LCAT Group Facilitator for Trauma Survivors

LCAT Group Therapy Facilitator (Consultant)

Job Description

Crime Victims Treatment Center (CVTC) was founded on the simple idea that no one deserves to be hurt. Over the past 48 years, we have built the strongest team of clinicians, attorneys, legal advocates, preventionists and volunteers around. We are available from the moments after someone has been hurt, all the way through the culmination of that survivor's healing process. We work with survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, childhood sexual abuse, human trafficking, community violence and homicide. We work to change culture to prevent violence from happening in the first place. We provide legal support and holistic forms of therapy. Everything we do is free.

We are now considered leaders in the space we helped create, and we have been growing steadily over the past seven years. Our programs are innovative and our work is exciting and we would like you to be part of it.

Our Clinical Program

CVTC provides a wide range of healing services to any survivor of interpersonal violence. Our renowned clinical team is composed of expert therapists who support survivors of violence through individual, trauma-focused therapy. In most cases, clients are seen weekly for a period of six to eighteen months, depending on the history of trauma that brings them to CVTC. Our program prioritizes individuals who are not able to pay for services like the ones we offer and thus works to minimize barriers that exist between underserved client populations and the care they deserve. In addition to individual therapy, the clinical team offers an extensive range of group therapy options that include psychoeducation groups, relational and experiential trauma processing groups, DBT skills-building groups and many more. The program serves over 1,300 individuals annually.

The Role

The ideal candidate for this position is an experienced, trauma-informed Licensed Creative Arts Therapist with a strong background in providing group-based expressive arts therapy to survivors of interpersonal violence. They are creative, grounded, collaborative, and deeply committed to trauma-responsive care.

The LCAT Group Therapy Facilitator is responsible for designing and facilitating two weekly art therapy groups, one closed cohort group and one open/drop-in group, serving adult survivors of interpersonal violence. The schedule will include one daytime group and one evening group; specific timing and format (closed or open) will be determined based on program needs. This consultant will conduct screenings for group readiness, collaborate with individual therapists to support continuity of care, complete timely clinical documentation in Salesforce, and participate in clinical consultation or case conference as needed.

This is a part-time, per-diem consultant role (approximately six hours per week) ideal for an experienced LCAT in private practice or another outpatient setting who is passionate about group work and interested in contributing to a mission-driven, interdisciplinary trauma treatment program.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design and facilitate weekly trauma-informed art therapy groups for adult survivors of interpersonal violence (one daytime group and one evening group; one closed and one open/drop-in group).

• Conduct screenings for group readiness and fit.

• Maintain a safe, empowering, culturally responsive therapeutic environment for participants.

• Provide crisis intervention or grounding support within the group context as needed.

• Collaborate with individual therapists to support clinical coordination and continuity of care.

• Maintain accurate, timely, comprehensive group documentation, including attendance, group notes and service entry in Salesforce.

• Participate occasionally in interdisciplinary case conference or staff consultation.

• Communicate group needs (e.g., materials) to supervisory staff; CVTC will provide all supplies.

• Contribute to program development through feedback, interdisciplinary collaboration, and optional opportunities to consult on expressive arts approaches with staff therapists.

Clinical Skills & Competencies:

• Strong clinical skills in trauma-informed creative arts therapy.

• Demonstrated experience facilitating therapeutic groups.

• Knowledge of the dynamics of interpersonal trauma, PTSD, dissociation, and crisis response.

• Knowledge of expressive arts modalities appropriate for survivors of interpersonal violence. 

• Ability to conduct brief psychosocial assessments or screenings.

• Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize administrative tasks, including documentation.

• High emotional intelligence, compassion and attunement to dynamics common to groups for survivors of trauma.

• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Computer proficiency; comfort with electronic health records preferred.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• New York State Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT), fully licensed.

• Demonstrated commitment to working with survivors of interpersonal violence.

• Experience facilitating expressive arts-based group therapy.

• Ability to commute to and work from office location (hybrid schedule not available for this role).

• One evening per week required.

Compensation:

This is a per-diem consultant position, not a salaried staff role. Some evening hours required, total hours 6-8 per week.

Compensation is offered at:

$90-110.00 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Administrative/documentation time is compensated.

CVTC provides all group therapy materials and supplies.

To Apply:

To be considered for this position, a cover letter must accompany your resume sent to jobs@cvtcnyc.org

Job Type: Part-time, Consultant