Envision is hiring Therapist/Counselor Team Members

We are seeking fully licensed professionals to work at our Bothell and Seattle locations. This independent contractor position allows for flexible schedules. Weekends and evenings are also available.

Envision Counseling provides competitive remuneration, continuing education benefits, a state-of-the-art therapeutic environment, clinical software, scheduling services, expeditious insurance paneling, a variety of case consultation and supervision groups, and group therapy space.

Benefits:

• Part-time
• Consistent full caseloads
• Flexible work schedule
• Relaxed work environment
• Paperless case management
• Marketing, credentialing, accounting and billing services are provided

Full admin support:

•    Credentialing, Marketing, Referrals, Scheduling, Accounting, Billing and Collections

Three beautiful locations:

•   2100 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA
•   2033 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1110
•   22722 29th Drive SE, Bothell, WA

Requirements:

Experience:  2 years

Education:  MA, MSW, PH.D.

Credentials:  LMFT, LMHC, LICSW

Interested individuals please reply with resume and cover letter to careers@envisioncounseling.net.

Telehealth is now offered at Envision Counseling

Teletherapy provides mental health therapy services via high-resolution, live video conferencing.

In response to the current COVID 19 (Corona Virus) outbreak, teletherapy can be a flexible alternative for clients who choose to limit exposure to the general public. When requesting an appointment, you can request a specific location or teletherapy as an option.

Three Common Misconceptions About Counseling (Part 3)

For the last part of this series, I wanted to tackle a misconception that I feel is more prevalent than any other. That is, what exactly is the difference between a psychologist, a psychiatrist, and a therapist? Often, these titles are used interchangeably in the common vernacular. Understanding who you are looking for when you seek a mental health professional is a key component in making the experience yield your desired results.

A psychologist is a doctorate level clinician who works solely with psychotherapeutic interventions while addressing a client’s needs. These clinicians may also dedicate their time to the research of psychological phenomenon as it pertains to mental health. It’s common to find psychologists who split their talents between academia and providing therapeutic services. This is the case with several clinicians associated with Envision Counseling.

A psychiatrist is a doctorate level clinician who has gone to medical school. Typically, psychiatrists’ work includes a combination of prescribing medication and performing psychotherapy. Psychiatrists often work in tandem with a psychologist or psychotherapist. This relationship is usually one where the psychiatrist manages medication for a psychologist’s or psychotherapist’s client, while the psychologist or psychotherapist provides the psychotherapeutic intervention.

A psychotherapist (commonly referred to as a therapist) is a masters level clinician who works exclusively using psychotherapeutic techniques. These individuals are clinicians who work using one on one, or group settings to conduct therapy. At times, just like a psychologist, therapists may work in conjunction with a psychiatrist to manage the medication needs of a client.

Knowing the differences between these three counselor credentials can help clients navigate towards their desired mental health care services. As I have lamented in previous posts, mental health counseling is all about the right “match”. The more you know about the field of counseling, the more informed your decisions will be when you are seeking help. If you have questions or comments, please contact andrew@envisioncounseling.net

Three Common Misconceptions About Counseling (Part 2)

One of the most interesting aspects of working in mental health is telling people what it is I actually do. Inevitably, when this question comes about there are all sorts of preconceived notions. The most common reaction though, is a cartoonish imagery of someone sitting on a leather chaise, while their every thought is being penned into a notepad. I don’t know if it is the fault of late 1980’s sitcoms, but for some reason counseling is always presented as a very passive process. Like a one-way street in which someone is confessing their inner most thoughts, and at the conclusion, the process is over. The reality is, as with most TV depictions, that is far from the truth. Counseling is actually a very interactive process; often-times with no notepad at all.

Most troubling about this characterization of counseling is it’s stark contrast to many counseling modalities. The example that immediately comes to mind is play therapy. I am truly amazed at the variety of mediums that can be employed within this context. Dance that is used to tap into emotions that are deep inside the body, or chalkboard drawings that suddenly become maps of a client’s thoughts, and even stories written out like a chapter book that give the individual insight into their life. Individuals interacting to envision their lives, far away from what one would think of as the traditional “chair.”

Counseling is a collaborative endeavor in which both parties actively participate, moving towards helping the individual lead the life they want to live. Counselors, their modalities, and the presentation of the counseling process is highly individualized. Having many different alternatives to the counseling process (even the traditional chair) is very important. It creates space for all of us to participate in counseling in a way that is impactful and holds meaning. If you have questions or comments, please contact andrew@envisioncounseling.net

 

Three Common Misconceptions About Counseling (Part 1)

For over eleven years, I have studied and worked in the field of mental health. Throughout those years, the way I have viewed counseling has drastically changed. When I first got into the field, I had a very “medical model” based view on counseling. As a product of the late 90’s, I observed pharmaceutical advertising as a daily feature of television programming, indoctrinating a formula of “ailment plus pill equals cure” into my mind. Pharmaceutical advertising furthered the concept that mental health was something to be cured, and when “bad” mental health occurrences take place we should seek to eliminate them. Treating mental health issues similar to the way you would treat a bacterial infection is still a common practice.

Over time, I’ve realized that utilizing the “medical model” based perspective is far from effective. Counseling is more akin to building and maintaining a house, rather than curing a physical ailment. While we maintain and repair our homes out of necessity, we renovate out of a desire to make improvements. Counseling is the tool we use to accomplish both. While counseling is utilized as a reparative tool, it is also used to renovate, constructing features that add to who we are to enhance our view of paths that make our lives more fulfilling and complete. This “renovation” component of counseling is the element of counseling that is less talked about. It, however, is one that should be highlighted more prevalently.

This misconception underscores the dynamic value of counseling by showing it’s strengths on both sides of the coin. It is a diverse tool that can lead to reparative as well as renovative transformations in many facets of our lives. We only need to employ the tools of counseling.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact andrew@envisioncounseling.net