Independent Contractor – Mental Health Clinician

Oak & Rose Counselling

Thunder Bay; Greenstone; Hearst ; and Virtual Across Ontario

About Oak & Rose

Oak & Rose Counselling is a growing private practice committed to providing thoughtful, evidence-informed, trauma-informed, and inclusive mental health care across Northwestern Ontario.

Our work is grounded in five core values:

Connection — We believe meaningful therapeutic relationships are at the heart of effective counselling. We value warmth, authenticity, compassion, and genuine human connection.

Clinical Excellence — We are committed to ethical, evidence-informed care, ongoing professional development, strong clinical judgment, and thoughtful practice.

Weight Neutrality — We approach health and well-being without centring weight, dieting, or body size. We strive to provide weight-inclusive and body-affirming care.

Outreach — We believe quality mental health care should extend beyond the walls of a counselling office. We value community partnerships, education, collaboration, and improving access to services in rural, northern, and underserved communities.

Trauma-Informed Care — We recognize the impact of trauma and prioritize safety, choice, collaboration, empowerment, and respect throughout the therapeutic process.

The Opportunity

Oak & Rose Counselling is seeking compassionate, skilled, and motivated Independent Contractor Mental Health Clinicians to join our growing practice.

We welcome applications from Registered Social Workers, Registered Psychotherapists, Psychologists, Psychological Associates, and other appropriately regulated mental health professionals who share our commitment to high-quality, client-centred care.

This opportunity may be particularly well suited to clinicians who would like to build or expand a private-practice caseload without having to establish all of the infrastructure independently. Oak & Rose provides the practice environment, referral pathways, systems, technology, marketing, and opportunities for collaboration while contractors maintain the independence and flexibility associated with self-employment.

We are especially interested in clinicians with experience working in rural, remote, northern, or underserved communities. We value the adaptability, breadth of practice, cultural humility, and understanding of community context that often develops through this work.

Contractors have flexibility in developing their schedules and may provide services virtually, in person, or through a combination of both, depending on location and practice needs.

Responsibilities

Independent Contractors may

- Provide individual, couples, family, and/or group counselling within their professional scope of practice.
- Complete appropriate clinical assessment, treatment planning, intervention, and documentation.




- Develop solid therapeutic relationships grounded in safety, collaboration, compassion, and respect.
- Provide evidence-informed treatment using modalities within their areas of competence, which may include ACT, CBT, DBT, EMDR, EFT, CPT, CBT-E, EFFT, TF-CBT, or other approaches.
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation using the Jane practice-management platform.
- Collaborate with healthcare providers, schools, community organizations, Indigenous organizations, and other referral partners when appropriate and with appropriate consent.
- Participate in clinical consultation, peer support, supervision, and professional-development opportunities as appropriate.
- Contribute to community outreach, education, workshops, groups, presentations, or professional networking based on interest.
- Maintain all professional, ethical, privacy, documentation, and regulatory requirements applicable to their profession.

Clinical Areas of Interest We welcome clinicians with experience, training, or a strong interest in areas such as:
- Anxiety and depression
- Trauma, PTSD, and complex trauma
- EMDR
- Eating disorders and disordered eating
- Body image and embodiment
- Youth and adolescent mental health
- Couples and relationship counselling
- Family work
- Burnout and compassion fatigue
- Life transitions and stress
- Grief and loss
- Sport and performance anxiety
- Indigenous mental health
- Rural, remote, and northern mental health
- BIPOC and culturally responsive care
- 2SLGBTQIA+ affirming care
- French-language mental health services

Clinicians do not need expertise in every area. We are interested in understanding what you do exceptionally well and the populations with whom you most enjoy working.

Qualifications

Applicants must

- Be registered and in good standing with an appropriate professional regulatory college in Ontario and be authorized to provide the services they offer.
- Maintain appropriate professional liability insurance.
- Practise within their professional scope and areas of competence.
- Demonstrate strong clinical assessment, intervention, communication, and documentation skills.
- Be committed to ethical, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, anti-oppressive, and weight-inclusive practice.
- Demonstrate reliability, professionalism, responsiveness, and accountability.
- Be comfortable working independently while contributing positively to a collaborative practice environment.




- Maintain appropriate professional boundaries and confidentiality.

Previous private-practice experience is an asset but is not required. Training in specialized modalities such as EMDR, EFT, EFFT, CBT-E, DBT, ACT, or trauma-focused interventions is also considered an asset.

What Oak & Rose Provides

Independent Contractors benefit from access to:

- Established referral pathways and a growing referral network
- Marketing and practice visibility
- Welcoming professional office environments
- Virtual and in-person practice opportunities
- Jane practice-management and secure clinical-documentation infrastructure
- Administrative systems and scheduling infrastructure
- Opportunities for clinical consultation, mentorship, and supervision where appropriate
- Community and professional partnerships
- Opportunities to develop specialized programs, groups, workshops, presentations, and outreach initiatives
- A collaborative practice environment grounded in shared clinical values

Our goal is to allow clinicians to spend more of their time doing meaningful clinical work while Oak & Rose supports the infrastructure required to build and maintain a private-practice caseload.

Locations

Opportunities may be available in:

Thunder Bay Longlac Geraldton Hearst Virtual Across Ontario

We are particularly interested in increasing access to high-quality mental health services throughout Northwestern and Northern Ontario.

Who May Be a Great Fit

You may feel at home at Oak & Rose if you care deeply about your clinical work, value genuine relationships with clients, remain curious and committed to learning, and want autonomy without practising entirely in isolation.

We are looking for clinicians who are warm, dependable, responsive, clinically thoughtful, collaborative, and invested in providing excellent care.

You do not need to practise exactly like us. We value clinicians bringing their own therapeutic style, expertise, lived experience, language, and professional perspective to the practice while sharing the foundational values that guide Oak & Rose.

To Apply

Please submit your Curriculum Vitae/Resume and a brief Cover Letter outlining your clinical interests, preferred populations, availability, and why you are interested in joining Oak & Rose Counselling.

Email: [email protected]

Oak & Rose Counselling welcomes applications from clinicians with diverse identities, lived experiences, cultural backgrounds, languages, and professional perspectives. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, culturally responsive, and affirming environment for clients and practitioners.

Pay: $100.00-$160.00 per hour

Expected hours: 4.0 – 12.0 per week

Perks

- Flexible schedule
- Work from home

Work Location: In person

📌 Independent Contractor- Mental Health Clinician (Thunder Bay)
🏢 Oak u0026 Rose Counselling
📍 Thunder Bay