Counseling Center Clinical Extern

Iona University Counseling Center Clinical Externs provide clinical mental health services and outreach programming to the students of Iona University, under the supervision of current Counseling Center staff. Externs are current graduate students in good standing. Eligible candidates are doctoral students in Clinical or Counseling Psychology in good standing at APA accredited programs, or 2nd year Master's students in good standing at accredited Mental Health Counseling programs. Externs are onsite for a minimum of 16 hours per week, with mandatory weekly seminars and supervision (individual and group). Externs receive 1 hour per week of individual clinical supervision and one hour of group supervision, as well as supervision on mental health outreach program development. Externs carry a caseload of individual therapy clients, provide BASICS substance abuse assessments, group counseling sessions, and create and deliver outreach programs in collaboration with Counseling Center staff. Externs are responsible for all aspects of the primary therapist role including provision of consistent therapy sessions, timely clinical documentation, responsiveness in crisis situations, and attendance of weekly individual and group supervision sessions with their assigned clinical supervisors. Externs must adhere to all ethical and legal guidelines relevant to the practice of psychotherapy in a university setting.

About Iona University/EEO language

Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona also continues to be recognized in prestigious national rankings. Most recently for 2025, Iona has been named one of the nation’s best colleges by The Princeton Review, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and others. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report recognized Iona as one of top colleges for social mobility in the country, while Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) ranked an Iona degree in the top 5 percent nationally for long-term return on investment. Iona’s LaPenta School of Business, meanwhile, is also accredited by AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live.