Careers

Application Deadline

The deadline for submitting applications to our Mental Health Internship Program is February 28, 2025. In-person group interviews will be held on March 6, 2025 and April 17, 2025. Applications received after the deadline may still be considered for the April interviews, subject to availability in our office or school-based programs.

For any questions, please contact us at

Overview of Mental Health Internships in the Mental Health Department:

Our internship placements offer graduate students the opportunity to apply their knowledge and coursework by taking on meaningful tasks that promote learning, all while being supervised by an experienced professional.

We recognize our interns are not employees, however, they are an integral part of our clinical teams. Interns are considered primary therapists and carry a limited caseload of clients while supervised by experienced and trained clinicians. The limited caseload provides time for a variety of tasks including training, supervision, case consultation, case management, documentation (such as service notes, treatment planning, appropriate screenings, etc.), and maintenance of assigned client files.

Interns in the Mental Health department can join either our office-based teams in Shoreline or Edmonds, or our school-based team, which operates out of one of our Shoreline offices and primarily serves the Edmonds, Everett, Shoreline, and Mukilteo school districts. The first month of the internship is dedicated to training and providing structure to help interns begin their journey as therapists. Interns are required to complete a monthly timesheet to track their schedule and hours with CHS. In a typical 20-hour workweek, interns will spend approximately 60% of their time in direct service, 20% in indirect service (such as documentation), and 20% in training and supervision. A standard caseload for an intern will range from 12 to 15 clients.

Our Mental Health department accepts approximately 9 master’s level interns each year. Office Based interns work onsite, and School Based interns work onsite at assigned schools (typically one or two schools).

Note: While interns may not always be supervised by an Approved Clinical Supervisor (a fully licensed therapist with at least two years of post-licensure experience), every effort will be made to provide supervision by fully licensed clinicians when possible. Approved Clinical Supervisors typically focus on supporting our employees.

Mental Health Master’s Level Internship Stipends

CHS may offer a stipend to master’s-level clinical interns. To qualify for the stipend, interns must be scheduled to work a minimum of 20 hours per week in-person. The stipend is $500 per quarter for those meeting the 20-hour weekly requirement.

The stipend will be received after completing each quarter of the internship at CHS to help defray the personal costs of interning. Stipends are considered taxable by the IRS and interns who are paid $600 or more in a calendar year will receive a 1099-NEC tax form with the reported income from CHS. “Quarters” will be determined based on the onboarding date of the intern.

• Note: As of January 2025, CHS is providing each intern with a stipend of $1,000 per month, thanks to grant funding for the year. Please note that this stipend is not guaranteed for 2026, as it is dependent on the availability of future funding.

Office Based Master’s Level Internship Opportunities:

Office-based Mental Health: We provide mental health treatment to children, youth, and families who are experiencing difficulties in their lives. We work with issues such as depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, ADD/ADHD, and divorce as well as other family disruptions, crisis, and transitions. We use a strengths-based approach and strive to tailor our services to the particular strengths and needs of each of our client.

Eligibility

Graduate students pursuing MHC (Mental Health Counseling), MACP (Master of Counseling Psychology), MFT (Marriage and Family Therapy), and MSW (Master of Social Work) are all eligible to apply. If your degree program differs from those listed, please inquire about your eligibility. We try to accommodate supervision needs as best as we can, however, it is not guaranteed that we are able to fulfill a particular program’s requirements. CHS and the applicant’s school must have a signed learning agreement completed by the start of their internship start date. Interns are expected to work at least 20 hours per week for at least 10 months. The minimum internship period is September until the last week of June. The internship start date will be negotiated with intern, school, and agency. For our Mental Health Department, Tuesday is a required workday for interns due to weekly staff meetings. Please note that start and end dates of internships are determined by CHS calendar and not the interns’ program schedules.

Internship Application Process

Mental health internships begin in the Fall of each year. In 2025, orientation will take place September 8^th, 2025, from 9am – 4pm. Interns are required to complete and send in the intern application and resume to be considered. Once CHS leadership can review your application, you may be invited to join other applicants for an in-person group or individual interview.

Fall 2025 Internship Deadlines:

The first round of applications for our Mental Health Internships take place at the beginning of March. In your subject line please specify program preference (i.e., Office Based Mental Health, and/or School Based Mental Health). Students can apply to multiple placements.

Our in-person 90-minute interviews for the first round of applications will be held on Thursday, March 6th from 12:00pm–1:30pm in Shoreline. Our second round of interviews will be on Thursday, April 17^th from 12:00pm–1:30pm. Applicants will know of decisions a week after interviews.

MH Internships Documents:

Intern Job Description

Internship Application

Please contact us at  to inquire about mental health internships.

Application Deadline

The deadline for submitting applications to our Mental Health Internship Program is February 28, 2025. In-person group interviews will be held on March 6, 2025 and April 17, 2025. Applications received after the deadline may still be considered for the April interviews, subject to availability in our office or school-based programs.

For any questions, please contact us at

Overview of Mental Health Internships in the Mental Health Department:

Our internship placements offer graduate students the opportunity to apply their knowledge and coursework by taking on meaningful tasks that promote learning, all while being supervised by an experienced professional.

We recognize our interns are not employees, however, they are an integral part of our clinical teams. Interns are considered primary therapists and carry a limited caseload of clients while supervised by experienced and trained clinicians. The limited caseload provides time for a variety of tasks including training, supervision, case consultation, case management, documentation (such as service notes, treatment planning, appropriate screenings, etc.), and maintenance of assigned client files.

Interns in the Mental Health department can join either our office-based teams in Shoreline or Edmonds, or our school-based team, which operates out of one of our Shoreline offices and primarily serves the Edmonds, Everett, Shoreline, and Mukilteo school districts. The first month of the internship is dedicated to training and providing structure to help interns begin their journey as therapists. Interns are required to complete a monthly timesheet to track their schedule and hours with CHS. In a typical 20-hour workweek, interns will spend approximately 60% of their time in direct service, 20% in indirect service (such as documentation), and 20% in training and supervision. A standard caseload for an intern will range from 12 to 15 clients.

Our Mental Health department accepts approximately 9 master’s level interns each year. Office Based interns work onsite, and School Based interns work onsite at assigned schools (typically one or two schools).

Note: While interns may not always be supervised by an Approved Clinical Supervisor (a fully licensed therapist with at least two years of post-licensure experience), every effort will be made to provide supervision by fully licensed clinicians when possible. Approved Clinical Supervisors typically focus on supporting our employees.

Mental Health Master’s Level Internship Stipends

CHS may offer a stipend to master’s-level clinical interns. To qualify for the stipend, interns must be scheduled to work a minimum of 20 hours per week in-person. The stipend is $500 per quarter for those meeting the 20-hour weekly requirement.

The stipend will be received after completing each quarter of the internship at CHS to help defray the personal costs of interning. Stipends are considered taxable by the IRS and interns who are paid $600 or more in a calendar year will receive a 1099-NEC tax form with the reported income from CHS. “Quarters” will be determined based on the onboarding date of the intern.

• Note: As of January 2025, CHS is providing each intern with a stipend of $1,000 per month, thanks to grant funding for the year. Please note that this stipend is not guaranteed for 2026, as it is dependent on the availability of future funding.

School-Based Master’s Level Internship Opportunities:

School-based Mental Health: In providing mental health treatment to children and youth, often the easiest place to meet with our clients is at their schools. Based mostly out of our Shoreline location, school-based interns will be assigned to various schools in several school districts such as Edmonds, Shoreline, Everett, and Mukilteo School Districts. The emphasis of this internship is providing structured, systemic care for clients within their schools, connecting with families, educators, and school staff to provide well-rounded support for clients. We work with issues such as depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, crisis, family disruptions and transitions, to name a few.

Eligibility

Graduate students pursuing MHC (Mental Health Counseling), MACP (Master of Counseling Psychology), MFT (Marriage and Family Therapy), and MSW (Master of Social Work) are all eligible to apply. If your degree program differs from those listed, please inquire about your eligibility. We try to accommodate supervision needs as best as we can, however, it is not guaranteed that we are able to fulfill a particular program’s requirements. CHS and the applicant’s school must have a signed learning agreement completed by the start of their internship start date. Interns are expected to work at least 20 hours per week for at least 10 months. The minimum internship period is September until the last week of June. The internship start date will be negotiated with intern, school, and agency. For our Mental Health Department, Tuesday is a required workday for interns due to weekly staff meetings. Please note that start and end dates of internships are determined by CHS calendar and not the interns’ program schedules.

Internship Application Process

Mental health internships begin in the Fall of each year. In 2025, orientation will take place September 8^th, 2025, from 9am – 4pm. Interns are required to complete and send in the intern application and resume to be considered. Once CHS leadership can review your application, you may be invited to join other applicants for an in-person group or individual interview.

Fall 2025 Internship Deadlines:

The first round of applications for our Mental Health Internships take place at the beginning of March. In your subject line please specify program preference (i.e., Office Based Mental Health, and/or School Based Mental Health). Students can apply to multiple placements.

Our in-person 90-minute interviews for the first round of applications will be held on Thursday, March 6th from 12:00pm–1:30pm in Shoreline. Our second round of interviews will be on Thursday, April 17^th from 12:00pm–1:30pm. Applicants will know of decisions a week after interviews.

MH Internships Documents:

Intern Job Description

Internship Application

Please contact us at  to inquire about mental health internships.

Interns will go through an evolution in their time at CHS. The first month of internship is focused on providing training and structure to help you begin your journey as a clinician. Caseloads will vary between 5 and 10 clients in the first several months. In a “typical” 20-hour-a-week, you will spend approximately 60% in direct service, 20% in indirect service delivery–documentation/client files and 20% in training and supervision. A typical internship caseload will consist of 12-15 clients.

We recognize our interns are not considered primary therapists, they carry a limited caseload of clients and are supervised by experienced and trained clinicians. Please note that interns will not be guaranteed supervision with an Approved Clinical Supervisor as these supervisors typically work with our employees, however interns will be supervised by fully licensed clinicians. The limited caseload provides necessary time for training, supervision, case management including but not limited to treatment planning, documentation and maintenance of assigned client files. 

Community Based Intensive Services Internship Opportunities:

• Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health(IEC):  We provide relationship-focused interventions to parents, foster parents, or other primary caregivers with children ages birth through five years old.  Children and parents often need help recovering from the effects of early trauma, loss, family conflict, addiction, abuse and stress. Sometimes parenting is not what parents expect it to be, or other challenges like depression or anxiety, and sleep or feeding challenges can make caring for a new baby difficult. All of these things can greatly impact the development of the child and the parent-child relationship.  The treatment models used at CHS are evidence-based and include Promoting First Relationships and the Child-Parent Psychotherapy model for working with trauma. We believe when parents are nurtured and supported themselves, they are better able to meet the needs of their children. Interns in the IEC program are based at our 170th office but spend the majority of their time out of the office, visiting clients in their homes, or “third places” in King and Snohomish Counties.

Eligibility

• Students studying for their MACP (Master of Counseling Psychology), MFT (Marriage and Family Therapy), MSW (Master of Social Work) are all eligible to apply. If your degree program differs from those listed, please inquire about your eligibility. Also inquire about the unique requirements of MFT and MSW degrees as we may not be able to accommodate some of those. 
• CHS and the applicant’s school must have a signed learning agreement completed by the start of their internship start date.
• Interns are expected to complete a minimum of 700 hours (approximately 20 hours per week) or the minimum hours required by their school’s programs.

Internship Application Process

• Master’s level students interested in Infant & Early Childhood (IEC) internships in the Community Based Intensive Services Department (CBIS) will be interviewed by leadership from that program.  To apply and schedule an interview please contact . 

Information coming soon….

CHS is proud to be an internship site for the field experience required as part of WA state’s Substance Use Disorders Trainee programs. We provide students who are working toward their Substance Use Disorders Professional (SUDP) certification with opportunities to utilize their knowledge and coursework through engaging and assuming responsibility of select tasks for the promotion of learning, knowledge application and practice while under the supervision of an experienced SUDP. Interns gain practical experience through projects, special assignments, or research that support federal, state, and community-based programs, policies, and best practices in the treatment of substance use disorders, and psychosocial stressors. Ideally, CHS will have two SUD interns at all times at our Shoreline location and one at our Everett site. 

Our interns are expected to adhere to our mission and values.

Substance Use Disorder Intern Job Description .

Eligibility

• CHS SUD internships require the applicant to be actively seeking their SUDP.
• Interns are expected to complete a minimum of 3 months (approximately 20 hours per week) or the minimum hours required by their school’s programs.
• If the potential intern is in recovery from substance use, they must have been clean and sober for the last 2 years.
• A student is allowed to serve as a SUDP trainee (SUDPT) if the student meets the requirements of a SUDP trainee and has the required documentation from the appropriate certifying/licensing entity. These are paid positions. 

Internship Application Process

• Potential interns can apply at any time and the internships may begin at any time.
• Interviews will be conducted.
• Internship selection is based on their application, interview(s), and the availability of an internships,

Substance Use Disorder Internship Application.

CHS welcomes a limited number of interns to help with administration to perform such duties as: filing, shredding, scanning, answering phones, etc. No application necessary. Just call Mirsada at 206-631-8837.

Our family support department can be a great place for students entering the field of human services and social work to get experience in prevention programming, such as youth development out of school time activities and early learning/parent education programs. If you are interested in exploring an internship (or practicum) with our programs please contact the Family Support Department Director at