Neurodivergent nerds, weirdos & goofy humans encouraged to apply.
We are not a good fit for anyone actively involved in the ABA field or who uses behavioral and/or compliance based treatment.
If you’re looking for an internship, keep scrolling!
testing psychologist Opportunities
401k with 3% employer contribution and Health Care Reimbursement.
Set your own schedule and really log off during your down time.
Weekly group supervision and ongoing administrative support.
Supervision with an experienced, neurodiversity-affirming psychologist.
Paid trainings and access to consultations with other professionals.
Access to our extensive testing library & amazing offices in North Bethesda, MD.
REQUIREMENTS
Licensed or License-eligible in Maryland
Excited about working with externs: we are a site that is passionate about education!
Foundational understanding, training and/or experience in at least one of the following areas:
Neurodiversity-affirming care and practices
LGBTQIA-affirming care and practices
Image is of a person in a sweater holding a red mug with the words “Young Wild and Free”. Text reads: In Search Of Awesome Therapist. Must love kids, be ready to play, affirm all families, believe in the power of neurodiversity in the world. Bonus points for being a registered play therapist or actively pursuing play therapy training, experience with ages 3+, wanting connection with colleagues, bringing a unique passion, talent or treatment approach.
We are not currently hiring FOR THERAPISTS
Opportunities
15-22 private pay client hours per 4-day work week.
401k with 3% employer contribution and Health Care Reimbursement.
Set your own schedule and really log off during your down time.
Weekly group supervision and ongoing administrative support.
RPT supervision.
Paid trainings and access to consultations with other professionals.
Fully virtual or Hybrid virtual and in-person work.
Access to one of our amazing play therapy offices in Frederick, MD or North Bethesda, MD.
REQUIREMENTS
Independent clinical licensure in Maryland, Virginia and/or DC
Access to the technology and private space required to provide secure virtual therapy services
Excited about working with interns: we are a site that is passionate about education!
Foundational training and/or experience in at least one of the following areas:
Play Therapy
Neurodiversity-affirming care and practices
LGBTQIA-affirming care and practices
Nerdom (i.e. comics, anime, gaming, TTRPGs, etc)
Send an email to applynow@playfultherapy.net to receive our employment application.
Hey, are you currently enrolled in a graduate counseling or mental health program & looking for an internship?
We offer internships to amazing students for Practicum and both semesters of Internship. Our program is set up so that as you progress, you’ll move from shadowing, to co-leading, to building your own independent caseload.
Supports include:
1 hour/week of rotating individual or triadic supervision
1 hour/week of group supervision with our full staff
1 hour/week of group support for interns
1 hour/month of staff meetings
1 hour/month of case presentation with an additional supervisor
At least 5 hours of professional-level play therapy trainings
At least 4 hours of professional-level ethics, telemental health & other trainings
Access to external case consultation
Image is of an informational flyer containing details around Playful Therapy Connection's opportunities and responsibilities expected at each internship level. The image has a dark grey background that contains an unidentifiable greyscale image. At the top left of the flyer is a pink circle containing the PTC logo with large text reading "Playful Therapy Connections" next to circle. The top right of the image contains small text that reads "A quick-start guide to the expectations for each internship level." A majority of the flyer contains 4 vertical boxes of various shades of purple & pink organizing the information around "Opportunities & Responsibilities" for "Pre-Masters," "Practicum: 100 Hours" "Intern I: 300 Hours" & "Intern II: 300 Hours." The information reads as follows: Indirect "Opportunities & Responsibilities" include: 1) "Social Media & Blogging FB, IG, & Website" with "1 Post/Wk & 2-3 Blogs/Mth" for Pre-masters, "1 Post/Wk & 1 Blog/Mth" for Practicum, "1 Post/Mth & 1 Blog/Mth" for Intern I & "n/a" for Intern II; 2) "Networking & Community Engagement" with "Build referral list & exchange practice info" for Pre-Masters & Practicum & "Create & send Client updates" for Intern I & Intern II; 3) "Clinical Notes" with "n/a" for Pre-Masters, "Learn proper documentation" for Practicum, "Write notes for coled & indep sessions" for Intern I & Intern II; 4) "Supervision" with "n/a" for Pre-Masters & "Ind: 1 Hr/Wk; Grp: 5 Hrs/Mth" for Practicum, Intern I & Intern II; 5) "Training" with "n/a" for Pre-Masters, & "Professional-level Ethics, Telehealth, Play Therapy & Neurodiversity webinars, live trainings, & required readings throughout internship experience" for Practicum, Intern I & Intern II. Direct opportunities & responsibilities include: "Therapy" with "n/a" for Pre-Masters, "Shadow/Colead 5-6 Hrs/Wk" for Practicum, "Colead/Indep 8-10 Hrs/Wk" for Intern I, & "Indep/Colead 8-10 Hrs/Wk" for Intern II.
PTC is currently an approved site for the following programs:
The George Washington University [Washington, D.C.]
Hood College [Frederick, MD]
Loyola University Maryland [Baltimore, MD]
McDaniel College [Westminster, MD]
Messiah University [Mechanicsburg, PA]
Sacred Heart University [Fairfield, CT]
University of the Cumberlands [Williamsburg, KY]
Virginia Commonwealth University [Richmond, VA]
If you are part of a program that isn’t listed but want to match with us, please let us know.
To apply, send an email to internship@playfultherapy.net to receive our internship application.
We are not a good fit for anyone actively involved in the ABA field or who uses behavioral and/or compliance based treatment.
Priority is given to students who anticipate pursuing Maryland, Virginia and/or DC licensure after graduation.
Internships may also be available for pre-masters students.
As an intern for Playful Therapy Connections, I felt like the practice was an incredible collaborative unit. I got to experience a space that provided encouragement and value for everyone's perspectives, no matter their level of experience.
Laura Morlok was a spectacular support as a site supervisor and colleague. She constantly found relevant trainings for us to attend and even organized trainings for interns to co-lead. Her awareness and practice of social justice concepts challenged me to process my biases and truly define my values. I grew exponentially as a clinician, and I know I was able to gain the confidence and skills I have today from the strong foundation PTC provides its interns and clinicians.
Ikenna Lughna, MS, LGPC | PTC Intern Fall 2021 - Summer 2022 | Ikenna Gray Counseling Services
I wanted to share something with you from this past semester; I taught the first Queer History course offered by the college and the response from the students was amazing. I found myself relying on things I learned in my internship literally every class. Several students commented at the end of the semester how safe and seen they felt in our class, and the community we created. One student, […] wrote to me the last week of the semester to say, "In your class for once in my life I felt like I was supposed to be somewhere, wanted somewhere, and not an anomaly.” The email this student sent made me cry and was probably the best email/letter I have ever received.
That I was able to create an environment of felt safety speaks not only to what I learned throughout my counseling eduction but more specifically to what I learned at PTC and what I was able to practice. The class was wonderful, I looked forward to it every time and so did the students, and I believe you deserve some credit for that as well because even though I have wanted to teach this material for some time, I would not have been the right instructor for this course before my time at PTC.
Bryn Upton, MS, LGPC | PTC Intern Summer 2021 - Spring 2022 | McDaniel College Professor