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About Us

Established in 2017, we offer psychology, counselling and equine assisted therapy. Our Clinical Team is made up of supportive community minded professionals, who are registered mental health professionals. We comprise of a caring, diverse, educated bunch with a love of learning to build on our skills and knowledge. We also love horses, and animals in general. We have a desire to support our clients, referrers and our community in the best possible way. Most of us come from and or live in semi-rural and rural communities. We understand the importance of confidentiality and making strong ethical decisions.  We are a neuro-affirming and inclusive team with a strong culture of collegiality.

We have an understanding of the biopsychosocial challenges in small communities and have a passion for supporting them. Many of us volunteer, outside of our work, because giving back to the community strengthens social ties and fosters a positive environment. We are passionate about finding people who fit within our team-culture and our selection process is mostly based on choosing someone who will enjoy working within our team. We want you to feel a valued team member, so at the end of the day you enjoy coming to work, feeling engaged, happy and supported.

Thank you for your interest in working at Harnessing Wellness

About You

We are looking to welcome new clinical staff to join our small private practice in Mount Evelyn. We are looking for friendly registered counselors, social workers or psychologists who have an interest in semi- rural or rural mental health? Do you want more autonomy in your role, but still receive the support of a small but great clinical team? Would you like to focus your practice in an area of your specific interest? Are you willing to be challenged with a variety of referrals? Are you interested in flexible hours? Do you love horses and animals in general and have an interest in learning about Equine Assisted Psychology? Supervision arrangements can be discussed.

You will be a lovely fit with our team if you are someone who:

• Is passionate about excellent psychological and clinical practice;
• Believes in ongoing professional learning and development.
• Works well within a neuro-affirming and diverse team
• Flourishes working autonomously;
• Enjoys working in a semi-rural/ rural community; 
• Enjoys a laugh, humor, fun and are friendly;
• Takes ownership of your responsibilities, your time management, and your work;
• Has a can do attitude and growth mindset;
• Can work outdoors, get muddy and not care.

If you think that you are a suitable fit for our team, whether you are a passionate new graduate or have years of clinical experience to share with us, please get in touch.

Positions to be filled in 2025

2025 Student Placement is filled by a provisional psychologist – thank you for your interest and applications.

Psychologist or Provisional Psychologist Update – we are not taking on clinicians at this time – please check here again in June 2025

Harnessing Wellness Student Internship-Provisional Psychologist 2026

Harnessing Wellness Psychology has introduced a Student Placement Program for psychology students. The placement is dedicated to the professional learning in areas of clinical experience, assessment, and face to face counselling with a focus to develop students in these areas. It is open to applicants seeking to complete their 4+2, 5+1 internship or Masters placements and enter into a psychology career in fields of clinical work, counselling and psychology.

The program is set in a small private practice in a semi-rural location seeing clients face to face or offering telehealth to a variety of client presentations and issues and challenging clinical work. There are a variety of psychotherapy groups that can be offered too.

Harnessing Wellness Psychology student placements do require a level of competence and ability to work with a challenging and complex issues, thus certain students are more suited to this experience. The private practise is set up to support people across the life span, from children of the age of 10 years old. There is a focus on reducing the stigma of mental health and working within a semi-rural and rural area. Before applying, it is recommended you discuss your suitability and placement requirements with your University or Institution to ensure a placement at Harnessing Wellness Psychology would be able to meet your learning and development needs.

The Harnessing Wellness Psychology post graduate program generally offers a unpaid placement opportunities, where the student gains clinical experience. We offer secondary supervision in order to develop solid foundational clinical skills.

Ongoing employment opportunities

Students who complete a placement with Harnessing Wellness Psychology may go on to join our team as staff members of a small, supportive private practise team.

Placement opportunities

A small number of placement opportunities maybe available for Masters, 5+1 psychology students.

How to apply

Please email or if you would like further information and to apply:

nrossthorn@harnessingwellness.com