Part-time Psychologist/counsellor

Being and Becoming Counseling and Wellness Services specializes in helping individuals heal from trauma, eating disorders, disordered eating and body image challenges. Our approach is weight-inclusive and trauma-informed, supporting individuals across the full spectrum of eating and body image concerns. We embrace the Health at Every Size (HAES) philosophy and anti-diet ethos, guiding clients to build a compassionate, respectful relationship with themselves and their bodies that is based on attunement, trust, and responsiveness.

Our mission is to help people reclaim their bodies - learning to cope with and move beyond the distressing symptoms that can arise from experiencing trauma, oppressive societal bodily standards, or disconnection from self. Whether negotiating eating or body image concerns, or integrating traumatic experiences, we are dedicated to guiding clients back to embodied living and integrated wellbeing.

At Being and Becoming Counselling and Wellness Services, our top priority is delivering exceptional, high-quality care tailored to each client's needs. Our practice utilizes evidence-based approaches such as EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E), Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa (FBT-AN), Intuitive Eating Counselling, mindfulness-based approaches, and somatic modalities like trauma-sensitive yoga and sensorimotor psychotherapy.

The work of counseling those impacted by trauma, eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image issues is profoundly meaningful yet uniquely challenging work. But you don't have to take on these complexities alone. At Being and Becoming, you'll be part of a supportive community that intimately understands the demands of this work and is passionate about serving these populations. We provide opportunities for training, peer consultation, case collaboration, and clinical supervision, effectively allowing you to elevate your clinical skills while feeling uplifted by like-minded colleagues. Our ideal new team member is someone seeking a long-term career home and is passionate about this meaningful work.

Currently operating virtually, we will be expanding with a suite of offices opening in August near the Vancouver-Burnaby border. This is an exciting period of growth, and we are seeking skilled, dedicated clinicians eager to join our expanding practice on this next phase of the journey.

**Positions Available**: Part-time roles between 12-20 clinical hours per week

**Benefits of Joining Our Team**:

- Competitive compensation structure as an independent contractor
- Ongoing administrative and operational support to allow you to focus on clinical work
- A collaborative environment with regular peer consultation meetings and supervision opportunities with our psychologist
- Active marketing efforts and referral streams to grow your caseload
- Access to Jane Practice Management Software to streamline your workflow
- Professional office space that is fully-furnished and wheelchair accessible, with a waiting area and staff room
- Convenient location along the Vancouver-Burnaby border with easy highway access, proximity to transit, and ample free parking for clients
- Flexible schedule and the ability to work both in person and remotely (a hybrid model).

**What We’re Looking For**:

- Self-motivated clinicians who appreciate the flexibility of setting their own schedules without the stress of marketing/client acquisition
- A commitment to maintaining a caseload of at least 12 clients per week
- Current registration as a Clinical Counsellor or Registered Psychologist in good standing with the associated regulatory body in BC
- Proven clinical experience working with individuals struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, body image issues, and/or trauma
- Specific training (or an eagerness to receive training) in evidence-based and somatic therapies for trauma (e.g. EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy) and eating disorders (e.g. Family Based Therapy, Enhanced CBT, EFFT, EFT, intuitive eating)
- A commitment to ongoing professional growth and development
- A strong interest in being part of a supportive, team-oriented workplace culture focused on peer collaboration and professional growth
- A clinical philosophy and approach that aligns with Being and Becoming's trauma-informed, weight-inclusive, anti-diet, and Health at Every Size values

**Additional Assets**:

- Ability to see clients during evening and/or weekend hours
- Experience and interest in working with youth and families
- Specialties in additional areas such as chronic pain, OCD, ADHD, or autism spectrum disorders

**To Apply**:
If you are inspired by the possibility of joining our dedicated team, please submit the following to the attention of Dr. Margaret Brennan (Clinic Owner) at:

- A cover letter detailing your relevant education, training, clinical experience, career goals