mental health technician

practicum student

counselor

health coach

office coordinator

Wellness Together

A typical day of work includes 5 clients within the 6 hours shift. Paperwork is very minimal and it is possible to complete your assigned worked daily, if you do not have any crisis interventions or small-talk. Unfortunately, that does not leave time for retrieving new referrals IC, termination processes, reaching out to parents, advocating for clients, or building relationships with school staff. It is a tight, busy day which includes lots of multi-tasking.

Management is helpful, although they can be challenging to reach since they are so overworked. One of the more challenging aspects of the job is when needing advice, support, policy clarification, or an ethical understanding of situations as they arise. The Contact of the Day is not always available and when they are, they typically need to speak to the higher-ups. 

Company culture is great and they are positive and supportive. The employees and other clinicians are fun, uplifting, and great people. The downside is you work independently at the school, so there is not a lot of employee interaction. 

The hardest part of the job is that there are frequent policy changes and sometimes conflicting information given by management. New policies occur frequently. Management may advise you, then after they speak with their superior, you will receive a call from their superior needing you to resend an email, make another call or give different information. The other biggest challenge is the pay, for trainees and associates pay is in the middle of what is being offered city-wide, BUT you do not get paid for supervision (2 group sup wk) and you do not get paid for school breaks/holidays. Most schools have 2-3 wk holiday breaks. Some are really bad and have 3-5 week breaks 3 times a year. The pay makes the job unfeasible for most people. The opportunity for private practice is overpromised and doesn't offer a solution to increase income. 

The best part of the job is the experience of working with children and adolescents. You can gain your hours for licensure quickly here. The caseload is 20 students per week and there is not a lot of cancellations since they are already at school. Another aspect that is really appreciated is the possibility for school-based therapy. The company's focus is to provide services to those that have many barriers to treatment. During the pandemic response they quickly reacted to continue to offer students support via telehealth. Wellness Together develops programs, websites, resources, and even has a conference to help those in need.

I really enjoy working for this organization. I like the independence and getting a taste for possibly working within my own practice one day. I also enjoy the tools and activities they provide for guidance for a new counselor. Great place to start or to get back into the field. The change of scenery from office to office feels refreshing. And even though you don’t have the team with you at your school site the on call staff are very quick to answer your calls at any point as well a email! You will never feel lost at this job and they never feel like they are overworking you! Notes after session are clear cut and mostly check boxes which makes for quick note taking and sessions are only for 40 min giving you plenty of time to write notes and prepare for the next session. Weekly check ins on zoom are also apart of the job which keeps you focused and in tune with what the company wants from you and they don’t feel nit-picky but informative and supportive. Supervision is on zoom and free!! Only issue I have with the company is that you will be a traveling counselor at many locations so be prepared to be a Mary poppins with your supplies and kids toys. But hey if that’s the only big catch with this job I’m all about it!  

First the good: documentation was super easy, people are generally supportive, and you do get to work directly with youth pretty much right away. Generally good culture.

the not so good: Lots of burn out, lot of stressful high needs clients, but you aren't paid like it. You don't get paid for holiday breaks, which is often since you go by the school's calendar. No paid time off at all, only benefits are health insurance, though you still pay for that. I barely scraped by, which isn't a great feeling when you are working so hard for lots of kids with high needs. 

The founder even said 'thank you for sacrificing your nervous system', which while I appreciate the gesture, gives you some kind of idea of what you are walking into. 

It's short term 'therapy' if you can truly call it that, so don't expect to actually resolve any of the trauma there IMO. You can form some great relationships with the youth, but the turnover of clients is high, which adds to the stress. 

Overall it is a relatively good place to work as an AMFT, though in my experience I say that mostly as the other AMFT jobs I had were completely untenable and usually even more stressful, with tons of documentation. Wellness is way better with documentation, the pay is better than a lot of AMFT jobs, and people do try to assist you there. If you are super frugal and don't mind high stress environments on a daily basis this might work for you. It ultimately didn't for me. 

Okay so let's cut to the chase. This company CONSTANTLY hires people because they will drop you in a second. They have no loyalty to their workers and will not have your back under any circumstances. The moment there is any sort of issue at your school site (it doesn't matter how small it is) they will DROP you without hesitation. They even give you a hard time and cause issues when trying to get your hours. They try to give off the impression that they are so caring about their workers, but TRUST me that is just a facade and the farthest thing from what the company really is, and what it stands for. They are just in it for the money, and don't give a cr** about their workers mental health, trust me. They also constantly micro manage you and treat you like you are beneath them. Once again pay attention to how many people they hire, and how often they do....

Please go elsewhere and work for a mental health company that actually cares for their workers. I know it's hard but it's better than working for somewhere that will stab you in the back in the end. 

I believe a lot of people like working here and get sucked into it because they do pay, which I guess is obviously rare when it comes to getting our hours (unfortunately) BUT I don't think they have real clear management and don't seem to have their employees interests in mind. It's like you are all on your own and you have no support from anyone. It just seems like everyone is worried about themselves and doing their own thing. It kind of seems like you are back in school again working with these "higher ups".  To be honest I would rather just work at home and get all of the information we are supposedly 'learning 'at home. Instead they send us to random schools (sometimes in dangerous areas) and just expect us to be on our own. Also a lot of the MFT supervisors are very arrogant and give off the energy like we are beneath them, when they literally are the same as us. Like it's not cute boo...

I would advise against this place, and ideally find somewhere that is more flexible. The money will come, plus they don't pay that much anyways. :) 

Unfortunately there aren’t many pros to list. I’d say the best part about this job is that you’re able to help kids out who really need it. The pay however is way too low (& no PTO)! You’re following the school schedule, so try to go without pay for 2 weeks during holidays or even longer during summer break.. Management does not know what they’re doing. Forcing people to resign. No interviews. The mandatory unpaid supervision was weird and felt very unprofessional. You’re usually at the school site all by yourself so it can get lonely. The support you’ll get doesn’t feel professional at all. IMO It feels like the whole team exists of people who don’t really know what they’re doing. And it feels like they’ll just hire anyone. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working with students. Support from support staff and supervisors 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The documentation was stressful for me 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Friendly supportive culture. Help is just a phone call away. Individual schools have their own work culture though. My schools were culture was to focus on the students.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Typical day included seeing students for therapeutic interventions and documenting the contact with students. There were also meetings during the day to check in and to provide updated information and support to mental health staff.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Minimum to no support from leadership. You are at a location by yourself and have no access to anyone who can provide supprt when needed. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The company is okay with portraying the lie of putting people first. The workload is a lot and all they provide to you is a generate email that states, “thank you for supporting students.” 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There is no culture. You are on your own.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You're either overwhelmed or confused

I can't speak highly enough about WT. they were a literal god send for me to finish my practicum and internship hours. The clinical supervision was some of the best (if not THE best) I've ever had an opportunity to take part in. Support when you need it (ie anything from a clinical case to how to use a particular online system) and I always (ALWAYS) felt supported and worked with. 

There are some cool supervisors at this job that I appreciated. The job is extremely fast paced. You are constantly on the run around the school to classes getting the kids for sessions, switching out kids (as they only have 10 sessions each), interacting with teachers, principals, school counselors, and parents. You get a lot of good hours so that you can complete your hours as a paid trainee. Overall, a good experience if you like to work with kids in schools. 

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