure clinicians can do their best work, Lorenz has implemented a clinically relevant wellness roadmap that prioritizes autonomy, workload balance, equity, social connection, and meaningful actualization of our values. This is supported by Reflective Practice, a cornerstone of our workplace culture that fosters professional development and systemic insight—not just clinical competence. We think big but act local. Thirty years from now, Lorenz aims to be one of the premier family institutes in the world. Our alumni will be the field’s future leaders—infusing systems thinking, reflective practice, and relational intervention into mental health for generations to come. If you want to practice at a clinic where training is sacred, systems thinking is embedded, and long-term impact matters, Lorenz might be your next home. Lorenz Clinic’s interprofessional training program was founded on the values and competencies of professional psychology as well as a systemic epistemology. The clinic seeks to develop effective interventionists judged by their ability to create change. Graduates leave with a deep professional network and the ability to work both independently and on interdisciplinary treatment teams. The fellowship provides invaluable client hours needed for licensure while ensuring the pre-licensure period is focused on professional development, not just working. Fellowship activities are intentionally targeted to provide training in the following foundational areas: Professionalism, Ethical, Legal, & Policy Issues, Individual & Cultural Diversity, Relationships, Scientific Knowledge, Reflective Practice, Interdisciplinary Systems & Interprofessional Collaboration. Additionally, the fellowship helps clinicians develop their skills in the following functional areas: Selecting Effective Treatments, Assessment, including problem & treatment formulation, Psychotherapeutic Intervention, Consultation, Leveraging Supervision, Teaching Others, Self-Management & Effectively Working in Organizations, Advocacy. The Lorenz system is particularly well suited to relationally- and systemically-minded clinicians who want to learn more about leveraging the interpersonal process to bring about change. Lorenz Clinic sees the spectrum of mental health issues across all walks of life. The training experience is constructed such that fellows work with a diversity of issues and clients to maximize learning. The practice enjoys deep, special relationships with referring clinics that have grown to trust the clinic to deliver a high level of interprofessional collaboration and specialized consultation. Note: training outcomes are aspirational and not guaranteed, as they are a function of myriad factors including trainees’ prior preparation, learning goals, personality traits, commitment to learning, openness, flexibility, and so on. At times, fellows may adopt a blended caseload across programs to extend development, depending on their stated learning goals and supervisor competence. Individual cases are assigned based on a multitude of factors including trainees’ preparation, individualized learning goals, supervisor competencies, client goodness of fit, and community need. The clinic enjoys a strong referral base and waitlist, which allows for some choice in client ages and presenting concerns. While there is freedom to choose case types based on individualized learning goals, the program strongly believes specialization is best suited to later developmental stages and that the most well-rounded graduates are those who gained early experience with a diversity of clients. Post-Master’s fellows function in an applied, clinical role providing psychotherapeutic services to a variety of clients. The Post-Master’s Fellowship is designed for pre-licensed Mental Health Practitioners who are qualified as Clinical Trainees to provide psychotherapy and related Children’s Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS) services on an outpatient or in-home basis, depending on assigned clinical program track. Post-Master’s Fellows operate under the direct supervision of their Treatment Supervisor, with adjective supervision provided by Clinical Supervisors and program management. Fellows are considered trainees in clinic policy. While this position is listed under Minneapolis for posting visibility, Lorenz Clinic does not operate a physical location in Minneapolis proper. The primary in-person worksite is either our Minnetonka or Chaska location, with the possibility of hybrid flexibility depending on program needs and clinic discretion.

Requirements

• The most successful candidates will have evidenced a track record of sequential, scaffolded learning experiences aimed at a career as a psychotherapist
• Interpersonally secure, open, flexible, curious, candidates will likely experience the best training outcomes
• Candidates with the potential to have a positive impact on the profession itself will be given higher consideration
• A master’s degree in psychology, clinical counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Social Work, or similar field from a regionally-accredited academic program (Candidates from doctoral programs should consider the clinic’s Postdoctoral Fellowship or Clinical Extern programs)
• Successful completion of a clinically-focused, master’s-level practicum or internship that involved diagnosis, treatment planning, and psychotherapy
• Must have a declared mental health licensure track such as LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC in Minnesota and comply with requirements for licensure or board certification as a mental health professional including supervised practice in the delivery of mental health services for the treatment of mental illness (if on social work licensure track, must have LGSW before start date; a provisional LGSW does not meet Lorenz Clinic's requirements for this role).
• A completed master's-level clinical practicum placement where diagnosis, treatment planning, and outpatient psychotherapy were the primary focus prior to start date.
• The total master's-level, clinic-based formation (internships or practica) should sum to at least 9-12 months in length.
• Practicum placements that were primarily remote or telehealth will not be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological services including diagnostic assessment, treatment planning, psychotherapy, and discharge planning under supervision
• Carry and maintain a psychotherapy caseload as assigned, either in-clinic or in-home depending on assigned clinical program
• Provide individual, couples, group, or family psychotherapy as assigned by supervisor based on prior preparation, established learning goals, and program need
• Attend and actively participate in individual and/or group supervision, case consultation, training activities, Grand Rounds, team meetings, and other meetings as required
• Conduct at least two formal, scholarly presentations during the two-year fellowship, one to colleagues and one to the public
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Full-time fellows enjoy a robust benefits package that includes:
• Student Loan Repayment
• Paid Burnout Time
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parenting leave regardless of gender
• A 401k with 401k matching
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid service/volunteer time
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Hybrid options
• Professional development assistance
• Healthcare Savings Account
• The main benefits of the fellowship relate to learning . Key learning experiences include:
• Licensure supervision
• Licensing exam preparation help
• Interdisciplinary training cohort
• 8 hours per month of supervision, a mix of individual and group
• 4 hours of consultee-focused case consultation per month
• 8 hours of fellowship seminar; once per month with cohort
• 1 hr/wk of didactic seminar
• 1 hour of Grand Rounds per month
• 2 hours per quarter of invited practitioner series
• Ad hoc continuing education events
• As an active training clinic, most clinicians at Lorenz earn about 100 hours per year of board-approved continuing education just from showing up to work.
• The clinic hosts an annual conference, monthly grand rounds, and four hours per month of case consultation with a specialist.
• Above all, adding Lorenz Clinic to your resume is a distinctive badge of professionalism and quality recognized the region over.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees