Job Posting: Trauma Therapist
(Soley virtual or Hybrid virtual/in office opportunity)

LivLove Psychotherapy Clinic

About LivLove Clinic

LivLove Clinic is a relational healing practice grounded in the understanding that all healing happens in relationship. With a team of licensed therapists and wellness practitioners, we provide depth-oriented, relationally-focused mental health services that honour the inherent wholeness of every person.

We believe that symptoms arise when we lose connection to our sacred essence, and that unhealthy coping strategies developed to protect against pain can be shifted by accessing inherent internal resources. Our approach recognizes that primary relationships contribute to wounds, and that the relationships we create often re-wound us, as well as, give us the prospect to heal those wounds.

At LivLove Clinic, we exist to support the restoration of coherent relationship — with self, others, environment, and sacred essence. In a world increasingly shaped by AI, we protect what cannot be replicated: human presence, relational depth, and the irreplaceable power of being truly seen.

Contract SummaryLivLove Clinic is seeking a specialized trauma therapist to join our team as an independent contractor, providing depth-focused trauma treatment that honours the body's wisdom and the client's inherent capacity for healing. This role is ideal for clinicians who understand trauma as disconnection from self and others, and who are skilled in supporting clients' restoration to wholeness.

The successful candidate will approach their work with presence, authenticity, and a deep commitment to honouring the wisdom and internal resources of every trauma survivor.

Here's What We Offer:

- Competitive compensation ($87.50 - $105.00/hr session min, up to 15 client hrs a week)
- Full office services and dedicated human administration support
- Referrals to help you build and grow your caseload
- Optional regular consultations and team meetings for support and connection
- Optional ongoing opportunities for professional development and growth
- A modern, light-filled space with free parking
- Join a team that's passionate, collaborative, and invested in your success.
- Supervision (if qualifying therapist)

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Practice:

- Provide relationally-focused trauma therapy using approaches that honour the whole person
- Support clients with complex trauma, PTSD, developmental trauma, and attachment injuries
- Work from a foundation that clients are inherently whole and resourced, not broken or damaged




- Help clients understand trauma as disconnection and support restoration to wholeness
- Support clients in accessing their internal resources and capacity for regulation
- Practice from trauma-informed, body-based, and presence-based care principles

Client Empowerment:

- Provide exceptional relationally-focused trauma therapy services, helping clients restore coherent relationship with themselves and rebuild healthy connections

Team Collaboration:

- Collaborate with our multidisciplinary team of licensed therapists
- Voluntary participation in team consultation
- Work alongside a dynamic team of therapists, sharing insights and strategies to continually enhance our depth-oriented services and outcomes

Professional Development:

- Optional ongoing professional development opportunities, including specialised training in relational and somatic approaches
- Optional access to ongoing training opportunities in Restorative Coherence Practice methodologies

Administrative:

- Maintain timely, respectful clinical documentation aligned with practice standards

Key Characteristics

- Relationally-attuned: Demonstrates capacity to create genuine therapeutic connection and hold space for authentic expression
- Trauma-informed and resource-oriented: Understands trauma as disconnection and believes in clients' inherent capacity to heal
- Presence-based: Works from embodied awareness and authentic connection rather than technique-driven approaches
- Wholeness-oriented: Sees clients as inherently resourced rather than pathologised
- Collaborative and humble: Works in partnership with clients and honours their internal wisdom
- Growth-committed: Engaged in their own ongoing healing and professional development
- Emotionally regulated: Maintains grounded presence when working with intense emotions and trauma
- Authentic and vulnerable: Comfortable with genuine human connection within professional boundaries
- Systems-aware: Understands how relational patterns impact all areas of life

Qualifications

Education & Licensing:

- Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, or related clinical field
- Hold a qualifying or full membership in psychotherapy, social work,



or psychology and be registered in good standing with relevant regulatory bodies (CRPO, OCSWSSW, etc.)

Experience & Expertise:

- Extensive experience providing trauma therapy and PTSD treatment
- Strong understanding of complex trauma, attachment trauma, and nervous system regulation
- Training or experience in evidence-based trauma modalities (EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, IFS, etc.)

Personal Qualities:

- Genuine desire and ability to help trauma survivors and deep commitment to honouring their inherent wholeness and wisdom
- Engaged in own ongoing healing and professional development
- Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and contribute to supportive team environment

Skills & Competencies:

- Strong interpersonal, clinical, and organisational skills
- Ability to work independently while remaining connected to team collaboration
- Knowledge and ability to use Google Suite and Jane Scheduling software
- Proficiency with electronic documentation systems

Strongly Preferred

- Training in Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy
- Advanced training in somatic trauma therapy (Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, etc.)
- Certification in EMDR or other evidence-based trauma modalities
- Training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) or similar parts-work approaches
- Experience with complex trauma and dissociative disorders
- Understanding of nervous system regulation and polyvagal theory

Ready to Join Us?

If you're a dedicated therapist ready to practice from your authentic essence and support profound relational healing, we'd love to hear from you! Apply now join our mission to help people restore coherent relationships, access their authentic essence, and live with ease and empowerment.

For more info on our practice, check out our website: www.livlove.ca

For questions about the application process, contact [email protected]

Pay: $87.50-$105.00/hr session based on experience and credentials. Up to 15 client hrs a week.

Work Location: Remote virtual sessions, or In-person and virtual sessions available at Owen Sound, Ontario and Port Elgin, Ontario locations

You will not be an employee of LivLove Clinic. This is a fixed-term, independent contractor opportunity. At its sole discretion, and based on business needs, LivLove Clinic may — but is not obligated to — offer a permanent role at the end of the term. No transition, if any, to employment is implied, promised, or guaranteed by this posting or by taking on this engagement

Pay: $87.50-$105.00 per hour

Benefits:

- On-site parking

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H8

📌 Trauma Psychotherapist/MSW (Owen Sound)
🏢 LivLove Psychotherapy Clinic
📍 Owen Sound