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About Balanced Awakening

Balanced Awakening is a psychologist-led boutique psychotherapy practice serving women, couples, and teen girls. We specialize in empowering those on the female-identified spectrum through depth-oriented, holistic therapy. Our team is especially known for work in Somatic Therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, and supporting moms through all stages of parenthood.

We believe that the best therapy happens when clinicians are deeply supported in living aligned, fulfilling, and abundant lives. That’s why we cultivate a team culture rooted in growth, authenticity, and joy. As a therapist here, you’re not just holding space for others—you’re also supported in expanding into your own next level, personally and professionally.

Take a look below at each of our positions, and the nuance of each role, whether a Licensed position or trainee. We also note whether we have current openings!

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

At Balanced Awakening, we do things differently. We are a boutique, psychologist-led psychotherapy practice with a heart-centered, growth-oriented culture where clinicians are supported in doing deep, meaningful work — without burnout.

We are currently welcoming applications from Licensed Clinical Psychologists (PsyD or PhD) who are passionate about psychotherapy, value alignment and sustainability, and are seeking a well-supported, abundant practice environment.

This role is especially well-suited for psychologists who are established in their clinical work — including those who have recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship — and are interested in practicing within a setting that offers strong infrastructure, autonomy, and opportunities for long-term growth.

What You'll Love About Practicing at Balanced Awakening

• A Purposeful, Sustainable Caseload
  Maintain a consistent outpatient psychotherapy caseload of approximately 25+ clients per week, supported by a highly organized administrative team so you can focus on clinical work rather than operational logistics.

• Psychotherapy-Focused Role
  This position is dedicated exclusively to psychotherapy. Psychological testing and assessment are not part of this role.

• Abundance Is Our Mindset
  We believe clinician well-being supports great therapy. Onboarding includes a Mindvalley Membership and the Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapy for Abundance Quest, supporting personal and professional expansion.

• Specialty-Focused, Depth-Oriented Practice
  Clinicians are encouraged to align their work with our core focus areas, including somatic therapy, trauma recovery, maternal mental health, art therapy, positive psychology, and relationship therapy, while continuing to develop their own areas of expertise.

• Couples Work (Optional)
  For psychologists interested in couples therapy, we support training in Imago Relationship Therapy. Prior experience is not required.

• Leadership & Supervision Opportunities (Optional)
  Psychologists who enjoy teaching and mentorship may have opportunities to provide individual and group supervision to doctoral practicum students and postdoctoral fellows, contributing to the development of the next generation of clinicians.

• A Supportive, Values-Aligned Culture
  Balanced Awakening is a collaborative, connected team that values joy, authenticity, clinical excellence, and aligned growth.

• Thought Leadership (Optional)
  Psychologists who enjoy sharing their voice may contribute through writing, media, and educational content, expanding their impact beyond the therapy room.

What Practicing With Us Looks Like

• Providing high-quality, ethical, client-centered psychotherapy

• Maintaining a sustainable outpatient caseload with administrative support

• Engaging in specialty-aligned clinical work

• Participating in consultation, connection, and occasional practice gatherings

• Completing documentation in accordance with professional standards

• Engaging in onboarding experiences that support abundance, alignment, and sustainability

• If desired, providing supervision to doctoral-level clinicians

Qualifications

• Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PsyD or PhD) in Illinois, or license-eligible and actively pursuing licensure

• Recent completion of a postdoctoral fellowship welcomed, particularly in private or group practice settings

• Experience providing outpatient psychotherapy; private or group practice experience strongly valued

• Primary clinical focus in psychotherapy

• Comfortable sustaining — or transitioning into — a full outpatient caseload with support

• Strong clinical judgment, ethical grounding, and professional boundaries

• Alignment with our values of abundance, authenticity, connection, and conscious leadership

LCSW, LCPC, LMFT

At Balanced Awakening, we do things differently. We are a boutique, psychologist-led psychotherapy practice with a heart-centered, growth-oriented culture where clinicians are supported in doing deep, meaningful work — without burnout.

We are currently welcoming applications from Licensed Therapists (LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT) who are passionate about meaningful clinical work, value alignment and sustainability, and are seeking a well-supported practice environment.

What You'll Love About Practicing at Balanced Awakening

• A Purposeful, Sustainable Caseload
  Maintain a consistent outpatient caseload of approximately 25+ psychotherapy clients per week, supported by our administrative team so you can focus on clinical work rather than logistics.

• Abundance Is Our Mindset
  Onboarding includes a Mindvalley Membership and the Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapy for Abundance Quest, supporting personal and professional growth.

• Specialty-Focused Practice
  Align your clinical work with our focus areas, including somatic therapy, trauma recovery, maternal mental health, and relationship therapy, while continuing to develop your own areas of interest.

• Couples Work (Optional)
  If you’re drawn to couples therapy, we support training in Imago Relationship Therapy — no prior experience required.

• A Supportive, Values-Aligned Culture
  Be part of a connected, collaborative team that values joy, authenticity, clinical excellence, and aligned growth.

• Thought Leadership (Optional)
  For clinicians who enjoy sharing their voice, there are opportunities to contribute through writing, media, and educational content.

What Practicing With Us Looks Like

• Maintaining a full outpatient psychotherapy caseload with administrative support

• Providing high-quality, client-centered therapy aligned with your strengths

• Engaging in specialty-aligned clinical work

• Completing documentation in line with ethical and clinical standards

• Participating in consultation, connection, and occasional practice gatherings

• Engaging in abundance-focused onboarding experiences

Qualifications

• Licensed as an LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT in the state of Illinois

• 2+ years of clinical experience preferred; private practice or outpatient experience valued

• Interest in somatic, relational, or growth-oriented approaches

• Comfortable sustaining a 25+ client caseload with administrative support

• Strong clinical judgment, ethical grounding, and professional boundaries

• Interest in ongoing personal and professional development

• Alignment with our core values: abundance, authenticity, and connection

Post-Masters Clinical Fellowship, LCPC track

We are currently accepting applications for our LCPC Fellowship

We have a limited number of openings for our next cohort and are seeking clinicians who are deeply aligned with our clinical approach and committed to their growth as psychotherapists.

About the Fellowship Program

Our two-year Fellowship for Counseling graduates is designed for clinicians who are ready to build a strong clinical foundation, deepen their therapeutic voice, and grow into confident, skilled psychotherapists within a structured and supportive clinical environment.

Fellows at Balanced Awakening are fully integrated members of our clinical team — not observers — building a meaningful caseload while engaging in ongoing supervision, training, and clinical development. Fellows are employed as W-2 employees with full benefits, providing both stability and support throughout the fellowship.

We maintain a small, intentionally selected cohort to ensure depth of training and support.

This fellowship is best suited for clinicians who are ready to take ownership of their development and step into consistent clinical work early in their careers, while practicing within a supportive and well-held environment.

What Practicing Here Looks Like

As a Fellow, you’ll build a full-time outpatient psychotherapy caseload of approximately 25 client hours per week, with additional time dedicated to supervision, training, documentation, and care coordination.

This role moves at a meaningful pace and is designed for clinicians who are ready to engage fully in both clinical work and their own professional growth.

What You’ll Love About This Role

• A Two-Year Structured Fellowship

  Designed to support the 3,000 supervised clinical hours required for LCPC licensure in Illinois.

• High-Quality Supervision

  Weekly individual supervision with experienced licensed clinicians, along with group supervision, providing both depth and community in your development.

• A Depth-Oriented Clinical Environment

  Develop your skills within a practice grounded in somatic therapy, trauma recovery, maternal mental health, positive psychology, and relationship therapy, while continuing to explore your own clinical interests.

• A Personalized Growth Path

  Opportunities to do a “deep dive” into your area of clinical passion, including modalities such as Imago Relationship Therapy, EMDR, Brainspotting, breathwork, and more.

• Abundance Is Our Mindset

  Access to a Mindvalley Membership and onboarding that includes the Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapy for Abundance Quest.

• Professional Development Support

  A $2,000 training stipend to support coursework, certifications, and continued learning.

• Community & Ongoing Learning

  Access to our monthly Inspired Healing virtual gathering, exploring diverse healing modalities that complement psychotherapy.

• A Supportive, Values-Aligned Culture

  A collaborative team environment that values authenticity, clinical excellence, and aligned growth.

Post-Master’s Clinical Fellowship, LCSW Track

We are currently accepting applications for our LCSW Fellowship

We have a limited number of openings for our next cohort and are seeking clinicians who are deeply aligned with our clinical approach and committed to their growth as psychotherapists.

About the Fellowship Program

Our two-year Fellowship for Social Work graduates is designed for clinicians who are ready to build a strong clinical foundation, deepen their therapeutic voice, and grow into confident, skilled psychotherapists within a structured and supportive clinical environment.

Fellows at Balanced Awakening are fully integrated members of our clinical team — not observers — building a meaningful caseload while engaging in ongoing supervision, training, and clinical development. Fellows are employed as W-2 employees with full benefits, providing both stability and support throughout the fellowship.

We maintain a small, intentionally selected cohort to ensure depth of training and support.

This fellowship is best suited for clinicians who are ready to take ownership of their development and step into consistent clinical work early in their careers, while practicing within a supportive and well-held environment.

What Practicing Here Looks Like

As a Fellow, you’ll build a full-time outpatient psychotherapy caseload of approximately 25 client hours per week, with additional time dedicated to supervision, training, documentation, and care coordination.

This role moves at a meaningful pace and is designed for clinicians who are ready to engage fully in both clinical work and their own professional growth.

What You’ll Love About This Role

• A Two-Year Structured Fellowship

  Designed to support the 3,000 supervised clinical hours required for LCSW licensure in Illinois.

• High-Quality Supervision

  Weekly individual supervision with experienced licensed clinicians, along with group supervision, providing both depth and community in your development.

• A Depth-Oriented Clinical Environment

  Develop your skills within a practice grounded in somatic therapy, trauma recovery, maternal mental health, positive psychology, and relationship therapy, while integrating a holistic understanding of each client’s relational, cultural, and systemic context.

• A Personalized Growth Path

  Opportunities to do a “deep dive” into your area of clinical passion, including modalities such as Imago Relationship Therapy, EMDR, Brainspotting, breathwork, and more.

• Abundance Is Our Mindset

  Access to a Mindvalley Membership and onboarding that includes the Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapy for Abundance Quest.

• Professional Development Support

  A $2,000 training stipend to support coursework, certifications, and continued learning.

• Community & Ongoing Learning

  Access to our monthly Inspired Healing virtual gathering, exploring diverse healing modalities that complement psychotherapy.

• A Supportive, Values-Aligned Culture

  A collaborative team environment that values authenticity, clinical excellence, and aligned growth.

Postdoctoral Resident

Our current postdoctoral residency positions are filled.

We will begin accepting applications for our next Conscious Integrative Psychotherapy Residency through the upcoming APPIC cycle, with applications due January 2027.

Please see our APPIC/UPPD directory listing for full details about the program.

About Our Postdoctoral Residency Program

Since 2018, we’ve had the joy of training 13 outstanding postdoctoral residents—many of whom have continued to thrive in private practice and advanced clinical roles.

At Balanced Awakening, postdoctoral residents are welcomed as integral members of our team, joining us as W-2 employees with a full caseload and a robust, thoughtfully structured training experience. Our goal is to help you grow into your next-level clinical self with depth, confidence, and abundance.

Residents carry a full-time caseload of approximately 25 client hours per week, with an additional 15 hours dedicated to supervision, training, documentation, and care coordination. The residency is designed to help you refine your therapeutic voice and build the foundation for a thriving, balanced professional life.

What You’ll Receive in This Role

• Weekly individual supervision with our Postdoc Training Director

• Weekly group supervision with fellow postdocs

• A $2,000 training stipend to support outside training, workshops, books, courses, and certifications that fuel your clinical and professional development

• Participation in our monthly Inspired Healing virtual gathering, where you’ll be introduced to diverse healing modalities both within and complementary to psychotherapy

• Full benefits package including:

  • Health insurance (BCBS PPO, 50% of your premium covered by the practice)

  • 401(k) with a 3% nonelective contribution

  • Fully paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance

  • Optional dental and vision insurance

• Access to a Mindvalley Membership and onboarding that includes the Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapy for Abundance Quest to help you step into your abundance mindset from day one

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for postdocs who are passionate about working with women, couples, and teen girls, and who feel drawn to holistic, relational, and body-based approaches to psychotherapy.

We’re especially excited to connect with applicants who already have—or are inspired to pursue—training in:

• Imago Relationship Therapy

• Somatic Experiencing

• Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy

• EMDR or Brainspotting

• Breathwork or mindfulness-based techniques

• Postpartum & perinatal mental health

• Any integrative or spiritually-informed modality that brings depth and dimension to psychotherapy

Program Structure

This is a 2,000-hour postdoctoral residency, structured to meet licensure requirements in Illinois while supporting future mobility across most U.S. states.

The position is full-time (35–40 hours/week) and designed to provide the comprehensive training, community, and flexibility you need to step confidently into your next professional chapter.

Apply Now

To apply, please submit a thoughtful cover letter and CV (PDF format) to Dr. Hannah Yang at hyang@balancedawakening.com.