TO JOIN OUR TEAM: Please send your cover letter and CV/Resume to: ashley@brelandcounselling.ca
At Breland Counselling, we believe exceptional care starts with exceptional support for our team. We are seeking a compassionate, relationally attuned MSW Counsellor to join our growing practice and work with adults 18+.
This role centres therapy participants within a collaborative, relationship-based therapeutic process. We believe people are the experts in their own lives, and our role is to walk alongside them with curiosity, compassion, and clinical skill. You may support participants navigating trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, relationships, boundaries, identity, burnout, body image, stress, and the impacts of systemic and relational experiences.
This role offers clinical autonomy, trust, and discretion from the outset. You will use your clinical judgement to determine participant fit, practice within your areas of competence, and build a schedule that reflects both community needs and your clinical interests.
You’ll work independently while also being part of a collaborative team that values connection, ongoing learning, thoughtful clinical practice, and people over profit.
Master’s degree in Social Work (required).
Minimum 3 years of supervised clinical counselling experience working ages 18+yrs.
Specialized training using evidence-based and relational therapeutic approaches such as (but not limited to):
Registered and in good standing with a recognized regulatory body in Saskatchewan (e.g., SASW or equivalent) is required
Holds (or is eligible to hold) professional liability insurance. Available to work evenings & weekends (Saturday or Sunday).
Your primary responsibility is to:
Conduct thoughtful intakes and ongoing assessment to understand each therapy participant’s experiences, strengths, needs, and goals.
Provide individual counselling to adults 18+ navigating a range of experiences, which may include trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, relationships, boundaries, identity, burnout, body image, stress, and systemic or relational challenges.
Develop and provide therapeutic interventions that are responsive to each participant’s goals, context, and clinical needs.
Build meaningful therapeutic relationships grounded in curiosity, compassion, collaboration, and respect for each person as the expert in their own life.
Use strong clinical judgement and reflective practice to understand complexity, assess risk, and provide ethical, trauma-informed care within your scope of practice.
Administrative duties include:
Maintaining timely, accurate, and ethically sound documentation in accordance with regulatory and practice standards.
Managing scheduling, rebooking, continuity of care, and caseload expectations in alignment with practice processes.
Responding thoughtfully to risk and crisis situations within your scope of practice and seeking consultation when appropriate.
Professional development and teamwork are critical components of your role. You will participate in monthly funded clinical supervision, consultation, team collaboration, and ongoing learning. We value clinicians who are curious, reflective, accountable, and committed to continually developing their practice.
This role requires a self-directed and collaborative clinician who can work with autonomy, exercise sound clinical judgement, take initiative, and contribute meaningfully to the culture and collective work of Breland Counselling.
This role exists to provide exceptional, inclusive, and trauma-informed clinical care to individuals ensuring they feel understood and supported through life’s transitions. Thriving in this role means utilizing your clinical judgement to maintain a healthy, sustainable caseload while actively contributing to our warm, collaborative practice culture.
We want you to have a robust, fulfilling clinical practice without burning out. Relationship is at the core of our work, achieving strong client retention is equally critical.
We don’t expect you to figure it out alone. During your first 90 days, you will receive comprehensive, heart-centred support to ensure you thrive. This includes access to our standard operating procedures, regular check-ins, and dedicated clinical consultation support from the practice owner to help you build your caseload, refine your approach, and navigate practice systems effectively.
We understand that mental health does not exist outside of social, cultural, and historical contexts. We are committed to providing care that is culturally responsive, anti-oppressive, and grounded in ongoing learning and accountability. This includes an active awareness of the impacts of colonization and the ongoing realities faced by Indigenous Peoples across Canada. We recognize that reconciliation is not a statement, but a continuous practice that requires reflection, action, and responsibility.
As a counsellor within our practice, you are expected to practice with an understanding of how systems (e.g., healthcare, education, child welfare) shape the experiences of individuals. You will engage in anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice, recognizing power, privilege, and systemic barriers. You must approach person with humility, curiosity, and respect for their identities, creating space for diverse ways of knowing, being, and healing.
Counselling is relational, thoughtful work that requires flexibility, presence, and care for self alongside care for others. Physically, the role primarily involves extended periods of sitting, standing, and working in a therapeutic office environment. You may occasionally move or organize office materials and must be able to maintain a welcoming, accessible therapeutic space.
Mentally and emotionally, this role requires sustained attention, clinical reasoning, reflection, and the ability to remain present with people experiencing complex and sometimes emotionally intense circumstances. You may support therapy participants through trauma, grief, relationship challenges, life transitions, and experiences of systemic and/or relational harm (this list is not exhaustive and does not capture every type of story that will come into your therapeutic space)
You will need to hold emotional complexity while maintaining clear, ethical boundaries and sound clinical judgement, including responding appropriately to risk and crisis within your scope of practice. The work requires self-awareness, emotional regulation, adaptability, and a willingness to engage in ongoing reflection and consultation.
We recognize that counselling asks a lot of clinicians. At Breland Counselling, we value sustainability, connection, and meaningful support for our team, and we are committed to creating conditions where clinicians can do meaningful work without carrying it alone.
If you feel aligned with this work and are drawn to relational, collaborative counselling that honours people as the experts in their own lives, we welcome you to connect with us.
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