Internships

Cherry Hill Advantages

Why do your internship with Cherry Hill?

Cherry Hill Counseling has roots in the community going back to 1976 and continues to be a thriving psychotherapy practice with multiple Chicagoland locations including Chicago, Grayslake, Lake Zurich, McHenry, Palatine, Wheaton, Vernon Hills, and Deer Park. At Cherry Hill we strive for excellence in mental health care. We are growing and looking to expand our team of therapists.

Plan Ahead

Cherry Hill offers training opportunities to both graduate students and undergraduate students. We are currently recruiting for the 2022/2023 academic school year. UPDATE: THE INTERNSHIP APPLICATION WINDOW FOR THE 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR IS NOW CLOSED.

Applications are due no later than November 30th and interviews will begin during the first week of December. Our goal is to identify and notify our trainees no later than Mid January.

Our Graduate Internship Program

Opportunities for learning and growth

  • The organization has been around for a long time. It’s a stable place to complete your internship that will help you continue to grow and learn.
  • Clinical supervision with an experienced fully licensed clinician 
  • Monthly and Quarterly Trainings
  • Shared team experience
  • Therapist Consultation Groups
  • We have a great team of clinicians who have diverse experience/training in a wide variety of modalities and populations, who can help you to grow in areas of personal interest

Experience what it’s like to work in a private practice setting

  • Opportunities to do individual/couple/family/group therapy
  • Choose the clients you work with
  • Manage your own caseload
  • Learn about documentation, billing, and insurance
  • Learn about marketing and networking

Currently Recruiting:

We are currently recruiting graduate students for the 2022/2023 School year. We are open to working with a variety of master’s and doctoral level interns including (but not limited to):

  • Master of counseling or psychology
  • Master of Social Work
  • Master of Marriage and Family Therapy
  • PHD/PsyD practicum students

Our Undergraduate Internship Program

Opportunities for learning and growth

  • The organization has been around for a long time. It’s a stable place to complete your internship that will help you continue to grow and learn.
  • Clinical supervision with an experienced fully licensed clinician 
  • Monthly and Quarterly Trainings
  • Shared team experience
  • Therapist Consultation Groups
  • When possible opportunities to sit in on and observe therapy sessions

Learn about what private practice work looks like

  • We have a great team of clinicians who have diverse experience/training in a wide variety of modalities and populations, who can help you to learn more about areas of personal interest
  • Help out with some project-based work that will show you some of the behind-the-scenes aspects of private practice work
  • Opportunities to ask questions and learn what you want about what private practice work looks like

Currently Recruiting:

UPDATE: THE INTERNSHIP APPLICATION WINDOW FOR THE 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR IS NOW CLOSED.

We are currently recruiting students for the 2022/2023 School year. We are open to working with a variety of students. Priority will be given to students who are considering going into a graduate program for counseling/social work/psychology etc.

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