Looking to join a practice that values your skills?

At Safe Place Therapy, we’re proud to provide a supportive and nurturing environment for all of our Practitioners to work in. We believe in a collaborative work environment where we can all share skills, techniques, and advice with each other.

About Us

Safe Place Therapy is founded in the principles of individuality and celebrating our differences. We believe first and foremost in providing an environment where our clients can feel safe and listened to. Our reputation as a centre for high-quality counselling, particularly for our work with the LGBTQIA+ and neurodiverse communities, is a point of pride for all of us at SPT.

The Role

We are seeking fully registered Psychologists (AHPRA) or Accredited Mental Health Social Workers (AASW) with experience counselling in private practice to join our team. This role would suit both an experienced counsellor as well as an enthusiastic early career counsellor.

We have multiple contractor positions, including lucrative evening positions currently available at our clinic in Footscray. We ask for a minimum of 2 days per week to maximise opportunities for clients to see you.

The Benefits

Peer support and monthly peer-support meetings with other like-minded Practitioners

Flexibility in working days and times to suit your lifestyle, including weekends and Telehealth

Administration assistance to arrange bookings, billing and invoicing

Administration available on-site 9am to 5pm

Tried-and-tested intake process that matches clients to your clinical interests and skills

Access to our practice-management software, PracSuite – including access to AI-powered clinical notes, letters, and reports

Comfortable and well-furnished rooms

A solid referrer network with a steady flow of new referrals to help you build a case load you’re comfortable with

60/40 percentage split plus Superannuation

Choose the kinds of client types you’re willing to see – NDIS, TAC, Workcover, Victims of Crime, or stick to solely private-paying clients

About You

We work across a range of presentations, and value our Practitioners’ skills in providing trauma-informed, evidence-based therapy to any of the following areas:

ADHD and Autism

LGBTQIA+ community

Relationship counselling

Trauma and PTSD

Eating disorders

Personality disorders

Adjustment disorders

General mental health concerns

Additionally, we have a high regard for Practitioners who utilise any of the following modalities in their practice:

Emotion-Focused Therapy

Internal Family Systems

EMDR

Gottmann Method

Essential criteria:

Full registration with AHPRA or AASW

Ability to register for own provider number

Own ABN

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Working With Children Check (if seeing clients under the age of 18 years)

Ability to work autonomously and as part of a wider team

Ability to self-manage administrative tasks, including case notes, writing letters to referrers, and writing reports as necessary

To apply:

Please email your resume and cover letter to [email protected]