Our Internship Program
ACCL offers clinical training to masters-level counseling students looking to fulfill their practicum/internship requirement. Our interns provide individual and couples counseling services for a variety of client populations and mental health concerns. We are dedicated to providing high-quality supervision, which includes practical instruction, strengths-based guidance, and engagement with other clinicians within a group private practice environment. Our ideal internship candidates are organized, dedicated, and passionate students who would value clinical exposure in a private practice setting. Our goal is to have clinicians that reflect the rich diverse community that we serve, therefore we encourage candidates in under represented backgrounds including, BIPOC, to apply.

Internship Details
Hours: 1,000 total hours; 400 direct client hours (fulfills 1,000 hour licensure requirement)
Supervision Structure: 1 hour/week individual supervision; 1.5 hour/week group supervision
Weekly Schedule: 20 hours/week (10-12 direct client hours, 2.5 supervision hours, 5-7 admin)
Yearly Schedule: July 1st -June 30th

Required Application Materials
Cover letter
Transcript from graduate program (unofficial or official)
3 letters of recommendation (letters of practicum eligibility do not count)
CV or resumé

Internship Requirements
As an applicant, please be aware that our counseling interns must meet the following requirements during their counseling internship. The intern schedule is created collaboratively with the counseling supervisor, and may be edited to accommodate for educational conflicts. However, interns must be able to:

1. Attend internship training the week of June 27th

2. Adhere to a July 1st start date and June 30 end date for the internship.

3. Report to our site by 8am on select days.

4. Report to our site 3-4 days/week.

5. Attend group supervision weekly between 12pm-1:30pm on Wednesdays.

Please submit all application materials and inquiries via email to Nicole Dodero, LPC at nicole@acclchicago.com. You may contact her with any questions you have throughout the internship application process.