Mentorship Program

Developed in 2021, The Resiliency Center’s unique Mentorship Program supports new and experienced clinicians to bridge into private practice by providing quality supervision and guidance with the nuts and bolts of independent outpatient care.

• Mentorship positions are one to two year commitments, depending on mentee learning goals.
• All mentees work closely with a practitioner in The Resiliency Center community as they grow.
• Specialized supervision towards EMDR Certification, IFS-Informed EMDR Certification, and Registered Play Therapy Certifications are also provided.

Who Enters the Mentorship Program?

Therapists who choose to enter the Mentor Program include those who have been working in non-profit agencies, community mental health center, and schools and seek additional training in a specific modality (such as EMDR Therapy, IFS Therapy, or play therapy). They may seek support in building an independent practice. Or, new professionals also join the Mentorship Program — as interns in their second year of graduate school and as new Master’s degree graduates seeking a supervised setting where they can gain experience for licensure.

What Community Needs Does the Mentorship Program Fill?

Providing Skills Training for Professionals

The program was developed in response to current trends in which large group practices and tech companies have been hiring new professionals en masse. These practices often fail to provide these professionals with the support, mentorship, and guidance necessary to do their best work, develop skills, and provide optimal care for clients.

This causes premature burn-out for counselors — and a shortage of skilled professionals for families in need of therapy.

Improving Access to Affordable Family Counseling

The mentorship program has an added benefit: Increasing access to affordable counseling for families facing financial hardship. Mentees increase the availability of support at a lower rate than their supervising clinicians, while families benefit from the expertise of mentors with advanced training and decades in the field. The professional fees charged by counselors in the mentorship program vary depending on their years of experience.

New professionals often bring a fresh perspective, creativity, and enthusiasm. Additionally, they work under the supervision of highly trained, experienced, and licensed professionals — so clients have the benefit of two professionals working collaboratively to ensure quality care. Interns and pre-licensed practitioners participating in the mentorship program are clearly identified as such in their profiles.

Providing Services for the Schwenksville, Collegeville, Perkiomen Valley, and Souderton Areas

Elizabeth Campbell

In the Schwenksville area, school districts and pediatricians have repeatedly expressed the need for additional counseling resources in this geographical area. The mentorship program provides an opportunity to meet this need.

At this second location in Schwenksville, Elizabeth Campbell provides mentorship to graduate level interns, pre-licensed therapists, and licensed therapists seeking advanced training in play therapy and EMDR Therapy. Elizabeth Campbell, MS, LPC, RPT-S is passionate about mentoring other clinicians and bringing play therapy, EMDR, and trauma-informed services to children and families.

The Schwenksville location focuses on serving children and training counselors in play therapy, sand tray therapy, EMDR therapy, and the integration of play with EMDR therapy.