20/03/2026
Vida Life Counselling is expanding rapidly, and we're looking for our next Counsellor to join the team! (Apply via seek)
With a thriving clinic and high demand for our innovative services, we have a unique opening for a Contractor Role.
You'll walk into a welcoming environment with tailored clients eager for your expertise. Are you ready to make an impact?
Why You'll Love Us:
True Flexibility: Work the hours and days you want - from our clinic and the comfort of your location. Please note: a minimum of one day (or equivalent) face to face is required (you pick the hours!)
Vibrant Team Culture: Our team celebrates wins for our clients and each other. You will have access to peer support, training and upskilling to strengthen our connections.
Reputation for Excellence: Our beautiful referral partners, including lawyers, doctors, community organisations, Workcover, and the general public, trust us, and we have an outstanding reputation for delivering top-tier clinical outcomes.
Growth & Development: Benefit from our client presentations, grow your skills, try new therapies, and increase your reporting and writing skills.
Strong Community Presence: We lead in marketing and branding, so you can focus on your clients without worrying about visibility.
Dedicated Leadership: Our business owner is hands-on and knowledgeable, meaning you will get real-time, real-world support focused on your growth and support.
What You Can Expect:
An Exciting, Collaborative Approach: You'll join a passionate counselling service committed to revolutionising client outcomes. We foster an environment where clinical excellence and personal growth go hand in hand.
A Workplace That Inspires: With a modern approach to counselling, combined with welcoming, warm spaces, you will feel inspired to provide the best outcome for clients.
Diverse and interesting client presentations: Expect a diverse range of client presentations- individuals (adults), couples or families, with the ability to select your preferred demographic and apply your preferred therapeutic modality! In addition, you will get to help clients with their recovery through report writing, treatment plans and engagement with referral partners.
Professional business support: Enjoy the perks of being part of a Private Practice without the pressure of marketing or being on your own. We will help with admin, seeking clients and setting up all systems.
Organised approach: Our streamlined booking, payment and rebooking system makes tracking your workload, case notes and client information easy.
True flexibility: From options to deliver face-to-face appointments from our clinic to telehealth and setting up your own hours, we provide everything you need to deliver exceptional care. Do you want to work school hours only? You bet! You prefer outside of office hours—sure thing! You pick.
Industry-Leading Benefits & Packages:
Rewarding Compensation: above market rates, ranging from $90-100 p.h.
Flexibility: Contract work - pick your hours. We do require at least one day (or equivalent) of face to face counselling in our Sumner office.
Clear Career Progression: As our business grows, we can provide leadership roles and increased exposure to areas of interest, including the option to learn more about business building.
Supportive Work Environment: We understand the nature of our work. We will work alongside your work preferences, provide peer supervision, and upskill as required.
What You'll Need:
Counsellor | 3+ Years Experience in Individual, Couples, or Family Therapy: We're open to exceptional candidates with less or diverse experience.
Relevant Qualifications: Bachelor's/Master's/Doctor of Counselling
Registration: ACA level 3/4 or equivalent, ABN and professional indemnity insurance.
Excellent Written Communication Skills: Workcover counselling (adjustment to injury), report, and treatment plan writing experience are preferred but not required.
Face to face and couples counselling: Many of our clients are screen-fatigued and seeking counselling face to face. If you are keen to see clients in person, we are keen to meet you!
Bi/Multi-Lingual Counselling: If you speak more than one language, we would love to hear from you—Spanish and German are a bonus.
Candidates must have Australian work rights to be eligible for this position.
If you're ready to change the future of counselling in Queensland and want to love coming to work every day, this is the role for you!
Apply Now:
Applications close April 162026(apply early as the role may be filled sooner). Please apply via SEEK and send your cover letter and resume to Diana.
Check out this job on SEEK: Counsellor from Vida Life Counselling -
Join our thriving practice as a contract counsellor. Flexible hours/location, strong referrals and full support so you can focus on what you do best!
