For advanced graduate trainees
Advanced internship & clinical training opportunities.
Clinical supervision and meaningful private-practice training for graduate students ready to grow into thoughtful, independent clinicians.
Training at Greenwich Counseling
Clinical depth, professional confidence, and room to think for yourself.
Mieke Stapelberg Doornick, LPC, provides clinical supervision and advanced internship training for graduate students pursuing careers in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Mental Health Counseling, including CMHC/MHC programs, as well as Marriage & Family Therapy (MFT).
Greenwich Counseling works with graduate programs at Northwestern University, Syracuse University, Fairfield University, and Sacred Heart University. Opportunities are available to master’s- and doctoral-level students in the final stages of graduate training who already have meaningful clinical experience.
Advanced interns only
This is not an entry-level practicum placement.
Greenwich Counseling’s internship opportunities are intended for advanced master’s- and doctoral-level trainees who already possess foundational clinical experience and are prepared for increased independence, responsibility, initiative, and professional development.
Our Clinical Training Philosophy
Learn how to think, not simply what to do.
Greenwich Counseling is not a one-size-fits-all therapy practice. Our approach is eclectic and integrative, grounded in the understanding that no single modality or treatment manual can replace careful clinical thinking.
Interns learn to connect assessment, conceptualization, planning, intervention, and evaluation into a responsive course of treatment that can change as a client’s needs change.
What interns develop
Clinical skills work best when they are connected.
- Clinical assessment
- Diagnosis and differential diagnosis
- Case conceptualization
- Treatment planning
- Appropriate use and interpretation of screening and assessment tools
- Evidence-informed interventions
- Integrative and eclectic psychotherapy
- Clinical decision-making
- Evaluating whether treatment is working
- Adjusting treatment when a client’s needs change
Supervision as active discussion
Bring your clinical thinking into the room.
Interns are expected to bring cases to supervision for active clinical discussion and conceptualization, rather than simply providing case updates.
- “What am I seeing?”
- “What might be contributing to this?”
- “What information am I missing?”
- “What diagnoses am I considering, and why?”
- “How am I conceptualizing this client or couple?”
- “Why am I choosing this intervention?”
- “Is treatment working?”
- “What might I need to change?”
We don’t expect interns to already have all the answers. We do expect curiosity, preparation, critical thinking, openness to feedback, and a willingness to develop their own clinical voice.
Our goal is not simply for interns to accumulate clinical hours. We want them to leave Greenwich Counseling knowing how to assess, conceptualize, plan, intervene, evaluate, and think like clinicians.
Who this is for
A placement for clinicians ready to step forward.
This placement is designed for students who have foundational counseling skills and are ready to build greater clinical independence, confidence, and professional identity.
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Initiative, intellectual curiosity, and reliable follow-through
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Strong professional communication and openness to feedback
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The ability to think creatively and develop sound clinical judgment
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A clear sense of when consultation or supervision is needed
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Interest in building a professional identity and areas of specialization
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A willingness to actively create professional opportunities
Supervision is collaborative. Interns are expected to articulate their clinical reasoning, use consultation thoughtfully, and learn to trust their growing professional judgment.
A different kind of training
Private practice teaches more than clinical hours.
Alongside clinical development, interns gain exposure to the professional realities of building a sustainable career in private practice.
Developing a clinical niche and professional identity
Understanding private-practice operations and ethical marketing
Communicating specialties and building a caseload
Developing referral relationships, professional networks, and community connections
Understanding the client journey, from initial inquiry through treatment
Recognizing and creating professional opportunities after graduation
Relationships, intimacy & sexuality
Interest in sex therapy is especially welcome.
Greenwich Counseling has a strong clinical focus on relationships, couples, intimacy, and sexuality. Students who want to develop competence in these areas are especially encouraged to pursue placement.
Applicants do not need to arrive already specializing in sex therapy. A genuine interest in couples work, relational dynamics, intimacy, sexual health, or human sexuality may be given preference when appropriate.
Interested in training with us?
University placement coordinators are invited to reach out.
Greenwich Counseling does not accept direct internship applications from students. Clinical Training Directors, Internship Directors, or university placement coordinators may contact Mieke directly regarding potential placements and program requirements.