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

The Lorenz Clinic, LLC • Minneapolis, MN

14d • $51,000 - $90,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Lorenz Clinic of Family Psychology is hiring full-time, paid post-master’s fellows pursuing Minnesota LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC licensure. This is a two-year, in-person psychotherapy training placement for pre-licensed clinicians. The cohort-based program is designed to make the pre-licensure period developmental, with caseload, supervision, and curriculum shaped around each fellow’s learning goals rather than productivity targets. Fellows train alongside clinicians from counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, and psychology.

The fellowship aims to develop psychotherapists who use the therapeutic relationship as a vehicle for change, think systemically and developmentally, and formulate cases rather than moving directly from diagnosis to treatment modality. Fellows provide psychotherapy under direct supervision and typically build to approximately 12–18 active clients. Available tracks include outpatient psychotherapy with individuals, couples, families, and groups, and intensive outpatient group psychotherapy. Track assignment considers learning goals, prior preparation, and program needs.

Training includes eight hours of monthly supervision, an eight-hour monthly cohort seminar, a weekly one-hour didactic seminar, monthly grand rounds, and four hours of monthly case consultation. The curriculum addresses all 16 APA Competency Benchmark domains. Salary is $51,000–$90,000 per year, based on qualifications, caseload, and program track. This is a salaried W-2 position with benefits. The program is competitive, and a cover letter is required.

Requirements

• Master's degree in psychology, clinical counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, or a closely related field from a regionally accredited program.
• Successful completion of a clinically focused master's-level practicum or internship in which individual psychotherapy, including diagnosis, treatment planning, and ongoing therapeutic work, was the primary activity.
• Declared Minnesota licensure track: LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC.
• Social work track applicants must hold a current, non-provisional LGSW before the start date.
• Completed a master's-level practicum totaling at least 9–12 months of clinic-based formation, with outpatient psychotherapy as the primary focus, before the start date.
• Practicum placements that were primarily remote or telehealth are not accepted.
• LICSW-track applicants must have psychotherapy-focused placement experience; placements primarily focused on case management, care coordination, or generalist social work services do not qualify.
• Applicants should demonstrate sequential, scaffolded clinical learning oriented toward a career as a psychotherapist, curiosity about what they do not yet know, openness to growth-oriented feedback, and commitment to the profession.

Nice To Haves

• Prior preparation in systems thinking, group relations, or relational and psychodynamic intervention models.
• Bilingual ability; 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.
• Develop and maintain an active caseload, typically approximately 12–18 clients, with caseload built gradually during the first months.
• Participate in supervision, cohort seminars, weekly didactic seminars, grand rounds, and case consultation.
• Bring clinical cases and learning needs to supervision and consultation and engage actively in the training process.
• Develop clinical judgment, case formulation, and relational, systemic, and developmentally informed psychotherapy skills.

Benefits

• Student loan repayment program
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and 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
• Licensing exam preparation support
• Professional development assistance
• Employee assistance program

What This Job Offers

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