Jobs & Training Opportunities at Sana Healing Collective

About Sana Healing Collective

Sana Healing Collective is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to holistic, trauma-informed, Harm Reduction-oriented, and justice-oriented care. We provide culturally-responsive services that integrate talk therapy, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy KAP), and psychedelic integration, with a deep commitment to dismantling systemic barriers to healing and wellness. Our collective is a community of compassionate Licensed Therapists and medical providers who believe in the transformative power of connection, equity, and expanded states of consciousness in mental health care.

If you are a grounded, compassionate, and socially conscious Licensed Therapist or advanced doctoral psychology student looking to do meaningful, integrative work in a supportive and values-aligned environment, we’d love to meet you!

 

Why Join Sana Healing Collective?

Join a mission-driven organization that is rooted in compassion, equity, and transformation, and filled with incredible people who are passionate about community care and dedicated to professional integrity.

  • Enjoy a flexible schedule with hybrid (in-person + telehealth) options.

  • Be part of a supportive environment that values balance, authenticity, and mutual care.

  • Take advantage of opportunities for training, clinical consultation, and supervision in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and psychedelic integration.

Current Employment Opportunity

Job Title: Fully Licensed Therapist (Clinician)

Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid role; in-person and telehealth sessions)

FLSA Classification: Non-exempt (Hourly)

Expected Hours: 10-25 clinical hours per week.

  • Schedule to be negotiated based on client demand, organizational needs, and therapist capacity.

Licensed Therapist Description:

The Licensed Therapist at Sana Healing Collective is a fully licensed therapist who provides high-quality, trauma-informed mental health care aligned with the organization’s holistic, integrative care model. The Licensed Therapist delivers individual, group, and psychedelic integration therapy to a diverse and values-aligned client base.

This role is ideal for a therapist who brings clinical depth and cultural humility to their work, and who is passionate about community care. Licensed Therapists in this role will collaborate closely with our multidisciplinary team, contributing to a collective that values authenticity, equity, and mutual support.

Compensation & Benefits
This is a non-exempt (hourly) position with flexible hours. Compensation is $74 per clinical hour, based on client sessions and services rendered. Licensed Therapists have autonomy to set schedules and determine their caseload, with access to office space and telehealth infrastructure provided.

Additional benefits include:

  • Up to 40 hours of Chicago Paid Sick & Safe Leave and 40 hours of Chicago Paid Leave per year, calculated based on hours worked.

  • Access to an employee-funded retirement plan

  • Employer contribution toward health insurance, commensurate with hours worked

Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Provide culturally-responsive individual therapy, both in-person and remotely

  • Deliver individual ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP), including preparation, medicine, and integration sessions

  • Provide psychedelic integration therapy for clients who utilize ketamine or other psychedelics

  • Facilitate group KAP and psychedelic integration sessions

  • Maintain accurate, ethical, and timely documentation in our electronic health record (EHR) system

  • Maintain licensure in the state of Illinois

  • Complete any required training (annually)

  • Maintain professional clinical liability insurance

  • Collaborate with a collective of passionate and dedicated clinicians in a supportive environment

  • Lead or co-lead community events, groups, or trainings in their areas of expertise or interest

  • Commit to providing at least 10 direct clinical hours per week

    • Please be aware when considering your schedule and fit for this role - due to the availability of our medical providers, we can only schedule our ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions on Monday afternoons and Fridays

  • Uphold ethical, client-centered, and inclusive clinical practices

Optional Duties/Responsibilities: Based on experience and organizational need:

  • Contribute to the training and supervision of interns

  • Develop new programming or therapeutic offerings

  • Integrate complementary healing modalities, including but not limited to yoga, meditation, hypnosis, somatic therapy, or cannabis-assisted therapy

Required Skills/Abilities:

  • Deep commitment to ethical, client-centered, and collaborative care

  • Demonstrated alignment with Harm Reduction, decolonial, and trauma-informed frameworks

  • Strong clinical assessment and therapeutic skills, including thoughtful use of diagnosis as one tool among many, rather than a definitive account of a person’s experience.

  • Excellent interpersonal communication, empathy, and ability to engage with conflict constructively

  • Proficiency with electronic health record (EHR) systems

  • Ability to uphold professional boundaries and maintain HIPAA-compliant confidentiality

  • Commitment to ongoing learning, growth, and self-awareness

  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a collective setting

  • Cultural humility and sensitivity to diverse identities and lived experiences

  • Flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic and evolving clinical environment

Education and Experience:

  • Fully licensed in the state of Illinois (LCPC, LCSW, LMFT, PsyD, or PhD).

  • Certificate in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy or Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy from a recognized training program.

  • Minimum of two years of clinical experience providing psychotherapy, with prior experience providing psychedelic integration and/or ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.

  • Minimum of two years of experience working with BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other marginalized communities preferred.

  • Experience with Harm Reduction and integrative, somatic, or trauma-informed approaches to therapy is a plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement:

Sana Healing Collective is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

How to Apply:

Please submit your CV, a brief cover letter outlining your clinical background and interest in this role, and proof of licensure and certification to sana@sanahealingcollective.org by 5:00 pm CST on Friday, January 16, 2026. Please be sure to note your training related to psychedelics and/or ketamine, relevant prior experience with ketamine/psychedelics, trauma work, harm reduction, and working with diverse communities, along with any additional languages spoken. Please also address what specifically interests you about our organization, and what you would bring to our team and clients.

 

Clinical Training Opportunities

Advanced PsyD Practicum Placement

Sana Healing Collective offers a highly selective advanced practicum placement for PsyD doctoral students seeking immersive training in integrative, community-centered, and harm-reduction-oriented mental health care.

We are an ACEPT-aligned training site and follow ACEPT guidelines and timelines for practicum training. Each academic year, we offer two advanced practicum positions, with placements beginning in August.

Role Description

As an intern at Sana, you will have the opportunity to work primarily with adult clients who have used ketamine or other psychedelic substances. Although we do not provide long-term therapy services, interns will have the opportunity to work with a few long-term therapy clients for learning purposes. Though, like Sana staff, most of your clients will be shorter-term, usually seen over the span of a few months. You will assist with initial client contacts to inform them and screen them for services. You will engage in observation, and eventually co-therapy with Sana staff as part of your training as well. You should expect to provide approximately 8 hours of therapy per week once you have a full caseload, though this may vary, particularly if you are co-leading a group, which may require additional hours while the group is ongoing.

Training Model

Practicum students at Sana are integrated into a collaborative clinical team and supported through a balance of direct clinical work, supervision, didactics, and community engagement. Our training emphasizes relational depth, clinical humility, ethical psychedelic care, and systems-aware practice.

Practicum students receive:

  • 1 hour per week of individual supervision with a licensed clinical psychologist

  • 1 hour per week of didactic training, focused on clinical skills, case consultation, ethical practice, and integrative approaches to care

Clinical Experience

The majority of the practicum caseload consists of individual therapy clients, allowing students to deepen assessment, formulation, and long-term therapeutic work with adults from diverse backgrounds.

In addition, practicum students have the opportunity to gain experience in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) within Sana’s ethical, relational, and harm-reduction-oriented framework. This includes:

  • Participating in KAP sessions through our co-therapy model alongside a licensed clinician

  • Co-facilitating group ketamine-assisted therapy and group integration sessions

Exposure to KAP is thoughtfully scaffolded and grounded in clinical readiness, supervision, and ongoing reflection.

Community Engagement

Consistent with Sana’s belief that community is medicine, practicum students are invited to participate in community outreach, education, and event organizing, including public-facing programs and collective care initiatives. These experiences support the development of clinicians who are not only skilled therapists, but also engaged community members and advocates.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must:

  • Be enrolled in a PsyD program and eligible for an advanced practicum placement

  • Have a minimum of one year of prior experience providing direct therapy services

  • Demonstrate alignment with Sana’s values, including accessibility, cultural responsiveness, and harm reduction

Application Timeline

Applications are reviewed in accordance with ACEPT timelines, with placements beginning each August. Due to the depth of training and supervision provided, positions are limited to two practicum students per academic year.

Application Information:

It is expected that applicants will have prior relevant experience, such as prior experience in clinical settings (e.g. group facilitator, case manager), prior study of consciousness or altered states of consciousness (e.g. meditation training and practice, familiarity with somatic therapies, prior study of psychedelic-assisted therapies or ketamine-assisted therapies), and/or experience with Harm Reduction. Please note all relevant experience in your cover letter. Please also be sure to note any additional languages spoken and level of fluency.

Please email your application materials, including CV, cover letter, unofficial transcripts, and at least two letters of recommendation from previous supervisors and/or those closely familiar with your clinical work to sana@sanahealingcollective no later than Friday, January 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM CST.

Other Opportunities for Collaboration

We are always open to discussing potential training and internship opportunities for those who are not PsyD students. At this time, we are not able to supervise MSW students, as we don’t have an LCSW on our team. That said, in the past, we have worked with graduate students in public health and anthropology. If you have a proposal for a project or research idea you think we may be a fit for, please email us, and we might be able to consider it, depending on our capacity and requirements of your program.