Couples Therapist

Independent Contractor | Shift Psychological and Counselling Services

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia | In-person and Virtual

Help couples find the meaningful connection they’re longing for.

Are you passionate about couples therapy and looking to build a practice around work you genuinely enjoy? Shift Psychological and Counselling Services is seeking a Couples Therapist to join our established group practice in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

At Shift, our humanistic and relational values shape how we support both clients and clinicians. We offer a professional environment where you can focus on providing high-quality couples therapy, maintain clinical autonomy, and benefit from the administrative support and referral network of an established practice.

We welcome experienced couples therapists as well as clinicians looking to develop couples therapy as a significant area of their practice.

The Opportunity

Your primary focus will be providing meaningful, high-quality couples therapy. Our couples practice is grounded in relational, systemic, and attachment-based approaches, with particular interest in:

- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Relational Life Therapy (RLT)
- Trauma-informed couples therapy

You can develop your practice in areas such as attachment and emotional connection, communication and conflict, relationship transitions, infidelity, intimacy, separation and reconciliation, premarital counselling, and the impact of trauma on relationships.

While couples therapy will be a core focus, you will have the autonomy to include individual clients and shape your caseload around your clinical interests, expertise, and preferred way of working.

What Shift Offers

Clinical autonomy

Shape your practice around your clinical approach, professional interests, schedule, and preferred caseload.





Administrative and practice-management support

Spend more time doing clinical work and less time managing the business of private practice. Our support includes client onboarding, scheduling through Jane Practice Management Software, billing, AI scribe tools, and practice growth support.

Established referral network

Benefit from an established practice and thoughtful intake coordination designed to align referrals with your competencies, interests, and availability.

Flexible work arrangements

Provide in-person services at our Halifax office, offer virtual services across Nova Scotia, or combine both. You determine your clinical availability, weekly schedule, client load, and vacation time.

Collegial connection

Join a warm, collaborative team that values professional relationships, clinical consultation, shared learning, and high-quality client care.

Professional growth

Develop your couples therapy specialization, expand your clinical expertise, and build a practice that reflects your professional goals.

Competitive compensation

This is an independent contractor position with a percentage-based fee-sharing model, providing access to the administrative, referral, and practice infrastructure of an established group practice.

Our Office

Our Halifax office is located at the Gladstone Professional Centre, offering a convenient and skilled setting for in-person clinical work.

The office features:

- Free parking
- Accessible facilities




- Convenient access for clients and clinicians
- A recently designed professional space with natural light and soundproofed walls

Who We're Looking For

We welcome inquiries from registered psychologists, Candidate-Registered Psychologists, Registered Counselling Therapists (RCTs), and other appropriately registered or qualified clinicians who are eligible to provide couples therapy in Nova Scotia.

The ideal candidate will have:

- Training or clinical experience in EFT, RLT, and/or trauma-informed couples therapy approaches
- An authentic, reflective clinical style and a genuine interest in relational work
- A commitment to ethical, evidence-informed practice
- The ability to work independently while valuing collegial connection and shared practice values
- Professional liability insurance appropriate to their practice

We welcome clinicians at different stages of their careers, including experienced couples therapists seeking an established professional home and clinicians interested in growing their couples therapy practice.

How to Apply

If you are looking for a professional home where you can grow your couples practice, maintain clinical autonomy, and benefit from established administrative and referral support, we would love to hear from you.

Please email your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your clinical background, experience with couples therapy, and professional interests to:

Laurie Tracey, MA, Registered Psychologist

Email: [email protected]

All inquiries and applications will be held in strict confidence. Suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Pay: $200.00-$240.00 per hour

Benefits:

- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Work from home

Work Location: In person

📌 Couples Therapist (North End)
🏢 Shift Psychological and Counselling Services
📍 North End