Therapist Intern-Summer & Fall 2026

Prisma Community Care • Phoenix, AZ

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Now Accepting Summer & Fall 2026 Internship Applications! As a Therapist Intern you'll be part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a comprehensive care program for clients receiving behavioral health services at Prisma Community Care. The Prisma Community Care Behavioral Health Program is designed to empower clients to develop healthy choices and continue to live well irrespective of a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or HIV status. The Behavioral Health Program serves all people with general behavioral health outpatient service while also offering a special focus on outpatient treatment for members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community as well as for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Under the direction of the Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor (Intern Program), you will address the behavioral health needs of Prisma Community Care clients, specifically using psychotherapy for the purpose of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals, couples, families, and groups.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a behavioral health related Graduate Degree program (counseling, social work, psychology, or nursing).
• Willing to learn and engage in new techniques.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) software applications.
• Demonstrated ability to establish rapport and maintain effective communication with culturally diverse populations from wide range of life circumstances and backgrounds.
• All agency interns must be able to work effectively in a mission-driven agency whose clients and staff exhibit significant diversity with respect to race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, nationality, and religion.
• By the first day of your internship you must be able to present: A valid level one fingerprint clearance card from the State of Arizona.
• A current CPR/BLS certification.
• Vaccination records for Hep-B.
• A negative/ clear tuberculosis (TB) test from the last 12 months.
• A vaccination record for the current flu vaccination.

Nice To Haves

• Actively enrolled in a behavioral health related graduate degree program and in the last internship placement of degree program.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychotherapy services for Prisma Community Care clients, including initial assessment and treatment.
• Create treatment plans, identify areas to be addressed, and work with clients to develop short- and long-term goals.
• Provide individual, family, and group psychotherapy to facilitate the changes clients desire or need.
• Provide crisis intervention as needed.
• Consult and collaborate with other professionals both within and outside the agency.
• Maintain mental health reports and records in a timely manner.
• Participate in community outreach to identify prospective clients and/or community needs and facilitate the satisfaction of those needs.
• Participate in mental health planning meetings and supervision with a clinical supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern