Post-Master's Fellowship — Pre-Licensed Therapist | LMFT / LPCC / LICSW Track

Description Full‑Time | Salaried | W‑2 | Benefits‑Eligible | In‑Person Applications for Lorenz Clinic’s 2026 Post‑Master’s Fellowship are now open. This is a nationally recognized, full‑time, paid psychotherapy training position for pre‑licensed mental health clinicians pursuing LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC licensure in Minnesota. Each year, a small cohort of fellows — selected from over a thousand applicants nationwide — joins us to train in relational, systemic, and developmentally informed psychotherapy. About half of our fellows relocate from across the country to participate; the rest come from leading graduate programs in the region. Lorenz Clinic of Family Psychology — Minneapolis–St. Paul Metropolitan Area Full‑Time | Salaried | W‑2 | Benefits‑Eligible | In‑Person Lorenz Clinic was the first in Minnesota to offer an organized, competency‑based post‑master’s fellowship. The program has been recognized as among the most rigorous and formative pre‑licensure training placements available to clinicians in this region, and we consider it our most significant contribution to the profession. Most pre‑licensed clinicians leave their graduate programs well‑prepared and largely on their own — assembled a supervision arrangement here, a caseload there, hoping the hours add up in the right categories before the money runs out. The pre‑licensure period in US healthcare asks a great deal of new clinicians while providing remarkably little structure for what that work actually stirs up. The worst‑case scenario is a role where it’s all about throughput — where the first thing that goes out the window is your learning, and where two years pass and you’ve accumulated hours but haven’t really been formed. This fellowship was built because we think the pre‑licensure period deserves better than that. What This Fellowship Is Building Toward We have a specific clinical formation goal — and we are specific about it by design. The fellowship is not oriented toward producing competent generalists. It is oriented toward producing psychotherapists: clinicians who work with a second‑order theory of change, who use the therapeutic relationship itself as a vehicle of transformation, and who can hold clients in genuine depth. That formation unfolds across seven developmental domains. By the time a fellow completes this program, they are developing: The capacity to stay curious about what is happening inside a client — and inside themselves — even when the relational field becomes activated, distressing, or uncertain. The ability to notice and work with ruptures in the therapeutic alliance — not avoid them — and to use the repair itself as a vehicle of change. Access to their own internal experience during session, and the skill to hold it as clinical information rather than noise to be managed or a feeling to be enacted. A genuine theory of why — the capacity to move past diagnosis to a case formulation that explains what keeps producing the problem, grounded in the client’s relational and developmental history. The developmental narrative as a living structure — understanding a client’s history not as background context but as a pattern that is active in the room, right now, with this clinician. The ability to hold a client through regression — to stay present when the work gets harder before it gets easier, without reflexive rescue, referral, or restructuring. A formulation‑first clinical mind — the habit of moving from data through diagnosis through problem formulation through case conceptualization to treatment, rather than from diagnosis directly to modality. These are not competencies you need to arrive with. They are what the fellowship is building. What you need to arrive with is the orientation — the genuine curiosity about why, the willingness to be uncertain, the interest in what happens between people rather than only what happens inside them. Training Format The fellowship’s curriculum addresses all 16 APA Competency Benchmark domains. Core training activities include: Supervision — 8 Hours/month 4 hours/month with a doctorally prepared psychologist 4 hours/month with a professional supervisor (psychologist or master’s‑level licensed clinician, per licensure track) Monthly PMF Seminar — 8 hours: A full‑day, in‑person learning event for the PMF cohort. Each session integrates didactic content, experiential activities, a guest practitioner‑scholar, and small‑group discussion. The day is protected — fellows are not expected to carry a full clinical schedule during seminar week. Weekly Didactic Seminar — 1 hour: A topical survey seminar shared with the clinic’s doctoral psychology interns. Topics include ethics, family systems, attachment, trauma, adult psychopathology, object relations, multicultural practice, neuroscience and psychotherapy, suicide risk assessment, and more. Presenters are doctorally prepared faculty clinicians. Monthly Grand Rounds — 1 hour: An internal case presentation or invited speaker event open to all clinical staff. CE‑eligible. Facilitated by a doctorally prepared psychologist. Monthly Case Consultation — 4 hours: Specialist‑led, consultee‑focused, and non‑evaluative. Structured around clinical formulation rather than advice‑giving. Fellows bring the cases they are genuinely uncertain about. As an active training clinic, most Lorenz clinicians earn approximately 100 hours per year of board‑approved continuing education simply by showing up to work. Clinical Role Post‑master’s Fellows Provide Psychotherapeutic Services to a Variety Of Clients Under Direct Supervision. A Typical Fellow Carries Approximately 12–18 Active Clients, Built Gradually During The First Months Of The Fellowship. Three Program Tracks Are Available: Outpatient psychotherapy — individual, couples, family, and group therapy Intensive outpatient group psychotherapy — structured group treatment across diagnostic presentations Track assignment is based on the fellow’s stated learning goals, prior preparation, and program need. The clinic’s strong referral base allows for meaningful input on client age range and presenting concerns. After the Fellowship Historically, approximately 88% of second‑year fellows who seek staff positions at Lorenz following program completion find them here. Staff employment is not automatic — fellows must apply and be selected — but the fellowship functions as a genuine pipeline into the clinic’s clinical and supervisory ranks. Many of the clinic’s current supervisors and clinical leaders are former PMF alumni. Fellows who wish to continue their professional development within the Lorenz system have access to a formation ladder that extends from supervised practice through supervision, clinical management, training leadership, and advanced clinical stewardship. The program has produced clinicians who have gone on to hold some of the highest levels of clinical and supervisory credential available in the field. Alumni who leave the clinic have gone on to independent and group private practice, community mental health, policy leadership, professional association leadership, and doctoral programs. What distinguishes them, consistently, is the quality of their clinical thinking — particularly their capacity to formulate cases systemically and work with relational and interpersonal process. Lorenz Clinic has established an endowed scholarship at the University of St. Thomas Graduate School of Professional Psychology in recognition of that program’s alignment with the clinical values and epistemological orientation that animate our training. Compensation And Benefits Base salary: $51,000–$90,000/year, based on qualifications, caseload, and program track. Pay‑for‑performance compensation is available at the fellow’s election; however, the fellowship is designed to prioritize learning depth over volume, and fellows whose primary goal is income maximization will find a better fit elsewhere. This is a W‑2, salaried role with a steady, predictable paycheck. Benefits Include Student loan repayment program Medical, dental, and vision insurance Life insurance and short‑ and long‑term disability insurance 401(k) with employer matching Healthcare Savings Account (HSA) Paid time off, paid holidays, and Paid Burnout Time (a structured protected leave benefit separate from standard PTO) Paid service/volunteer time Flexible scheduling; hybrid options available Licensing exam preparation support Professional development assistance Employee assistance program Requirements The most successful candidates demonstrate a track record of sequential, scaffolded clinical learning aimed at a career as a psychotherapist. We look for clinicians who are curious about what they do not yet know, open to feedback that requires growth, and oriented toward the profession as a vocation rather than a credential. Minimum Qualifications Master’s degree in psychology, clinical counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, or closely related field from a regionally accredited program (doctoral candidates should consider our Postdoctoral Fellowship or Clinical Extern programs) Successful completion of a clinically focused master’s‑level practicum or internship where individual psychotherapy — including diagnosis, treatment planning, and ongoing therapeutic work — was the primary activity LICSW‑track applicants specifically: a social work degree alone is not sufficient. This is a psychotherapy training fellowship. Placements focused primarily on case management, care coordination, or generalist social work services do not meet this requirement regardless of quality Declared licensure track (LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC in Minnesota); social work track applicants must hold a current, non‑provisional LGSW before start date Completed master’s‑level practicum totaling at least 9‑12 months of clinic‑based formation where outpatient psychotherapy was the primary focus, prior to start date; placements that were primarily remote or telehealth will not be considered Preferred Qualifications Prior preparation in systems thinking, group relations, or relational and psychodynamic intervention models Bilingual candidates are strongly preferred — expanding access for underserved communities is central to our mission Demonstrated commitment to the profession and the common good How To Apply Admission is competitive and reviewed by the Training Committee. To apply, submit a cover letter and CV via the online job portal for your preferred clinic location. A cover letter is required. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Cover letters should address: Training goals and what you hope to develop during the fellowship Preferred track and why it fits your learning objectives Commitment to the common good and to the profession as a field A brief narrative of your experience providing psychotherapy Submit your cover letter and CV via the online job portal for your preferred clinic location. Candidates invited to interview may be asked to provide writing samples, references, or a letter of recommendation from a past clinical supervisor. For questions about benefits including the student loan repayment program, contact human resources. Equal Opportunity Lorenz Clinic is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Pre‑licensed therapists, unlicensed therapists, and intermediately licensed clinicians — including LGSWs, NCCs, and LAMFTs — are especially encouraged to apply. Licensed independent practitioners (LPCC, LMFT, LICSW) should see the clinic’s separately posted Outpatient Psychotherapist role. #J-18808-Ljbffr Lorenz Clinic