Full-Time Clinical Therapist & Clinical Internship Program Manager

Colors of Austin Counseling (COAC) is an outpatient group practice providing high-quality, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and culturally affirming therapy to our diverse community. Anchored in our core values of collaboration, initiative, connection, intention, community, accountability, and learning, we are cultivating a practice where both clients and clinicians thrive.

What You’ll Do

Internship Program Leadership (5–10 hours per week)

• University partnerships: Build and maintain relationships with accredited Master's programs (including UT Austin, St. Edward's, Baylor, and national partners). Manage affiliation agreements, university requirements, and site reviews, and hold regular check-ins with university field liaisons.
• Community partnerships: When COAC has active school or community partnerships, such as school-based therapy groups, lead the internship program's role in that work.
• Program outreach: Promote the internship program to universities, community providers, and local organizations to keep a steady pipeline of qualified interns each semester and enough client referrals for interns to meet their required clinical hours.
• Intern selection: Lead COAC's standardized intern selection process, including screening tools, scoring rubrics, panel interviews, and matching interns with supervisors.
• Onboarding and intern experience: Plan and run intern orientation each semester, including EHR (SimplePractice) training and practice policies. Work with the marketing team to get new interns' bios and profiles live before they start, and with the Client Care Coordinator to match interns with clients who fit their training. Plan intern celebrations at the end of each semester.
• Supervisor leadership: Support and develop intern supervisors, meet with them monthly, give feedback to supervisors and interns, and make sure documentation and crisis response protocols are followed.
• Direct supervision: Provide 1 hour of weekly individual clinical supervision for up to 2 interns per semester, and lead monthly group supervision.
• Community-based (macro) practice: Guide interns' community practice hours and lead a semester-long community project with interns and supervisors.
• Training series: Coordinate a monthly training series in which supervisors present on a focused topic, such as a therapeutic modality, a specific population, or ethics in practice, and coordinate outside professional development trainers for interns.
• Program evaluation: Review intern clinical metrics (utilization, cancellation, and rebooking rates) and feedback from interns, supervisors, and client progress measures each month. Share a monthly summary with leadership and make improvements as needed.
• Leadership meetings: Attend biweekly clinical leadership meetings with the Clinical Director.

Direct Clinical Practice (20 billable hours per week)

• Provide ethical, evidence-informed, and affirming therapy to individuals, children, teens, families, and couples within your scope of competence
• Option to facilitate therapy groups (group hours count toward your clinical caseload)
• Develop treatment plans and coordinate care as needed
• Complete clinical notes within 48 business hours of each session, and respond to messages (Slack, email, and SimplePractice) within 48 business hours
• Attend monthly team meetings, required trainings, and consultation groups
• Meet biweekly with the Clinical Director and quarterly with the CEO
• Complete continuing education and keep your license in good standing

Hours & Schedule

• Total: Approximately 30–35 hours per week, including client sessions, program leadership, meetings, and documentation
• Clinical: 20 billable clinical hours per week
• Program leadership: 5–10 hours per week
• Busier program weeks: Program work runs higher during intern recruitment, orientation, and university site reviews. In those weeks, some clinical hours may shift to program work in coordination with the Clinical Director, and those hours are paid at the program leadership rate.
• In-person work: Program leadership duties such as orientation, supervision, and partner meetings require in-person presence. No after-hours crisis coverage is required.

Who You Are

• Licensure: Fully licensed mental health professional in Texas (LCSW, LPC, or LMFT). Board-approved supervisor status, or eligibility for it, is preferred.
• Experience: At least 7 years of experience supervising Master's-level clinical interns (required)
• Values: Deep commitment to social justice, anti-oppressive frameworks, cultural humility, and trauma-informed care
• Skills: Highly organized, a clear communicator, and reliable with deadlines. Comfortable using, or willing to learn, SimplePractice, PracticeVital, Gusto, Slack, Asana, Canva, and Airtable.

Austin, TX. Work from either or both of our two offices on Berkman Dr and Marathon Blvd. Client sessions are in person unless a client requests telehealth.

Full-time W-2 employee, paid biweekly. Reports to the Clinical Director.

Compensation

Estimated total annual compensation: $73,000–$87,000 (before taxes), based on a full caseload plus program leadership hours.

• Clinical services: 55% of collected fees for sessions billed at $184 or less; 60% of collected fees for sessions billed at $185 or more
• Program leadership: $32.00 per hour
• Meetings and trainings: Required team meetings, trainings, and consultation groups are paid
• Optional paid opportunities: Additional paid work is available if you want it, such as leading workshops, creating content, and running therapy groups. It is never required.

2027 Benefits

2027 benefit rates will be finalized in December 2026.

• Health, dental & vision insurance: COAC pays 50% of your monthly premium
• Paid time off: Paid PTO accrued monthly, plus unpaid time off available from your first day
• Paid holidays: 5 paid holidays per year
• Malpractice insurance: Covered by COAC
• Professional development: In-house CE trainings, plus certification trainings available with tenure