Sage Therapy Intern Program
Empower, Educate and Transform
About the program
At Sage Therapy, education and mentorship for the next generation of therapists are paramount. The mental health field is quickly evolving, and we believe that clinician training must keep pace. Our Internship Program creates a unique opportunity for emerging clinicians to create their own professional path, in a safe, inclusive, and collaborative environment.
We provide support and guidance from our staff of over 80 therapists, consultation from a dozen monthly peer-lead groups, hundreds of hours of on-demand and in-person training, on top of two hours of individual and group supervision each week. You bring professionalism, integrity, strong organizational skills, and openness to growth.
Our internship program is open to final year masters students studying counseling, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, and art therapy. Our program is hybrid, meaning students will have the option to provide both virtual and in person services.
Sage is currently a contracted site with Adler University, Loyola University Chicago, Northern Illinois University, Northwestern University, Northeastern Illinois University, and the University of Chicago. We have trusted relationships with these programs and have been able to successfully ensure that all students complete their specific program requirements for graduation.
Our goal is to train students that we would be interested in bringing on as staff clinicians upon successful completion of their graduate training! We remain open to partnering with additional schools/programs.
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The Sage Therapy Internship Program supports the development of well rounded clinicians and provides an experience that tends to the multifaceted components of working in the mental health field. Our priority is to provide our students with a wide range of opportunities to develop their clinical and professional skills in an outpatient private practice setting. The program is structured to encourage students to interact with a broad range of specializations and areas of clinical focus, while providing opportunities to apply the knowledge they have acquired in their respective programs. With the support and supervision of our fully licensed supervisors and directors, students will provide direct clinical services to clients by way of individual, couples, family and group therapy.
Students have access to the expertise of over 70 clinical staff, all of whom are eager to support the training and development of the next generation of mental health providers.
Our students are provided with weekly individual supervision, weekly group supervision, access to 10 different monthly consultation groups, and unlimited access to practice-led lunch-and-learns, trainings, and workshops.
Students will also be offered opportunities to engage in projects outside of direct clinical work, including content creation, blog writing, contributing to workshops and opportunities to learn about intake/billing operations.
The expected commitment for our internship is a minimum of 14 hours per week. This includes both direct and indirect hours, and will ensure successful completion of your academic program and the Sage program’s requirements. Student interns are provided a $500 stipend for participation in the internship program.
Application Timeline and Steps
Internship onboarding typically begins in July to prepare for beginning clinical work in August/September - onboarding happens as a cohort, whereas clinical start date can be dependent on your academic program’s specifications. Our internship program runs a full calendar year.
Our application cycle for the 2026/2027 academic year will begin on January 2nd, with applications being accepted until February 2nd. For general questions about our internship program please reach out to our Intern Program Manager Sara Bradley at sarabradley@sagetherapy.com.
Application Materials:
- Application
- Cover letter
- CV/resume
- Two Letters of Recommendation
Please Note: In the interest of group cohesion and continuity of client care, Sage is not able to accept any applicants who cannot commit to a full year placement. Sage is unable to offer partial year internships, and is unable to act as a secondary site.