Staff Psychotherapist (BIPOC Student Focus)

About the role

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at Cal Poly Humboldt is seeking a Staff Psychotherapist or Psychologist with a focus on supporting the mental health needs of students of color. This full-time position involves providing clinical services, outreach, and training.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and couples counseling, single-session therapy, group psychotherapy, and crisis intervention.
• Engage in outreach presentations and workshops focusing on supporting the mental health of students of color.
• Foster relationships with University’s Cultural Centers for Academic Excellence.
• Provide consultations with faculty, staff, and students.
• Provide individual and group clinical supervision and training of post-graduate residents and practicum trainees in the university’s master’s in counseling program.
• Depending on experience and qualifications, may involve training and support for CAPS staff to increase cultural competency and develop cultural humility, consultation with CAPS leadership on improving access to services for students of color, and engagement in additional administrative and professional activities.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, Social Work, or closely related field. Doctorate Degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, Social Work, or closely related field will be given preference.
• California license-eligible (as a Psychologist, LMFT, or LCSW) by date of appointment.
• Experience in time-limited psychotherapy and crisis intervention with young adults.
• Knowledge of historic and current issues facing people of color, expertise in outreach to and engagement with historically underserved groups.
• The ability to conceptualize cases and provide diagnoses within a sociocultural context.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to keep up with the fast pace of the center and maintain timely case documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience providing psychological services in a university or college counseling center.
• Interest and experience providing clinical supervision, particularly with counseling students just learning to be therapists.
• Specialization in time-limited approaches to therapy such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
• Experience and interest in leading psychotherapy or psycho-educational groups.
• Strong skills in suicide risk assessment and management and working with "high risk" issues more generally.
• Bilingual (ability to conduct services in both English and Spanish).

Benefits

This is an open rank position and outstanding candidates at both the SSP AR I and SSP AR II rank will be considered. Rank and salary are dependent on the successful candidate's experience, qualifications, and degree of assigned leadership tasks. The expected salary range is $75,000 to $92,000 for the academic year position (paid over a 12-month period).

Pay

• SSP/AR I, AY: $6,221 - $11,105 monthly
• SSP/AR II, AY: $6,825 - $12,191 monthly
• SSP/AR III, AY: $8,593 - $12,771 monthly

Schedule

Full-time position.

Application

To apply, applicants must include a letter of interest describing relevant skills and experience, reasons for interest, and the unique qualities they would bring to Humboldt. In addition, please submit a detailed resume/CV, and names, addresses, and phone numbers of at least three professional references. In your Letter of Interest, please address interest and experience in supporting the mental health needs of people of color. Applications will be reviewed starting November 14, 2025.