Graduate Clinical Internship
Experiential, High Quality Graduate Training
Summit Counseling's graduate internship program matches counseling students with an experienced site supervisor, a structured clinical curriculum, and real-world practice experience, so you graduate ready to lead, not just to begin.
Intentional Learning
A Clinical Education, Not Just Hours
Many internships hand students a caseload and once a week supervision. We believer your internship experience should be so much more. Every intern is matched with an experienced site supervisor who guides them through a dedicated set of core clinical skills, managing boundaries/ethics, and understanding the administrative side of counseling.
Along the way, interns experience hands on learning related to: clinical cases, billing, insurance, interviewing and how a succeed in a counseling career. Placements are paid and intentionally limited, because we invest deeply in every intern we accept.
The Program
What Your Internship Includes
A structured, supportive training experience designed to build skilled, confident, and well-rounded clinicians.
Dedicated Site Supervision
You're matched with an experienced site supervisor who oversees your clinical work, reviews your cases, and supports your growth week to week.
A Structured Clinical Rubric
Every site supervisor follows the same skills rubric, so your training is intentional and consistent, never left to chance.
Your Own Caseload
Navigate individual cases under supervision, building confidence in assessment, treatment planning, and clinical intervention.
Team Staffings & Consultation
Present and discuss cases in team staffings and consultations, learning from the collective experience of a skilled clinical team.
The Business of Practice
Gain practical education in billing, insurance, networking, and interviewing, knowledge most clinicians have to learn the hard way.
A Paid Placement
Your clinical work has real value. Every internship placement at Summit Counseling is paid.
Outcomes
What You'll Leave With
Our goal is for every intern to finish the program with the experience, judgment, and confidence of a well-rounded clinician.
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Varied Clinical Experience
Exposure to a broad range of clients, presenting concerns, and clinical situations.
02
Knowledge of Best Practices
Insight into best practices for treating the most common presenting concerns.
03
Healthy Professional Boundaries
Practical wisdom on setting and holding appropriate boundaries with clients and in your career.
04
Your Clinical Approach
A developing personal approach to clinical interventions and the modalities that fit you best.
05
Confidence in Consultation
Experience presenting and collaborating on cases with a team of other providers.
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Practice-Ready Knowledge
A working understanding of administrative and business side of counseling.
How It Works
Your Path Through the Program
Step 1
Apply
Submit the secure application below. We review every application for motivation, competence, and fit.
Step 2
Interview & Match
Selected applicants interview with our team and are matched with an experienced site supervisor.
Step 3
Build Core Skills
Work through our structured clinical rubric with guided lessons, skill exposure, and ongoing feedback.
Step 4
Practice & Consult
Navigate your own cases, join team staffings and consultations, and grow toward confident, independent practice.
Who We're Looking For
A Competitive Program for Motivated Future Clinicians
Our internship comes with high expectations and high support. We look for graduate students who are ready to be challenged and who want to grow into exceptional clinicians.
- Currently enrolled in a graduate program in counseling or a related field
- Highly motivated, curious, and eager to receive and apply feedback
- Ready to take ownership of individual cases under supervision
- A collaborative contributor in team staffings and case consultations
- Committed to ethical, high-quality, client-centered care
- Interested in the full picture of a counseling career, including the business of practice
Our Vision
Building a Counseling Community
Summit Counseling has always aimed to be a leader in clinical quality and innovation in our region. We want to be a valuable and confident place for clients and counselors alike. Our internship program is an extension of that vision. By training the next generation of clinicians to a high standard, we want to contribute to the quality of care available to everyone in our community.
For Clients
Higher-quality care, delivered by clinicians trained to a consistent, rigorous standard.
For Clinicians
A training ground and professional home where skilled therapists learn, grow, and lead.
For Our Community
A center of excellence and a trusted resource for fellow providers in our area.
Apply for the Graduate Internship
Ready to train with a team committed to clinical excellence? Complete the secure application below and our team will be in touch about next steps.