Licensed Psychologist

Portland, Oregon
· Full-time
· Hybrid
· About $120K at 20 clients/week, $145K at 24 - you set the number

Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research, & Training Center is a leading center for evidence-based therapy, especially Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and psychedelic-assisted therapy, with a local, national, and international reputation for clinical work, training, and research. We're a locally owned social enterprise of about 25 people, and we're looking for licensed psychologists to join our team.

Do you want the freedom and flexibility of private practice without the work or risk of running one? We handle scheduling, billing, marketing, and the rest of the bureaucracy so you can focus on what you do best: excellent therapy.

Do you want to keep getting better at therapy, not just keep doing it? Every new clinician here joins a structured first-year training program (more below), and continued learning is built into how we work.

Do you want a setting that supports you in having a life outside of work? Many of our clinicians work a four-day week. We prioritize development and also actively support balance.

Do you value diversity and inclusion in your work? So do we, and we are continually working to be more inclusive, just, and culturally responsive. Our team is multicultural and anti-racist, and includes staff who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ, first-generation immigrants, first-generation college students, neurodivergent, and others. We have a specialty in serving the LGBTQIA2S+ community, and most of our clients belong to that community.

We are seeking to expand the diversity of our staff so we can be of service to more people.

Do you like the idea of working in a scientist-practitioner model alongside colleagues who are actively doing research? We're one of the few practices that truly integrates research and clinical work. Several of our clinicians are also researchers, and ideas move between the two through our training program and team meetings.

Do you want to work for a local organization that cares about its team and its community, rather than a huge system or an online platform? As a social enterprise, our bottom line isn't profit for owners; it’s meaningful impact on our community and our field.

Every new clinician joins our first-year didactic seminar
: a weekly, small-cohort course with an emphasis on deliberate practice. Alongside the ACT core taught by an internationally recognized ACT trainer, the seminar rotates through topics drawn from our specialties, including trauma treatment, compassion-focused approaches, working with shame and self-criticism, psychedelic harm reduction and integration, and LGBTQIA2S+ affirming care. It meets one hour per week plus a small-group meeting.

You'll also take part in our monthly all-staff didactic and you can attend any of the dozens of workshops we host each year - led by leading experts in ACT, psychedelic-assisted therapy, DEI, and more - free of charge.

Most therapists piece together their continuing education on their own time and their own dime. Here it's part of the job.

A typical full-time clinician sees 18 to 24 clients across four days, has one one-hour team meeting, and (in the first year) one seminar hour plus a small group. Many people work from home one or two days a week. Nobody makes billing calls. The rest of your time is yours for notes, consultation, prep, and whatever else supports your work.

About $120K for roughly 20 client contacts per week and $140K for 24
, with variation based on experience. Pay is tied to clients seen, so you can earn significantly more if you choose to see more. Twenty client contacts per week is a…