Post-Master's Fellowship — Pre-Licensed Therapist | LICSW / LMFT / LPCC Track
About The Position
Applications for Lorenz Clinic's 2026 Post-Master's Fellowship are now open. This is a nationally recognized, full-time, paid psychotherapy training position for pre-licensed mental health clinicians pursuing LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC licensure in Minnesota. Each year, a small cohort of fellows — selected from over a thousand applicants nationwide — joins us to train in relational, systemic, and developmentally informed psychotherapy. About half of our fellows relocate from across the country to participate; the rest come from leading graduate programs in the region. Lorenz Clinic was the first in Minnesota to offer an organized, competency-based post-master's fellowship. The program has been recognized as among the most rigorous and formative pre-licensure training placements available to clinicians in this region, and we consider it our most significant contribution to the profession. A cover letter is required. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered. About the Program Most pre-licensed clinicians leave their graduate programs well-prepared and largely on their own — assembled a supervision arrangement here, a caseload there, hoping the hours add up in the right categories before the money runs out. The pre-licensure period in US healthcare asks a great deal of new clinicians while providing remarkably little structure for what that work actually stirs up. The worst-case scenario is a role where it's all about throughput — where the first thing that goes out the window is your learning, and where two years pass and you've accumulated hours but haven't really been formed. This fellowship was built because we think the pre-licensure period deserves better than that. The fellowship is a two-year, full-time training placement designed for clinicians who want the pre-licensure period to be genuinely developmental — not merely a grind toward supervised hours. It is not a high-volume billing role. Caseload, supervision, and curriculum are all structured around the fellow's developmental stage and learning goals rather than productivity targets. The fellowship follows a cohort model. Fellows are drawn from the fields of counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, and psychology, and the interprofessional composition of the group is intentional. The cohort is one of the most consistently formative aspects of the program — fellows describe it as intellectually serious, collegially rich, and demanding in the best sense. The program is rigorous. The first year is the most challenging, and the fellows who succeed tend to be those who engage the program's structures actively rather than enduring the experience privately. Clinical work at this level — carrying an active caseload, developing clinical judgment under supervision, sitting with people in genuine distress — is genuinely demanding. This fellowship provides more structure for that work than the pre-licensure period typically offers. Fellows who bring their real cases to consultation, use the supervisory relationship as an active collaboration rather than a passive service, and show up in their training groups when it is uncomfortable tend to develop rapidly and report the experience as transformative.
Requirements
- Master's degree in psychology, clinical counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, or closely related field from a regionally accredited program (doctoral candidates should consider our Postdoctoral Fellowship or Clinical Extern programs)
- Successful completion of a clinically focused master's-level practicum or internship where individual psychotherapy — including diagnosis, treatment planning, and ongoing therapeutic work — was the primary activity
- LICSW-track applicants specifically: a social work degree alone is not sufficient. This is a psychotherapy training fellowship. Placements focused primarily on case management, care coordination, or generalist social work services do not meet this requirement regardless of quality
- Declared licensure track (LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC in Minnesota); social work track applicants must hold a current, non-provisional LGSW before start date
- Completed master's-level practicum totaling at least 9-12 months of clinic-based formation where outpatient psychotherapy was the primary focus, prior to start date; placements that were primarily remote or telehealth will not be considered
- Submit a cover letter and CV via the online job portal for your preferred clinic location.
- Cover letters should address: Training goals and what you hope to develop during the fellowship Preferred track and why it fits your learning objectives Commitment to the common good and to the profession as a field A brief narrative of your experience providing psychotherapy
Nice To Haves
- Prior preparation in systems thinking, group relations, or relational and psychodynamic intervention models
- Bilingual candidates are strongly preferred — expanding access for underserved communities is central to our mission
Responsibilities
- Provide psychotherapeutic services to a variety of clients under direct supervision.
- Carry approximately 12–18 active clients, built gradually during the first months of the fellowship.
Benefits
- Student loan repayment program
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance and short- and long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) with employer matching
- Healthcare Savings Account (HSA)
- Paid time off, paid holidays, and Paid Burnout Time (a structured protected leave benefit separate from standard PTO)
- Paid service/volunteer time
- Flexible scheduling; hybrid options available
- Licensing exam preparation support
- Professional development assistance
- Employee assistance program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
