Careers
Licensed Therapist
Personal Growth Associates is a well-established behavioral health group practice that takes pride in its excellent team of therapists. At PGA, we value teamwork and have created a supportive and nurturing culture, allowing our staff to continue learning and growing. We are a large well-established private practice with over 20 clinicians in three different locations. We place a high value on collaboration, supervision, and self-examination. Our administrative staff and billing team are experienced and highly efficient, thus allowing clinicians to devote their focus to the client.
Due to the ever-increasing need for behavioral health services, we are looking to expand our staff. We are currently interviewing Licensed Clinical Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors for our Schaumburg and Crystal Lake offices. This is a hybrid teletherapy/in-person position. Child and Adolescent experience is desirable. Psychological testing opportunities are available, if interested. Health insurance and retirement plan benefits are available for full-time employees. If you are a self-motivated, driven, licensed therapist looking to be part of a diverse team of behavioral health professionals, please contact Joseph Ripp, Psy.D., 847-413-9700, ext. 315 or e-mail your cover letter and resume to admin@personalgrowthassoc.com.
POst-doctoral candidates
Personal Growth Associates has been training post-doctoral candidates for several years. We are a collaborative team of 11 licensed psychologists, 7 licensed clinical social workers and professional counselors, and 3 doctoral level clinicians working towards licensure. Our team of psychologists and therapists provide psychological support from multiple different theoretical approaches and interventions to meet the unique needs of our clients. Trainees will be exposed to diverse clinical specialties: Adlerian, Attachment-based, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Culturally Sensitive, Dialectical (DBT), EMDR, Humanistic, Imago, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Interpersonal, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT), Person- Centered, Play Therapy, Psychodynamic, Psychological Testing and Evaluation, Sand Tray, and Trauma-Focused. We have a special interest in Internal Family Systems (IFS, a mindfulness-based and evidence-based treatment) and Imago couples therapy. Our group of clinical supervisors includes clinicians who are highly trained and/or certified in IFS and Imago-based psychotherapy.
At Personal Growth Associates, we are committed to taking great care of our employees and empowering them to succeed. We offer a highly competitive rate and a structure set-up for rate increases, flexibility with your schedule, BCBS medical and dental insurance (partially paid by employer), paid time off, regular individual and group supervision, mentoring, and other training opportunities. We provide supplies needed to utilize play therapy or other techniques needed to work with specific clientele, sponsored CEU training opportunities, electronic medical records, furnished comfortable offices, opportunities for paid clinical supervisory roles, monthly in-house professional development, credentialing and insurance contracting, customized marketing, and an amazing team atmosphere and clinical support.
At the end of the post-doc year, there is an opportunity to transition to full-time position with Personal Growth Associates. If you are a self-motivated and driven post-doctoral candidate looking to be part of a diverse team of behavioral health professionals, please contact: Joseph Ripp, 847-413-9700, ext. 315, or e-mail: admin@personalgrowthassoc.com