Learn • Grow • Illuminate
Clinical Training, Internships & Professional Development
Supporting the next generation of therapists through meaningful clinical experience, mentorship, supervision, and professional growth.
Guidance & Growth for Students, Developing Clinicians & Therapists
Illuminate Play Therapy & Counseling is committed to developing thoughtful, confident, relationship-centered clinicians. We offer graduate-level internship opportunities, clinical supervision, case consultation, and professional mentorship within a practice grounded in trauma-informed, attachment-focused, nervous-system, play, and experiential approaches.
Our approach goes beyond simply accumulating clinical hours. We want developing therapists to learn how to think clinically, understand the person behind the symptoms, build meaningful therapeutic relationships, practice ethically, and develop their own authentic identity as a therapist.
Whether you're a graduate student searching for a meaningful internship, a developing clinician building confidence, or an established therapist looking for consultation and professional support, Illuminate offers opportunities to learn within a collaborative and clinically thoughtful environment.
Clinical Training & Professional Development Opportunities
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Clinical Supervision
Individual and group clinical supervision and consultation focused on developing clinical judgment, confidence, ethical practice, case conceptualization, and therapist identity.
Supervision may incorporate trauma-informed care, play therapy, attachment, neurodivergence, somatic and nervous-system approaches, and experiential interventions based on the clinician's training needs and scope of practice.
Licensure and credentialing supervision availability depends on current supervisor qualifications and applicable board or credentialing requirements.
LEARN ABOUT SUPERVISION
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Training & Consultation
Professional education and consultation for therapists, interns, schools, organizations, and helping professionals who want to deepen their understanding of trauma, attachment, play therapy, neurodivergence, nervous-system regulation, and experiential approaches to care.
Training opportunities may include workshops, case-based learning, clinical skill development, and customized education based on the needs of the group or organization.
EXPLORE TRAINING
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Graduate Internship Opportunities
Illuminate offers graduate-level clinical internship opportunities for counseling students who want meaningful hands-on experience within a small, specialty mental health practice.
Interns have opportunities to develop their clinical identity while gaining experience with real clients, supervision, case consultation, documentation, treatment planning, and the day-to-day responsibilities of clinical practice. Depending on placement, interests, training, and client needs, interns may also gain exposure to play therapy, trauma-informed care, neurodivergent-affirming approaches, somatic and nervous-system work, sandtray, expressive interventions, groups, and other experiential approaches.
Our goal isn't simply to provide a place to complete required hours. We want interns to leave Illuminate with greater clinical confidence, stronger judgment, meaningful experience, and a clearer understanding of who they are becoming as therapists.
EXPLORE INTERNSHIPS
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Case Consultation
Individual or small-group consultation for clinicians seeking another clinical perspective on complex cases, treatment direction, therapeutic approaches, or areas where they feel stuck.
Consultation may explore trauma, attachment, play therapy, neurodivergence, dissociation, nervous-system responses, therapeutic relationships, ethical considerations, and integration of experiential approaches based on the clinician's needs.
Consultation is educational and collaborative and does not replace formal clinical supervision when supervision is required.
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Honoring Both Clinical Excellence
& Therapist Wellbeing
Becoming a therapist is about more than learning interventions, completing clinical hours, or meeting credentialing requirements. The work asks us to bring our knowledge, judgment, presence, curiosity, and humanity into the therapy room.
At Illuminate, we believe strong clinicians develop when they have space to ask questions, make mistakes, reflect honestly, receive thoughtful feedback, and discover the kind of therapist they want to become. Supervision, consultation, and internship experiences are designed to support both clinical skill and professional identity.
Whether you're entering the field as a graduate intern or continuing to grow as an experienced clinician, you deserve professional support that challenges you while also recognizing your strengths, values, experiences, and individual way of connecting with clients.
Our Philosophy
We believe clinicians grow best in an environment that balances support with challenge, curiosity with accountability, and clinical knowledge with authentic human connection. Our approach to training, supervision, and mentorship is collaborative, reflective, and deeply clinical.
Relationship-centered learning
Trauma-informed clinical thinking
Attachment-based case conceptualization
Nervous-system awareness and regulation
Developmentally responsive care
Neurodivergent-affirming practice
Reflective practice and self-awareness
Ethical decision-making and professional responsibility
Developing an authentic therapist identity
Our Areas of Focus
Clinical learning at Illuminate extends beyond one modality or population. Interns and clinicians are encouraged to develop strong foundational skills while gaining exposure to specialized approaches that reflect their interests, training, and the needs of the clients they serve.
Play therapy skill development
Trauma-informed treatment and case conceptualization
EMDR-informed clinical learning
Somatic and nervous-system approaches
Attachment and relational work
ADHD and neurodivergent-affirming care
Sandtray, expressive, and experiential approaches
Working with children, teens, adults, couples, and families
Complex case conceptualization
Clinical documentation and treatment planning
Ethical decision-making and boundaries
Therapeutic relationship and use of self
Developing clinical confidence and professional identity
Therapist sustainability and preventing burnout
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Together, We’ll Illuminate Your Path Forward
Whether you’re a graduate student looking for an internship, a developing clinician seeking supervision, or a therapist interested in consultation or training, we’d love to learn more about what you’re looking for and how Illuminate may be able to support your professional growth.
Complete the form below and share a little about yourself, your current stage of training or practice, and the type of opportunity you’re interested in. Natalie will follow up with you directly regarding availability and next steps.
Referral Partners
Specialized Mental Health Care for Children, Teens, Adults, Couples & Families
Trauma-informed, developmentally responsive, and relationship-centered care.
Illuminate welcomes referrals from physicians, schools, pediatric providers, hospitals, human service agencies, attorneys, victim-service programs, and other community professionals. Our clinicians bring different specialties, populations, approaches, locations, and payment options, allowing referral partners and families to explore the provider whose experience best aligns with their needs.
Our goal is to make referring straightforward while providing thoughtful, ethical, and specialized care. When appropriate and authorized by the client, our clinicians also value collaboration with the professionals and systems already supporting the individual or family.
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Illuminate is a small specialty practice where clinicians are encouraged to develop distinct areas of expertise while remaining connected through supervision, consultation, ethical standards, and a shared commitment to thoughtful clinical care.
Ongoing supervision and consultation
Trauma-informed and relationship-centered care
Developmentally responsive approaches
Neurodivergent-affirming practice
Ethical and individualized treatment
Continued clinical growth and professional development
High clinical treatment
Trauma-informed treatment
Consistent care across therapists
Ongoing supervision & consultation
Ethical, evidence-based practice
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Each Illuminate clinician brings their own areas of specialization, clinical strengths, and therapeutic approach. This allows individuals and families to seek care from a therapist whose experience aligns with what they’re looking for.
Our areas of specialization include:
Play Therapy
Trauma Therapy & EMDR
ADHD & Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapy
Somatic & Nervous-System Approaches
Anxiety, Depression & Emotional Regulation
Attachment & Relational Healing
Foster, Adoptive & Kinship Family Support
Women’s Mental Health & Pregnancy/Postpartum Support
Couples & Family Therapy
Virtual Play Therapy for Children 8+
Christian Counseling
Therapy Intensives & Specialty Programs
Referral partners and families can explore our clinicians’ specialties, populations, locations, and payment options to identify the therapist who may best fit their needs.
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Illuminate offers several ways to access care depending on the clinician, service, and individual needs. Availability, location, scheduling, and payment options vary by therapist.
In-person therapy in Rifle and Grand Junction
Virtual therapy throughout Colorado
Insurance-based care with select clinicians
Private-pay therapy and specialty services
Affordable clinical intern options
Individual, couples, family, and group services
Specialty programs and therapy intensives
Current availability varies. We encourage referral partners and prospective clients to review our therapist profiles for the most appropriate current options.
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We believe mental health care is often strongest when the people supporting a client can communicate appropriately and work toward shared goals. With the client’s or guardian’s authorization, our clinicians welcome clinically appropriate collaboration with other professionals involved in care.
Care coordination
Relevant treatment communication
Collaboration with medical and behavioral health providers
School and community-system coordination when appropriate
Continuity of care during transitions
Communication is guided by client consent, confidentiality requirements, clinical relevance, and applicable ethical and legal standards.
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Illuminate provides outpatient mental health services for:
Children
Teens
Adults
Couples
Families
Parents & Caregivers
Common referral concerns include:
Trauma & PTSD
ADHD & neurodivergence
Anxiety & depression
Emotional regulation & overwhelm
Sensory and nervous-system regulation
Attachment & relational concerns
Behavioral concerns in children
Foster, adoptive & kinship family experiences
Parent-child connection
Pregnancy, postpartum & women's mental health
Couples & relationship concerns
Grief & life transitions
Services, populations, availability, and payment options vary by clinician. We encourage referral partners to review our therapist profiles when considering the best fit for a referral.
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Illuminate clinicians bring their own specialties, training, and therapeutic styles while sharing a commitment to thoughtful, individualized, relationship-centered care.
Across the practice, our work may draw from:
Trauma-informed care
Attachment and relational approaches
Nervous-system and somatic awareness
Developmentally responsive therapy
Neurodivergent-affirming care
Play, sandtray & expressive approaches
Experiential interventions
Evidence-informed clinical practice
Strong therapeutic relationships
The specific approaches used in therapy depend on the clinician's training, scope of practice, and the individual needs of each client.
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Payment options vary by clinician. Select Illuminate therapists accept Medicaid and commercial insurance plans, while other clinicians and specialty services are private pay. Affordable clinical intern options are also available.
Insurance participation, benefits, and coverage vary by clinician and individual plan. Verification of benefits is not a guarantee of payment. Please review our therapist profiles for current payment options.
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Responsive, professional communication
Ethical and thoughtful clinical care
Clinicians with distinct areas of specialization
Individualized, relationship-centered treatment
Collaboration with referral partners when appropriate and authorized
Clear communication about services and availability
Ongoing supervision, consultation, and professional development
Respect for each client's individual needs, identity, and goals
Referring is Simple
Referral partners may complete our secure referral form or direct individuals and families to our website to explore our therapists and request services directly.
Because each Illuminate clinician manages their own caseload and availability, prospective clients can review therapist specialties, populations, locations, and payment options to identify the provider who may best fit their needs.
Our Commitment to the Community
We believe strong mental health care is built through connection—not only within the therapy room, but across the communities and systems supporting children, adults, and families. Illuminate is committed to being a thoughtful community partner while providing specialized, ethical, and relationship-centered care.
Through therapy, collaboration, clinical training, internships, groups, workshops, and community partnerships, we hope to strengthen access to meaningful mental health support while continuing to invest in the clinicians who will carry this work forward.
