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About the Program

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We created the Northern Colorado Counseling Post-Masters Apprenticeship to assist newly graduated, masters-level therapists find their way. Built upon our values of access to care, ongoing education and community, clinicians will become a member of a cohort and receive top quality clinical experience, training and supervision, combined with all the step-by-step guidance one will need to launch an insurance-based private practice.

 

Upon completion of the 2 year program, clinicians will have gained the following:

  • Paid counseling experience with a wide variety of clients in a group practice setting

  • Clinical skills, interventions and training in multiple therapeutic approaches

  • Top quality supervision from Approved Clinical Supervisors with 45+ hours of training in supervision

  • All the supervision hours one will need PLUS 2 years of clinical experience, preparing clinicians to apply for licensure through the State of Colorado

  • Close working relationships with other cohort members

  • Marketing and networking experience to create connections in the local community

  • The foundation one will need to launch a private practice including:

    • Step-by-step guidance on completing state and federal requirements to create a business

    • Thorough training and experience in the entire insurance process from intake through discharge, credentialing, billing, and documentation

    • An in-depth understanding of state and local Medicaid requirements

    • An overview of using electronic health records systems

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Applications are OPEN for our next cohort, starting in July 2025.

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Space is limited. Interested and qualified candidates APPLY HERE!

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Sample Clinical Training Topics

Sample Business Training Topics

 

  • Diagnosing using the current DSM

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy

  • Mindfulness & Self-Compassion

  • Using Ego States in Therapy

  • Addictions & Co-Dependency

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  • Billing & Credentialing

  • Filing Your Business at the State & Federal Levels

  • Financials & Bookkeeping

  • Marketing Yourself

  • Website Creation and Branding

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...In addition to an orientation to conducting intake assessments, treatment plans, discharge summaries, progress notes, electronic health record systems, etc. Clinicians will also have the opportunity to research and select a clinical training of their own choosing for cohort members to participate in.

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