Counseling Intern

Counseling Intern 2025-2026

The Bellevue College Counseling Center is excited to announce that we will be accepting Master's Level Interns for the 2025-2026 academic year. Applications will be due January 27, 2025. Interviews will be held mid-Feb. Internship will start early September 2025. Bellevue College cannot accept candidates who require the College to provide clinical liability insurance during the internship.

Applicants enrolled in an accredited university not located within WA State, must:

• Be able to be physically present at the Bellevue College Counseling Center during their internship; AND • Check with their individual programs and State licensing boards to ensure that an internship placement with the Bellevue College Counseling Center meets their requirements.

The BC Counseling Center focuses on individual and group therapy and does not provide family or couples counseling.

Intern Learning Objectives:

• Execute core clinical knowledge and skills in providing culturally-competent and socially-just short- and long-term individual (personal, educational, and career) and group counseling. • Implement core clinical knowledge and skills in assisting students, including those who are on academic probation, in identifying and resolving problems affecting their educational and personal development by clarifying short- and long-range educational/personal/occupational goals. • Execute the core skills and knowledge base in assessing and helping clients prepare for, minimize, and resolve crisis situations. • Develop culturally responsive therapeutic modalities when working with historically underrepresented student populations. • Create and maintain ethical and professional relationships with all students, clients, supervisor, and colleagues and staff at the Center and on campus. • Identify and connect clients with appropriate campus and community resources and services. • Generate ideas for outreach activities targeting different student populations, plan outreach projects, and conduct outreach activities appropriate for the targeted populations. • Adhere to the Center's standards for record keeping and utilizing feedback obtained from developmentally supportive clinical supervision for personal and professional growth.

Site Objectives:

• Support interns in applying what they are learning in an ethical and culturally competent manner through their engagement in developmentally supportive clinical supervision and other learning activities. • Foster interns' confidence as a mental health professionals. • Support interns in developing their identities as mental health providers in a college setting. • Provide mentorship for the next generation of counselors.

Pay, Benefits & Work Schedule

This is an unpaid position and successful interns are expected to work 16-20 hours per week.

This position typically assigned as needed on a quarterly basis, with no expectation of continued employment beyond the current appointment.

This position is expected to NOT be eligible for benefits.

About The College

Bellevue College is a diverse student-centered, comprehensive and innovative college, committed to teaching excellence that advances the life-long educational development of its students while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of its diverse community. Bellevue College is located just 10 miles east of Seattle where we serve a student population of over 54% students of color and over 1,300 international students. The college promotes student success by providing high-quality, flexible, accessible educational programs and services; advancing pluralism, inclusion and global awareness; and acting as a catalyst and collaborator for a vibrant region.

We strive to create a vibrant and inclusive campus community that supports a diverse student body, faculty and staff. As an essential part of our vision, diversity, equity and pluralism are promoted and fostered in all aspects of college life. By enriching student life through leadership opportunities, personal learning and cultural experiences, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse campus community that fosters creativity, innovation and student success.

About the Department

The Bellevue College Counseling Center offers a wide array of services ranging from mental health counseling to employee consultations to workshops. Primarily, the Center provides individual mental health and group counseling to registered Bellevue College students. Mental health counseling services include: personal (psychotherapy), career, and educational counseling. Within personal counseling, the Counseling Center also provides drop-in crisis counseling for students who are in emotional distress or are in immediate harm to themselves or others. Under the umbrella of educational counseling, the Counseling Center also provides counseling services to students struggling academically.

The Counseling Center also develops and presents workshops to various classes and groups on campus; provides consultations to employees; teaches classes within the Human Development curriculum; and serves on various committees and taskforces within the Center and across campus.

Essential Functions

An intern at the Counseling Center performs duties and responsibilities under the general direction of the Site Supervisor. The intern will receive at least one-hour of weekly individual clinical supervision with a licensed mental health counselor and/or licensed psychologist. The intern also has the opportunity to participate in the Counseling Center's weekly staff meetings and case consultations.

Below are the typical duties of an intern:

• Provide culturally-competent and socially-just short- and long-term individual (personal, educational, and career) and group counseling. • Assist students with identifying and resolving problems affecting their educational and personal development by clarifying short- and long-range educational/personal/occupational goals. • Provide crisis counseling and assessment for students in distress. • Use culturally responsive therapeutic modalities when working with historically underrepresented student populations. • Refer students to appropriate campus and community resources and services. • Support students on academic probation and other student populations by providing appropriate interventions to help them achieve academic success. • Provide developmental advising practices to help students set educational goals. • Perform related duties as required.

Other Potential Functions/Job Duties:

Interns may also have the opportunity to do the following:

• Create and deliver outreach activities/events, workshops, and other prevention services to the campus community. • Possibility of assisting in providing neuroaffirming clinical interviews and psychological assessment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Enrollment in an accredited university in Counseling; Counseling Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Educational Psychology; Educational Counseling; Social Work, or related field. Applicants enrolled in an accredited university not located within WA State, must:

- Be able to be physically present at the Bellevue College Counseling Center during their internship; AND - Check with their individual programs and State licensing boards to ensure that an internship placement with the Bellevue College Counseling Center meets their requirements.

• Completion of at least 3 credits of each of the following or related courses: - Professional and Ethical Issues in Counseling/Psychotherapy - Theories of Counseling/Psychotherapy - Diagnosis and Assessment/Psychopathology - Counseling Lab/Skills (1 -3 credits) • Willing to learn to provide culturally responsive personal, academic, and career counseling, especially to individuals with diverse backgrounds. • Openness to receive and integrate feedback. • Exceptional interpersonal communication skills and an ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse teams and diverse populations. • Willingness to commit to a 9-12-month experience, with an end date of no earlier than late June, as well as working a minimum of 18 hours per week in-person.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in pursuing a career in higher education. • Experience or familiarity with short-term counseling models (e.g., CBT, ACT, Solution Focused Therapy, etc.) • Experience working with Black or Latinx populations and/or or neurodivergent populations. • Bilingual skills.

Conditions of Employment

Bellevue College intends to provide a drug-free, healthy, safe, and secure work and educational environment. Each employee is expected to report to work in an appropriate mental and physical condition to perform her/his/their assigned duties.

Bellevue College employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Sexual Misconduct and Background Check:

Prior to start of employment, finalists(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check as a condition of employment. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment, but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under

How To Apply

Applications received by 01/21/2025 will be given full consideration. Applications received after that date may be considered until the position is filled.

All individuals interested in this position are encouraged to apply. Your application must include a complete online application and all of the required documents below to be considered complete. Any application that does not provide all requested information will not be considered for the position (only submit required documents with the application, additional documents will not be reviewed.)

Required application materials