Shift is looking for a match!
Couples Therapist
Independent Contractor | Shift Psychological and Counselling Services
Halifax, Nova Scotia | In-person and Virtual
Help couples to achieve the meaningful connection they long for.
About Shift
Shift is an established practice with humanistic and relational values at our core. We offer an intentional environment for clinicians and clients, and provide exceptional counselling services and administrative care.
We are seeking a couples therapist who shares our vision of a thriving practice, engaged collegial relationships, and supported practice management.
The Role
In this role, you can focus on what you do best—providing meaningful, high-quality couples therapy. Our couples practice is grounded in relationally focused, systemic, and attachment-based approaches, specifically drawing from:
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Relational Life Therapy (RLT)
Trauma-informed couples frameworks
Flexibility for Individual Work
While couples work will be a core focus, you have full autonomy to shape your caseload. You are welcome to see individual clients as well, tailoring your practice to the clinical areas and populations you feel most interested in.
A Place to Grow Your Practice
We believe clinicians should be able to develop a practice that reflects their professional interests. This position could become a significant area of specialization within your practice and provides room to develop your expertise in areas such as:
Attachment and emotional connection
Communication and conflict
Relationship transitions
Infidelity and relationship rupture
Intimacy and sexuality
Separation and reconciliation
Premarital and relationship preparation
Trauma and its impact on relationships
Life transitions and changing relationship needs
Individual and relational patterns that contribute to relationship distress
You may be an experienced couples therapist looking for an established professional home, or a clinician who has developed a strong interest in couples work and wants the opportunity to build that part of your practice.
Either way, you bring your clinical expertise. Shift provides the infrastructure, administrative support, and referral network to help you build your practice.
Format & Location
We offer in-person services at our Halifax office, as well as telepsychology services across Nova Scotia. Whether you prefer working primarily in person, virtually, or a combination of both, we offer flexible arrangements designed to support your clinical practice and work-life harmony.
Our office is located at the Gladstone Professional Centre, which provides a convenient and professional setting. The space was recently designed and offers natural light and soundproofed walls.
The location offers:
Free parking
Accessible facilities
Convenient access for clients and clinicians
A professional environment well suited to in-person counselling services
What Shift Provides
We provide the infrastructure so you can focus on clinical work and your own professional wellness.
Tailored Practice Management: Full-scale administrative care, including client onboarding, Jane scheduling and practice management tools, billing, AI scribe (optional), and practice growth management.
Best-Fit Client Matching: Thoughtful intake coordination to ensure referrals align with your competencies, interests, and schedule preferences
Collegial Culture: A collaborative, warm, and fun peer environment with opportunities for formal and informal connection and clinical consultation.
Autonomy: You determine your weekly schedule, client load, and vacation time.
This is an independent contractor position with a percentage-based fee-sharing model. Compensation is competitive and provides access to the administrative, referral, and practice infrastructure.
Qualifications
Registered or Candidate-Registered psychologists, RCTs, RMFT’s, and other appropriately registered/qualified clinicians who are eligible to provide couples therapy in Nova Scotia are encouraged to inquire.
Training or clinical experience in EFT, RLT, the Gottman Method, and/or trauma-informed couples therapy models.
Proof of individual professional liability insurance.
An authentic, reflective clinical style with the ability to work independently while valuing connection and shared practice values.
To Apply
If you are interested in exploring a match with Shift, please forward your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your background and clinical interests to:
Laurie Tracey, MA, Registered Psychologist
laurie@shifttherapy.ca
Inquiries and applications will be held in strict confidence. Suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.
