Licensed Therapist (LCSW, LPC, LMFT)

Join a practice built for therapists who want to develop real expertise in couples therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy.

Virginia Beach, Newport News, or Fairfax Offices (In-Person)
Full-Time or Part-Time | W-2 Position
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Practice

A Different Kind of Therapy Practice

Many therapists enjoy working with couples.

But few practices are structured to help clinicians develop real expertise in relationship therapy.

Communicate & Connect Counseling was built specifically for therapists who want to deepen their work in:

• couples therapy
• attachment science
• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

If you are looking for a practice where clinical growth, consultation, and relational work are central, this may be the right environment for you.

Overview

Communicate & Connect Counseling is a specialty therapy clinic focused on couples counseling, relationship therapy, and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).

Our clinicians help couples:

• rebuild emotional safety after relationship injuries
• reconnect after periods of disconnection
• navigate trauma and attachment wounds within relationships
• develop secure emotional bonds that support long-term connection

Many of the couples we serve include:

• military couples and veteran families
• partners navigating trauma and attachment injuries
• couples experiencing emotional disconnection
• partners facing intimacy challenges within long-term relationships

Communicate & Connect Counseling also serves as a training clinic for therapists who want to specialize in couples therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy.

We are seeking independently licensed clinicians (LCSW, LPC, or LMFT) who want to build deeper expertise in relational therapy while working within a collaborative clinical environment.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed based on practice needs and office space availability.

Why Therapists Choose Communicate & Connect

Many group practices offer general outpatient therapy.

Communicate & Connect Counseling focuses specifically on relationship therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy.

Our practice environment is designed to support therapists who want to grow in relational work. 

Our administrative team supports client referrals and scheduling so clinicians can focus primarily on providing therapy.

Clinicians here benefit from:

• a collaborative team of therapists focused on relationship work
• weekly Emotionally Focused Therapy consultation
• mentorship from EFT-trained clinicians
• exposure to complex couples therapy cases
• support pursuing ICEEFT certification
• a clinical culture centered on learning and professional development

Couples therapy is complex and emotionally demanding work. Our consultation structure is designed to support clinicians in navigating that complexity.

Our goal is not simply to fill a caseload.

Our goal is to help therapists develop meaningful expertise in relational therapy.

Clinical Environment & Practice Support

Therapists at Communicate & Connect Counseling are supported by a practice environment designed to allow clinicians to focus on meaningful clinical work.

Our practice provides:

• beautifully designed office spaces in prime locations
• consistent client referrals
• administrative staff who assist with billing and scheduling
• support for both in-person and telehealth sessions
• ongoing Emotionally Focused Therapy group consultation (currently Mondays at 12 PM)
• consultation with other relationship-focused clinicians
• opportunities for additional psychotherapy training (including EFT and related modalities)
• opportunities to provide supervision to interns, provisionally licensed clinicians, and therapists pursuing EFT certification
• paid time off for full-time employees

Our goal is to create a practice where therapists can focus primarily on clinical work, professional development, and helping couples heal their relationships.

Role & Responsibilities

Licensed therapists at Communicate & Connect Counseling provide therapy services within a collaborative practice specializing in relationship counseling and Emotionally Focused Therapy.

Responsibilities include:

• providing individual therapy, couples counseling, and family therapy
• conducting relational and attachment-focused assessments
• developing attachment-based treatment plans
• maintaining ethical and timely clinical documentation
• participating in clinical consultation and team collaboration
• contributing to a supportive clinical culture focused on therapist growth

This role is well suited for clinicians who want to develop advanced clinical skill in couples therapy and relational work.

Clinical Orientation

Communicate & Connect Counseling is grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an evidence-based model of couples therapy developed by Dr. Sue Johnson.

Our clinical work draws from:

• Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT)
• Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)
• Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
• attachment science
• trauma-informed relational therapy

Many clinicians also integrate additional modalities consistent with their training and experience.

Applicants must have completed the ICEEFT Emotionally Focused Therapy Externship prior to applying.

Scheduling Expectations

Communicate & Connect Counseling operates using structured clinical shifts to support predictable scheduling for both clinicians and clients.

Available Shifts

Monday – Friday

8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
2:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Saturday & Sunday

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Each shift is 6 hours, with the expectation that clinicians complete 5 clinical sessions during the shift.

The remaining time allows for:

• brief breaks between sessions
• documentation
• preparation for sessions

Clinicians typically commit to:

• a minimum of 3 shifts per week
• at least one evening or weekend shift

All clinicians provide therapy in person at our office locations, though some clients may choose telehealth sessions. Fully remote positions are not available.

Current Caseload Model

We are currently seeking clinicians who are open to a blended private-pay and insurance-based caseload.

Communicate & Connect Counseling remains focused on private-pay couples and family therapy. However, building a full private-pay caseload can take time, particularly for clinicians who want a higher weekly caseload.

To provide greater income stability while clinicians build their private-pay caseloads—and to create variety for therapists who do not want to see couples exclusively—we have joined Headway as a group practice for insurance billing for individual therapy.

Clinicians can:

• Provide private-pay couples and family therapy
• Accept insurance for individual therapy through Headway
• Work with the practice to select which insurance plans they participate with
• Build toward a larger private-pay caseload over time

Because our practice has a strong focus on serving military and veteran families, we are particularly interested in clinicians who are also open to becoming TRICARE Certified Non-Network providers.

At this time, we are only considering applicants who are open to incorporating insurance-based individual therapy into their caseload while continuing to provide private-pay couples and family therapy.

Compensation

Communicate & Connect Counseling uses a W-2 percentage-based compensation model designed to combine the earning potential of percentage-based clinical compensation with the protections and benefits associated with W-2 employment.

How Clinical Compensation Works

Licensed therapists earn 45% of collected clinical revenue. This includes revenue collected from:

• Private-pay clinical services
• Insurance reimbursements
• Late-cancellation fees
• No-show fees

Rather than waiting for an insurance company or client payment to be collected before receiving any compensation, clinicians are initially paid $20 per clinical hour through regular payroll.

Once payment for that service is received by the practice, the $20 clinical wage already paid is credited toward the clinician’s 45% commission, and the remaining commission owed is paid through payroll.

For example, if the practice collects $175 for a session, 45% equals $78.75 in clinician compensation. If the clinician has already received $20 for that clinical hour, the remaining $58.75 is paid after the revenue is collected.

For late cancellations and no-shows, clinicians receive 45% of the collected cancellation or no-show fee.

Required non-clinical work—including staff meetings, consultation, trainings, and other required administrative activities—is compensated separately at $20 per hour and is not deducted from clinical commissions.

Why 45% as a W-2?

When comparing group practice opportunities, it is important to consider the difference between W-2 employment and 1099 independent contractor compensation, rather than comparing percentage splits alone.

Some group practices advertise splits of 60% or more for 1099 independent contractors. Under our W-2 model, the practice also pays employer payroll taxes and provides eligible employee benefits in addition to the commission paid directly to the clinician.

Our compensation structure is designed so that approximately 60% of collected clinical revenue is allocated toward clinician compensation plus employer-paid payroll taxes and benefits, increasing to approximately 65% at the highest productivity tier.

*The 48% and 50% compensation levels include the applicable quarterly productivity bonus. Clinicians averaging 20–24 completed clinical hours per week may earn an additional 3%, while clinicians averaging 25+ completed clinical hours per week may earn an additional 5%.

The 15% employer contribution is an approximate representation of employer-paid payroll taxes and benefits and is not additional cash compensation paid directly to the employee.

What Could My Annual Earnings Look Like?

Because clinicians may build a combination of insurance-based and private-pay clients, earnings vary based on caseload size, payer mix, session type, and eligibility for productivity bonuses.

For a 90837 individual therapy session, current reimbursement can vary considerably depending on the payer:

These amounts are examples rather than guaranteed reimbursement rates. Insurance reimbursement varies by payer, CPT code, and other factors. Shorter individual therapy sessions may reimburse at lower rates.

Our primary insurance model is designed to allow clinicians to use insurance for individual therapy while maintaining private-pay couples and family therapy. Clinicians have input into which insurance networks they participate with and may choose to prioritize higher-reimbursing plans.

Therapists who are particularly interested in accepting insurance for couples or family therapy may discuss that option with us. Because insurance reimbursement for couples and family therapy is generally much lower than our private-pay rates, our primary model is to maintain couples and family therapy as private-pay services.

Illustrative Annual Clinical Earnings

The examples below demonstrate how caseload size and average revenue collected per session can affect annual clinical earnings.

*Examples at the 48% and 50% compensation levels assume the clinician meets the applicable quarterly productivity requirements.

Annual examples assume 48 working weeks per year, allowing approximately four weeks away from clinical work.

These examples are illustrative and are not guaranteed compensation. Actual earnings depend on completed sessions, amounts actually collected, payer mix, CPT codes billed, caseload volume, time off, and productivity bonus eligibility.

The annual estimates above also do not include compensation from collected late-cancellation or no-show fees.

Additional Earning Potential Through EFT Certification

Therapists who achieve ICEEFT Certification in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT), Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT), or Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) qualify for a higher private-pay rate.

This provides additional earning potential for clinicians who pursue advanced specialization and build a larger private-pay caseload.

Supervision Opportunities

Qualified independently licensed clinicians may also have opportunities to earn additional income by providing clinical supervision.

Supervision roles may include:

• Supervising graduate student interns
• Providing licensure supervision for provisionally licensed clinicians
• Mentoring clinicians pursuing ICEEFT certification

Additional compensation is available for clinicians who provide supervision, with rates based on the type of supervision provided, the clinician’s qualifications, and level of EFT training.

Clinicians interested in providing licensure supervision must meet all applicable licensing-board requirements.

Because our practice supports insurance and TRICARE supervisory billing when eligible, clinicians providing licensure supervision may also be required to participate with Headway and maintain TRICARE Certified Non-Network status for eligible supervisory billing.

Supervision opportunities depend on clinician qualifications, supervisee needs, payer requirements, and practice availability.

Training & Professional Growth

Communicate & Connect Counseling places strong emphasis on continued professional development and clinical excellence.

All clinicians participate in:

Weekly EFT Group Supervision

Mondays at 12:00 PM EST

Consultation focuses on:

• attachment-based case conceptualization
• experiential EFT interventions
• therapist presence and use-of-self
• navigating complex couples therapy dynamics

These consultation groups provide space for both clinical learning and professional support in the challenges of couples work.

Monthly Staff Meetings

Staff meetings include:

• clinical consultation
• practice updates
• professional development

Quarterly Continuing Education

Quarterly meetings feature guest speakers providing CEU trainings.

Licensed clinicians may also pursue:

• ICEEFT certification in Emotionally Focused Therapy
• leadership roles within consultation groups
• clinical supervision pathways
• advanced relational therapy training

Who This Position Is Ideal For

Therapists who thrive in this role often share several characteristics.

You may be a strong fit for this position if you:

• are interested in developing expertise in couples therapy
• enjoy relational and attachment-based clinical work
• value consultation and collaborative clinical discussion
• want to deepen your skills in Emotionally Focused Therapy
• appreciate working within a supportive clinical team
• are motivated by continued professional growth

Many clinicians who join Communicate & Connect Counseling are looking for a practice where they can grow beyond general therapy and develop meaningful specialization in relational work.

If that describes the direction you want your career to take, we encourage you to apply.

Application Process

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed based on supervision availability and office space capacity.

Applicants must submit:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Proof of ICEEFT EFCT Externship Completion and any other certification pathway EFT trainings (EFCT Externship, EFCT Core Skills, EFIT Essentials, EFIT Mastering Skills, EFFT Essentials, EFFT Mastering Skills, Certification Approval, etc)
• Completion of the Big Five Personality Test

Personality Test Instructions

Please complete the Big Five Personality Test at:

https://www.123test.com/personality-test

Download or screenshot your full results and include them with your application materials.

Submit Applications To

admin@communicateandconnect.com

Complete applications help us review candidates more efficiently.

If you are interested in developing deeper expertise in couples therapy and attachment-based treatment within a collaborative clinical environment, we encourage you to apply.