We are currently inviting applicants for practicums beginning in May 2025 and September 2025.

Are you a 2SLGBTQIA+ counselling student based in Canada looking to complete your practicum or internship with a unique, dynamic, supportive and engaging team of counsellors?

Do you have lived experience in 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and experience supporting the communities we serve?

If so, we’d love to hear from you.

Why consider Our Landing Place for your placement?

We work hard to ensure everyone on our team feels valued and cared about, and that includes our counselling interns.

We seek to build lasting relationships within our team while supporting your growth as a human and therapist.

We offer the following:

supervision (please note, at this time we are unable to supervise MSW students)
continuing education
a warm and meaningful team environment
administrative support and infrastructure
opportunities to design and facilitate trainings, workshops, and presentations
opportunities to facilitate groups
a receptive administrative team who value your input and suggestions
flexible scheduling (you design your schedule to meet your needs)
… and so much more!

What we’re looking for:

counselling interns who are excited to be a part of a dynamic team
diverse lenses and lived/living experiences
a deep understanding of 2SLGBTQIA+ identities and experiences
a minimum of an 8-month practicum or internship

If this sounds like a fit for you, we’d love to learn more about you. Please complete the following form.

Please note, due to capacity we are only able to offer a limited number of placements at any given time. We suggest applying at least 6 months in advance of your anticipated start dates.

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Please specify the program name, school and anticipated graduation date of your program:

What is the anticipated start date (month and year) of your practicum placement?

What are your practicum requirements in terms of supervision, direct, and indirect contact hours?

If applicable, please specify the names of professional associations and/or regulatory bodies with which you currently hold a membership in good standing:

Tell us about your experience working or volunteering in the field of mental health.

Do you offer therapy services in languages other than English?

If yes, please list these languages below

What is your experience and comfort level with providing online counselling?

Please check the community or communities to which you belong:

2SLGBTQIA+

BIPOC

Polyamorous / CNM

Kink/ BDSM

Neurodivergent

Disabled

How does being a part of the above community or communities influence your work as a mental health practitioner?

Briefly describe your experience working with 2SLGBTQIA+, Polyam/CNM, BIPOC and Neurodivergent folks:

Outside of education and experience, what would you bring to the team?

Why do you want to complete your practicum with Our Landing Place?

What are you looking for in a supervisor?

Are there areas of specialty, lived/living experiences, or other qualities you hope for when matching with a supervisor?

If selected for an interview, what days and times are you available?

Thank you for taking the time to complete this application form. Would you prefer for us to contact you by email or phone?

Due to high volumes of applicants, we may only be able to respond to those invited for an interview. Thank you for your understanding and we appreciate the time it has taken for you to apply to join us.

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