Nova Counseling Centre | Ontario
In-Person / Virtual / Hybrid
Nova Counseling Centre is seeking an experienced Registered Psychotherapist or Registered Psychologist whose primary or significant area of clinical practice is working with children and adolescents.
We are looking for a clinician who is passionate about child and adolescent mental health and has substantial experience assessing and treating emotional, behavioural, developmental, and mental health concerns across pediatric populations.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide psychotherapy and counselling primarily to children and adolescents.
- Conduct developmentally appropriate clinical assessments and develop individualized treatment plans.
- Support children and adolescents experiencing concerns such as anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, ADHD, behavioural concerns, trauma, grief and loss, school-related difficulties, social challenges, and family transitions.
- Use evidence-informed and developmentally appropriate therapeutic approaches based on the client's presenting needs.
- Establish strong therapeutic relationships with children and adolescents across different developmental stages.
- Engage parents and caregivers in treatment when clinically appropriate.
- Provide parent education, guidance, and practical strategies to support treatment goals and progress.
- Collaborate with families, schools, physicians, and other members of the client's circle of care when clinically appropriate and with proper consent.
- Monitor treatment progress and adjust interventions according to the client's developmental and clinical needs.
- Recognize and appropriately respond to child-protection, safeguarding, and risk concerns in accordance with Ontario law and professional obligations.
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with applicable professional, ethical, and regulatory requirements.
- Create a safe, supportive, engaging, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate therapeutic environment.
Qualifications
- Registered and in good standing as either:
- a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO); or
- a Psychologist authorized for autonomous practice with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario (CPBAO).
- Master's or doctoral degree in an applicable mental health discipline, consistent with the requirements of the candidate's professional registration.
- Children and adolescents must represent a significant or primary area of the candidate's clinical practice.
- Demonstrated experience providing psychotherapy to children and adolescents.
- Strong understanding of child and adolescent development and developmentally appropriate therapeutic interventions.
- Experience working collaboratively with parents and caregivers.
- Knowledge and application of evidence-informed approaches used with children and adolescents.
- Strong clinical assessment, treatment-planning, communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to establish therapeutic rapport with children and adolescents across different developmental stages.
- Understanding of professional, ethical, consent, confidentiality, and safeguarding considerations when working with minors.
Please note: Nova is not accepting Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) applicants for this position.
Strong Assets
- Experience supporting children and adolescents with ADHD and other neurodevelopmental concerns.
- Experience treating anxiety and mood disorders in children and adolescents.
- Trauma-focused therapy experience.
- Experience supporting emotional and behavioural regulation.
- Experience working with autistic children and adolescents.
- Parent coaching and family intervention experience.
- Training in CBT, DBT-informed interventions, ACT, play-based approaches, attachment-informed approaches, or other evidence-informed child and adolescent modalities.
- Experience working collaboratively with schools and other professionals involved in a child's care.
- Experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse children and families.
What We Offer
- A supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary clinical environment.
- Flexible opportunities for in-person, virtual, and hybrid practice.
- Extended health benefits for eligible team members and their families.
- Performance-based bonus opportunities.
- Opportunities to work with a diverse child and adolescent client population.
- Access to a large and diverse clinical team and professional community.
- Opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and professional growth.
- Administrative and operational support.
- An inclusive organization committed to accessible, culturally responsive, and high-quality mental health care.
About Nova Counseling Centre
Nova Counseling Centre is a multidisciplinary mental health clinic serving children, youth, adults, couples, and families across Ontario. Our clinical team includes more than 60 therapists providing services in over 25 languages, supported by professionals from multiple mental health and healthcare disciplines.
Our goal is to make high-quality mental health care more accessible while recognizing the cultural, linguistic, developmental, and individual needs of the communities we serve.
If working with children and adolescents is at the heart of your clinical practice, we would be pleased to hear from you.
Nova Counseling Centre is committed to inclusive and equitable employment practices.
