Play Therapist / Child & Family Therapist Transformative Counseling and Wellness | Longwood, FL Transformative Counseling and Wellness is a growing private practice seeking a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern (RMHCI) with specialized experience and genuine passion for working with children and families . We are looking for a clinician who understands that children often communicate through play, creativity, movement, and behavior rather than words alone. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working with children as young as 3 years old and have strong clinical skills in developmentally appropriate, play-based interventions. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative, supportive practice that values thoughtful, individualized, and trauma-informed care. What You'll Do Provide individual therapy to children, adolescents, and families Work with children 3+ Utilize developmentally appropriate play-based therapeutic interventions Incorporate sand tray, therapeutic toys, games, art, creative activities, and other experiential techniques into treatment Develop strong therapeutic relationships with children who may have difficulty communicating through traditional talk therapy Work with parents/caregivers to support children's emotional, behavioral, and relational development Provide parent guidance and psychoeducation as clinically appropriate Treat a variety of presenting concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, behavioral concerns, emotional regulation difficulties, family/parent-child relationship concerns, and adjustment issues Complete timely, accurate, and clinically appropriate documentation Collaborate with other providers within the practice when appropriate Participate in clinical consultation and/or supervision as applicable What We're Looking ForRequired Current Florida LMHC license OR Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern (RMHCI) status Strong interest and demonstrated competency in working with children Comfortable providing therapy to children as young as3 Experience using play-based and developmentally appropriate therapeutic interventions Ability to effectively engage children who may be reluctant, highly active, anxious, or have difficulty expressing themselves verbally Strong communication and documentation skills Warm, patient, creative, and engaging therapeutic style Ability to establish positive working relationships with parents and caregivers Professionalism, reliability, and strong clinical judgment Especially Valuable We would be particularly interested in candidates with training or experience in: Child-centered play therapy Sand tray therapy Filial therapy or parent-child interventions Trauma-focused therapy with children Attachment-focused therapy Art or expressive therapies

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with children/adolescents Behavioral interventions Family therapy Working with neurodivergent children Working with children experiencing family transitions, divorce, or other significant life changes Formal play therapy certification is a plus, but not required. We are most interested in someone who has meaningful hands-on experience and can demonstrate competency using play and developmentally appropriate interventions in their clinical work. The Ideal Candidate You may be a great fit for this position if you: Actually enjoy working with young children and aren't simply looking to add children to your caseload Understand that a 4-year-old's therapy session should look very different from an adult therapy session Are comfortable getting on the floor and playing, creating, drawing, building, and engaging with children Can use toys, games, sand tray, and creative activities intentionally as clinical interventions, rather than simply as distractions Are able to translate children's play and behavior into meaningful clinical observations and interventions Can balance the child's therapeutic needs with appropriate parent/caregiver involvement Are creative, flexible, patient, and emotionally attuned Value collaboration and enjoy being part of a growing clinical team About Transformative Counseling and Wellness Transformative Counseling and Wellness is a collaborative private practice serving children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families in the Longwood area. Our practice takes a whole-person, trauma-informed, and integrative approach to mental health care. Our clinicians work alongside other mental health and wellness professionals, allowing us to provide clients with a broader range of services and perspectives. We value a practice culture that is supportive, collaborative, professional, and genuinely focused on quality of care. We want our clinicians to have room to develop their specialties while also having a team they can turn to for consultation and support. What We Offer A collaborative private practice environment Flexible scheduling Opportunity to build a caseload aligned with your clinical interests Referrals for child and family clients Clinical consultation and support Opportunities to develop and grow specialized services for children and families A warm, professional office environment designed to support both clinicians and clients Opportunity to collaborate with other mental health and wellness professionals We are especially interested in learning what working with young children looks like in your actual clinical practice.

Pay:

$30.00 - $85.00 per hour Expected hours: 15.0 - 30.0 per week

Work Location:

In person