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Counseling Intern

CompanyThe Centers
LocationCleveland
Work ModeOn Site
PostedAugust 8, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will provide psychotherapy services, including mental health assessments and treatment planning, while shadowing experienced professionals. They are also responsible for maintaining client caseloads and participating in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
619
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Circle Health Services has merged with The Centers for Families and Children and are now known as The Centers. The Centers fights for equity by healing, teaching, and inspiring individuals to reach their full potential, ensuring communities are equitable, healthier, and prosperous. Our innovative 2Gen approach centers on the whole family to create a legacy of educational success and economic prosperity that passes from one generation to the next. Through this model, we integrate health and wellness services for children, teens, and adults, , including primary care, behavioral health care, addiction services, HIV treatment and in-house pharmacies. We also offer family support programs, including early childhood development, job training and workplace/workforce development. We are one of the oldest and largest health and human service agencies in Northeast Ohio, with 11 locations serving nearly 20,000 people each year.
About the Role

Summary 
The counselor, art therapy or social work intern will be responsible for shadowing and providing psychotherapy services including mental health assessment, treatment planning, individual psychotherapy sessions and possibly group psychotherapy or group psychoeducational health and wellness sessions within the Health and Wellness department. 

As affiliated organizations, The Centers and Circle Health operate under a shared leadership structure as one, creating life changing solutions for people in Northeast Ohio to lead healthier and more successful lives.

  

Responsibilities and duties: 

1.Mental health assessment shadowing and completion of MHA upon task supervisor awareness of preparedness and understanding of DSM-5 or IDC-10 diagnostic criteria. 

2.Individualized treatment plan development 

3.Maintain a client case load completing psychotherapy in accordance with educational body requirement and expectation based on supervisor evaluation of preparedness 

4.Attend and participate in regular supervision sessions a minimum of one hour per week of every 10 hours of client care delivered 

5.Attend multi-disciplinary team meetings as available 

6.Complete agency documentation of The Centers clients in accordance with ODMH and best practices standards 
  

Qualifications: 

Education: will have a bachelor degree in a psychology, social work, sociology, art therapy or related field. Must be actively enrolled in a master’s degree education program in social work, counseling, art therapy or marriage and family therapy. 

*Will have completed course work in diagnosis, theories, group process 

* Will obtain and maintain a CT or SWT status while working with clients 

*Will demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills 

*Will work cooperatively with other team members following The Centers values system 

 

About The Centers  

The Centers provide health, family, and workforce services at 11 locations throughout Greater Cleveland, creating life-changing solutions for people to lead healthier and more successful lives. We strive to be a service-oriented workplace that pioneers and co-creates solutions while fostering belonging in a community where our team members thrive.    

 

The Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Key Skills
Mental health assessmentPsychotherapyTreatment planningGroup psychotherapyPsychoeducational health and wellnessDSM-5IDC-10Case managementClinical documentationVerbal communicationWritten communicationTeam collaboration
Categories
HealthcareSocial ServicesEducation