Our Clinical Training Program provides graduate-level counseling and social work students with meaningful practicum and internship experiences, intentional supervision, and opportunities to develop confidence and professional identity as emerging clinicians.
Practicum • Internship • Graduate Clinical Training
The Training Experience
More Than
Clinical Hours.
Becoming a strong therapist is about more than completing the hours required for graduation.
It’s about learning how to sit with uncertainty, build meaningful therapeutic relationships, think critically about clinical decisions, and gradually develop confidence in your own voice as a clinician.
At Yaqub Counseling, our practicum and internship students are welcomed as developing professionals and valued members of our clinical team. Through hands-on experience, intentional supervision, and opportunities for reflection, we help trainees bridge the gap between what they learn in the classroom and who they become in the therapy room.
Our Goal: You leave your placement with more than a completed hour log. You leave with stronger clinical judgment, greater confidence, and a clearer sense of the clinician you want to become.
Find Your Training Path
Whether you’re beginning to develop foundational clinical skills or preparing to take on greater responsibility with clients, our training experiences are designed to meet you where you are in your development.
Practicum
Build Your Foundation.
Practicum is designed for graduate students who are beginning to translate foundational counseling skills into real-world clinical practice under the supervision of a licensed professional.
YOUR EXPERIENCE MAY INCLUDE
✓ Clinical observation and shadowing
✓ Case conceptualization
✓ Clinical documentation
✓ Psychoeducation
✓ Community programming
✓ Co-facilitated experiences
✓ Foundational counseling skills
Internship
Step Into Clinical Practice.
Internship is designed for graduate students ready to assume greater clinical responsibility while continuing to receive structured supervision, consultation, and support.
YOUR EXPERIENCE MAY INCLUDE
✓ Developing a clinical caseload
✓ Intake and biopsychosocial assessments
✓ Treatment planning
✓ Individual counseling
✓ Group facilitation
✓ Case consultation
✓ Community-based programming
Clinical responsibilities are introduced gradually and are based on each student’s level of training, university requirements, demonstrated competencies, and clinical readiness.
Our Approach to Training
01 — Clinical Development
Strengthen Your Skills
Build experience in assessment, treatment planning, documentation, case conceptualization, therapeutic relationships, and clinical interventions.
02 — Intentional Supervision
Learn With Support
Bring questions, challenges, uncertainty, and clinical reflections into a supportive supervision environment designed to promote growth.
03 — Professional Identity
Find Your Clinical Voice
Explore your strengths, values, therapeutic approaches, clinical interests, and the kind of clinician you want to become.
04 — Cultural Humility
Practice With Curiosity
Develop greater awareness of culture, identity, lived experience, and your own perspectives while providing responsive and inclusive care.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Could you be a good fit?
We’re looking for developing clinicians who care deeply about the work, take their responsibilities seriously, and remain open to learning throughout the training process.
You do not need to have everything figured out before you arrive. We value curiosity, self-awareness, professionalism, and a willingness to receive feedback and grow.
Receptive to Feedback
Approaches supervision with openness and a willingness to consider new perspectives.
Dependable & Accountable
Follows through on responsibilities, communicates proactively, and takes ownership of their work.
Curious & Engaged
Asks thoughtful questions and shows genuine interest in continued learning.
Compassionate
Approaches clients with warmth, respect, empathy, and appropriate professional boundaries.
Culturally Responsive
Values diverse identities, experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives.
Collaborative
Works well with supervisors, colleagues, university faculty, and the broader clinical team.
Reflective
Is willing to examine their reactions, assumptions, strengths, and areas for continued growth.
Ethically Minded
Understands that good clinical work includes professionalism, confidentiality, documentation, and ethical decision-making.
Previous behavioral health experience is welcomed, but it is not always required. Placement decisions are based on overall fit, readiness, program requirements, available supervision, and the needs of the practice.
Ready to Apply?
Interested in joining our Clinical Training Program? Email your résumé along with your graduate program, placement requirements, and anticipated start date to yaqub@counselingservicesllc.net.