- Margate, Redcliffe Peninsula, Queensland
- Subcontractor Position (ABN Required)
- Competitive contractor arrangement based on qualifications, experience, professional registration, and play therapy training

Are you a compassionate and skilled therapist who believes healing happens through safe relationships, play, and connection? Inner Wisdom Counselling & Wellbeing is a growing private practice supporting children, young people, couples, and families across the Redcliffe Peninsula. Due to increasing demand for child counselling and play therapy services, we are seeking a warm, collaborative clinician to join our team.

We are particularly interested in hearing from counsellors and play therapists who are passionate about supporting children, adolescents, and families to thrive.

Availability

We are currently seeking a clinician who has availability on one or more of the following days:

- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday.

We value flexibility and work-life balance; however, because many families seek appointments after school, clinicians who can offer some availability between 3pm and 6pm will be particularly well positioned to build their caseload. Initially, the position will commence with 1-2 days per week, with strong potential for growth as the practice continues to expand.

The successful applicant will join an established and growing practice with existing referral pathways and opportunities for new referrals. We are seeking a clinician who enjoys developing professional relationships within the community and contributing to the growth and sustainability of their caseload over time.

About Us

Inner Wisdom Counselling & Wellbeing was founded on the belief that healing begins with reconnecting to our inner wisdom and that lasting change unfolds within safe, supportive relationships.

We provide

- Child Counselling
- Play Therapy
- Teen Counselling
- Parenting Support
- Family-Based Interventions
- Couples Counselling.

Our work is guided by developmentally informed, attachment-focused, trauma-responsive, and neurodiversity-affirming principles. We are committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where children, young people, and families feel safe, understood, and empowered. While this position is primarily focused on children and adolescents, opportunities may exist for clinicians with additional skills or interests in parenting support, family work, or couples counselling.

Our referrals come from a range of sources, including:

- Parents and caregivers




- General Practitioners
- Schools and Early Childhood Services
- Child Safety Services
- Foster and Kinship Care Agencies
- NDIS participants and families
- Community and health professionals.

The Role As part of our team, you will:

- Provide child counselling, play therapy, and developmentally appropriate therapeutic interventions for children, adolescents, and families.
- Utilise therapeutic approaches that may include play-based, creative, expressive, attachment-focused, trauma-responsive, and other evidence-informed interventions.
- Develop therapeutic goals and treatment plans tailored to each child's, young person's, or family's needs.
- Conduct assessments and maintain accurate and timely clinical records.
- Support parents and caregivers through consultation, psychoeducation, and therapeutic guidance.
- Prepare qualified reports and correspondence when required.
- Collaborate with schools, healthcare providers, support agencies, and other professionals involved in a child's care.
- Maintain ethical, professional, and legal responsibilities, including mandatory reporting obligations.
- Engage in ongoing reflective practice and professional growth.

Essential Criteria

Applicants must have

- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Counselling, Psychotherapy, Play Therapy, or another recognised mental health qualification that supports therapeutic work with children, adolescents, and families.
- Registration or membership with an appropriate professional body such as PACFA, ACA, APTA, APPTA, or an equivalent professional association.
- Experience working therapeutically with children and/or adolescents.
- A current Blue Card.
- Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance.
- ABN and ability to work as a subcontractor.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong understanding of child development, attachment, trauma, and family systems.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a private practice environment.
- Commitment to building and maintaining professional referral relationships.
- Confidence engaging with schools, GPs,



allied health professionals, community organisations, and support agencies.
- Commitment to ethical, culturally responsive, neurodiversity-affirming, and relationship-based practice.

Highly Desirable

- Registered Play Therapist, Certified/Qualified Play Therapist, or currently undertaking recognised play therapy training.
- Experience working therapeutically with both children and adolescents.
- Experience providing developmentally appropriate therapeutic interventions for children and/or adolescents.
- Knowledge of, training in, or experience using play-based, creative, expressive, attachment-focused, trauma-responsive, or other developmentally appropriate therapeutic approaches.
- Experience working with neurodivergent children, adolescents, and families.
- Experience supporting children and young people in foster care, kinship care, or Child Safety contexts.
- Experience providing parenting support and caregiver consultation.
- Knowledge of NDIS processes and report writing.
- Experience facilitating parent-child relationship work or family-based interventions.

We welcome applications from therapists who are passionate about attachment, child development, play, neurodiversity-affirming practice, trauma-informed care, and working collaboratively with parents and caregivers.

What We Offer

At Inner Wisdom Counselling & Wellbeing, we genuinely value the wellbeing of our clinicians.

We provide

- Flexible working arrangements.
- Opportunities to build a caseload within an established and growing practice.
- Beautiful, fully furnished therapy rooms in Margate.
- Administrative and practice support.
- A warm, collaborative, and supportive team culture.
- Qualified consultation, peer support, and opportunities for supervision.
- Flexibility to develop your areas of clinical interest and expertise.
- The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children, young people, couples, and families in our community.

How to Apply If you are passionate about supporting children, young people, and families to thrive, we would love to hear from you.

Please email your resume and cover letter to: [email protected] In your cover letter, please outline:

- Your qualifications and professional memberships.
- Your experience working with children, adolescents, and families.
- Any play therapy training, registration, or areas of clinical interest.
- Your current availability and preferred working days.

📌 Child & Adolescent Counsellor / Play Therapist (Brisbane)
🏢 Inner Wisdom Counselling and Wellbeing
📍 Brisbane