Northwest Wellness is hiring a Registered Social Worker or Registered Psychotherapist to join our Thunder Bay team as an independent contractor.

About Northwest Wellness

Northwest Wellness offers compassionate, culturally responsive and trauma-informed therapy for children, teens, adults, couples and families. We serve Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario in person, and clients across Ontario virtually. We specialize in somatic therapies like EMDR and Brainspotting, alongside other evidence-based approaches such as DBT and CBT.

For clients who request faith-based services, we have clinicians who offer faith-integrated counselling that respects and weaves their spiritual beliefs, values and practices into the therapeutic process. Faith is always client-led: we welcome people of every faith tradition and of none.

Our work is also grounded in:

- Anti-oppressive, anti-racist practice and cultural safety
- Honouring the land and the Indigenous communities we serve
- A safe, inclusive space where clients can show up exactly as they are

What you'll do

- Provide individual, couples, family and/or child and youth counselling within your scope of practice and clinical interests
- Offer free 15-minute consultations to help prospective clients find the right fit
- Build a caseload aligned with the populations and presenting concerns you enjoy working with
- See clients in person at our Thunder Bay office and virtually across Ontario
- Keep client records in our EMR and meet the documentation, ethical and professional standards of your regulatory college
- Take part in case consultation, peer collaboration and multidisciplinary care planning
- Keep growing through training, supervision and current research

What you bring

- Registration in good standing in Ontario as a Registered Social Worker (OCSWSSW)



or Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO)
- Current skilled liability insurance
- A trauma-informed approach and genuine comfort supporting clients who have experienced trauma
- A commitment to culturally responsive, anti-oppressive, affirming and client-centred care
- Respect for clients' faith and spirituality, and the ability to follow their lead on whether and how it enters therapy
- Experience, training or a strong interest in one or more of these areas: *Trauma treatment, such as EMDR, Brainspotting, CPT or somatic approaches *Child and youth therapy, including play- and art-based methods. *Couples and family therapy, such as EFT, EFFT or the Gottman Method *Faith-based or spiritually integrated counselling *Anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions or parenting support
- The ability to work independently while valuing collaboration and shared learning

Nice to have

- Formal training in EMDR, Brainspotting, IFS, EFT, EFFT, DBT, ACT, CBT or CPT
- Training or experience in faith-integrated or pastoral counselling, including spiritual questions, faith transitions, or faith-related grief and trauma
- Experience with racial trauma, complex trauma or crisis support
- Private-practice experience
- A second language

You don't need expertise in everything. Tell us what you do well, which clients light you up, and where you want to grow.

What we provide

- Compensation: competitive rates
- Referrals:



thoughtful intakes that match clients to your scope, strengths and interests
- Admin support: scheduling, client communication, marketing and administrative systems
- Technology: an EMR for secure documentation, encrypted telehealth and accounting, with IT services and support
- Space: a warm, welcoming office in Port Arthur, Thunder Bay
- Flexibility: choose in-person, virtual or hybrid hours, and shape a sustainable caseload
- Clinical community: regular case consultation, mentorship, and collaboration with social workers, psychotherapists, assessment partners and psychiatry linkages
- Room to grow: opportunities in groups, workshops, speaking engagements, supervision and community partnerships

You get the freedom of private practice without having to build it alone.

Who thrives here

- Clinicians who are warm, curious and growth-oriented
- Team players who value collaboration, feedback and shared learning
- Providers who want the autonomy of private practice, backed by strong operational support and a team of colleagues

How to apply

Email your CV and a brief introduction to [email protected]. In your introduction, tell us about:

- Your clinical interests and the populations you love working with
- Your current training and the areas you'd like to develop
- Your preferred schedule: in person, virtual or hybrid, including evening availability
- Any group, workshop, program or supervision ideas you'd like to build with us

Northwest Wellness welcomes clinicians of all identities, cultures, languages and lived experiences.

Pay: $100.00-$160.00 per hour

Expected hours: 4.0 – 15.0 per week

Benefits:

- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule
- Work from home

Work Location: In person

📌 Independent Contractor – Mental Health Clinician (Thunder Bay)
🏢 Northwest Wellness Counselling and Consulting
📍 Thunder Bay