Family Guidance Centers has an internship opening for the 25-26 year. Interested students can visit Current Employment Positions – Family Guidance Centers, Inc (atsondemand.com) for more details and to apply.

https://www.fgcinc.org/

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The Josselyn Center Northbrook location currently has an internship opening for the 25-26 year. The Josselyn Center is prioritizing interns who can see themselves staying at Josselyn if offered employment after their internship. Interested students can view the link below and reach out to Thomas Tharayil at ttharayil@josselyn.org for more details.

https://www.josselyn.org/about-us/clinical-internship/

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Mosaic Nature Therapy and Wellness in Homewood, IL currently has an internship opening for the 25-26 year. Interested students can reach out to Rosa King at rosievera2005@yahoo.com for more details.

https://www.mosaicnaturetherapy.com/

Life Counseling Institute in Willowbrook/Park Ridge currently has an internship opening for the 25-26 year. Interested students can reach out to Zuly Ramirez at zuly@lifecounselinginstitute.com for more details.

https://lifecounselinginstitute.com/

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The Wellness Center at Wilbur Wright College currently has an internship opening for the 25-26 year. Interested students can reach out to Hoyam Tanon at htanon@ccc.edu for more details.

https://www.ccc.edu/wright/departments/wellness-center/

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Obsidian Institute of Integrative Medicine in Midlothian, IL currently has an internship opening for the 25-26 year. Interested students can reach out to Erica Washington at ewashington@obsidianinstitute.org for more details.

https://sites.google.com/obsidianinstitute.org/oiim/home

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Thrive Counseling Center in Oak Park, IL currently has 2-3 internship openings for their Youth Internship Program for the 25-26 year. Interested students can reach out to Daisy Rios at drios@thrivecc.org or email internship@Thrivecc.org for more details. See additional details below and in the attached flyer as well.

www.thrivecc.org

Schedule for youth interns: 

• August 18^th – 21^st 9-5pm for intern training week
• Evenings (until 8pm) and Saturdays (9-2)
• Wed 1-3pm for group supervision and trainings
• Tues 1-3pm for clinical meetings and trainings (optional)

2nd year Master’s students:

• Bachelors in a mental health related field. 
• Thrive Counseling Center Internships are a minimum of 9 months (typically from August – May), 24 hours/week.
• Intern schedules are 40% direct clinical service, 60% indirect service, training, and supervision. This includes 1 hour/week of individual supervision with a licensed supervisor, 1 hour/week of group case consultation, and 2-4 hours of monthly clinical trainings.
• Gain experience working with a diverse population of adults, couples, adolescents, families, and groups. All internships include out-patient therapy, some offer the opportunity to gain additional areas of specialty including crisis intervention, and working with youth.

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Iroquois Mental Health Center in Kankakee, Watseka, and Manteno currently has an internship opening for the 25-26 year. The main office is in Watseka and they ask that interns come to this office for training prior to going to Kankakee or Manteno to see clients. Interested students can reach out to Jill Erickson at jerickson@imhc.net for more details.

https://www.iroquoismhc.com/

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Lu Rocha Counseling Services currently has 1-2 internship openings for the 25-26 year. They are especially interested in students who are bilingual Spanish/Mandarin speaking. Interested students can reach out to Lu Rocha at lu@lurocha.org for more details.

https://www.lurocha.org/

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Northwestern University Career Center currently has an internship opening for the 25-26 year. Please note that this internship is specifically for students interested in career services. Interested students can reach out to Jeff Jenkins at jjenkins@northwestern.edu for more details.

https://www.northwestern.edu/careers/

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CYN Counseling Center in Grayslake is currently accepting internship applications for the 25-26 year until the end of May. They ask that students send a Cover letter, Resume, 3 letters of recommendation, and unofficial transcripts. Interested students can reach out to Graciela Arroyo at gracielaa@cyngrayslake.org for more details.

www.cyngrayslake.org

Renowned international scholar, Dr. Marta Milani from the University of Verona, will be coming to DePaul this summer to host a summer seminar at the COE from July 8-11th. Attendees will receive CEUs and CDPUs. There are graduate student scholarships available as well. For more information, please reach out to Dr. Ockerman at melissa.ockerman@depaul.edu and check out the flyer.

COE Commencement Pickup will be held Tuesday, June 3, and Wednesday, June 4 10am – 6pm in the Lincoln Park Campus Student Center 120A&B. You must attend the day and time for your college because your reader card, tickets, and regalia will only be available at that campus. Attending both days is not necessary. Graduates should anticipate being at the event for about 30-45 minutes at the most. If you attended the Grad Fair in February, you still must attend commencement pickup to receive your reader card and tickets. Learn more about the event here.

The Office of Professional Practice will host a Zoom meeting to discuss the IL LPC application process on Friday, May 23, 2025, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. In addition, the following will be addressed: The difference between licensure and certification; The types of counseling licenses in Illinois; The general timeline of how long it can take to obtain licensure; What to do if you are seeking licensure in a state outside of Illinois; Taking the National Counseling Examination (NCE) before vs. after you graduate; & The costs involved in applying for licensure.

Those interested should use the Zoom link provided here

For more information, please see the attached handout here: IL LPC Licensure Application Process Walk Through – 5-23-25