Student Internships

Student Internship applications for Spring 2025 are currently open! 

At Mahina Therapy PLLC, we offer a space for students to grow as clinicians, grow in their Self-of-the-Therapist, and learn the skills necessary to be a healer in their communities. There is an opportunity to stay on at Mahina Therapy as an Associate Clinician once internship is completed, but we also provide support in helping students to open up their own private practice once their internship ends if that is something that calls to them. We are a collaborative group of therapists that believes that the collective is stronger than isolation. Since a majority of our clientele are QTBIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+, we offer individual and group (if there are 3+ interns at the time of placement) supervision that focuses on these populations. 

• Interns will see 10-12 clients per week based on populations that they wish to work with as well as other populations to challenge growing edges

• Steady stream of referrals

• Complete billing support

• Weekly clinical supervision

• Monthly consultation group

• HIPAA-compliant email, phone number (calls and texts), fax

For prospective student interns, we require that you to hold a firm anti-racist and anti-oppressive stance during the therapy process and believe that therapy is inherently political. Below is more of what we are looking for:

• Students who are enrolled in a COAMFTE-accredited program (MFT, Clinical Counseling)

• Desire to work with and connection to the LGBTQIA2S+ and BIPOC communities

• Desire to learn about and how to work with the neurodivergent community 

• Maintain a continuous dedication to abolitionist principles, encompassing anti-racism, decolonization, and collective healing efforts

• Ability to practice consistent humble accountability, admit growth edges, and work to rectify issues that arise between self and clients/clinicians 

• Able to respond to both client and administrative messages/emails within 24 business hours and complete session notes/assessments/case conceptualizations within 24 hours of the session