The University of British Columbia (UBC) is seeking a dedicated Psychologist to join its Counselling Services team within Student Health and Wellbeing. This ongoing position is based at the UBC Vancouver Campus. The role involves providing a comprehensive range of psychological services to registered and admitted UBC students, including diagnostic assessment to support treatment planning for common mental health conditions, therapeutic interventions, and appropriate referrals. Services are delivered within an integrative, multidisciplinary stepped care model, fostering collaboration with medical providers and psychiatry. This position also encompasses single session and brief individual therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention, consultation, training, and supervision. The Psychologist will participate in the training and supervision of Doctoral residents within a CPA accredited residency programme and contribute to the development and delivery of programmes enhancing student mental wellbeing. The role actively champions and ensures the inclusion of underrepresented voices in its work. This position reports to the Associate Director, Counselling Services, Student Health and Wellbeing, working collaboratively within a team of professionals and across various university departments and student organisations.
Key Responsibilities
The Psychologist will provide individual and group therapy for a broad spectrum of personal concerns, alongside crisis intervention. This includes conducting diagnostic assessments within a brief, clinically appropriate scope to clarify students' mental health needs, inform diagnoses, support treatment planning, and facilitate care coordination.
Working within an integrated, collaborative stepped care system, the role involves clinical consultation and coordination with medical providers to support diagnostic clarification and continuity of care. This also includes providing referrals to appropriate on and off-campus resources such as online self-help tools, workshops, peer support, group programmes, individual counselling, medical care, and crisis intervention.
Responsibilities extend to developing and delivering mental health programming that builds students' capacity to manage mental health difficulties, including orientations, outreach, workshops, seminars, groups, and other resources designed to normalise stress, teach stress management, promote wellbeing, and guide students on how to seek support. The Psychologist will also contribute to the development of policies, processes, and plans that foster student wellbeing and ensure effective service delivery.
The role provides clinical consultation and expertise related to diagnostic complexity, risk assessment, and treatment planning within Student Health and Wellbeing and across Health and Wellbeing partners. Consultation services are also offered to faculty and staff regarding the impact of policies, processes, and programmes on student wellbeing, as well as specific student concerns. Collaboration with students, faculties, departments, and other student services is key to developing and delivering programmes like Early Alert that enhance student learning and wellbeing.
Furthermore, the Psychologist coordinates the design, implementation, and analysis of programme evaluation and research projects specific to their area of coordination. They will liaise with community stakeholders, professional organisations, post-secondary institutions, and other partners to support effective mental health programme development and delivery, and coordinate related programmes, initiatives, and special events.
A significant aspect of this role involves providing advanced clinical supervision and training for Doctoral residents in intake assessment, diagnostic formulation, individual and group therapy, and the supervision of practicum students. The Psychologist will also prepare reports, publications, and other documents as required, performing other duties consistent with the mandate of Student Health and Wellbeing.
What You'll Bring
Candidates must possess a Ph.D. in Counselling or Clinical Psychology or a related field and be eligible for certification as a Licensed Psychologist in British Columbia. A minimum of seven years of experience in clinical or counselling psychology is required.
Preferred qualifications include demonstrated competence in diagnostic formulation and evidence-informed treatment of common mental health disorders within a brief and integrated care context. University or college counselling experience is preferred, along with training and experience in the clinical supervision of graduate students. Candidates should have demonstrated knowledge of student development theory and experience in programme development, consultation, and outreach.
The successful applicant will possess personal attributes that facilitate teamwork and the development of effective working relationships with a diverse range of students, faculty, and staff. Knowledge of the unique issues facing university students and university life, as well as expertise and experience in treating a wide range of post-secondary student concerns including stress, depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and career/life planning and transition issues, are essential. Bilingualism or multilingualism is considered a valuable asset.
Equity & Inclusion at UBC
UBC is deeply committed to fostering inclusive campus communities and serving the needs of equity-deserving populations. The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to understand and respond to the diverse lived experiences of students, including but not limited to Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit), Black, LGBTQ2S+, persons with disabilities, international students, and individuals from diverse religious, linguistic, cultural, socio-economic, family structure, and age backgrounds. Equity and diversity are considered essential to academic and community excellence at UBC. We highly value cross-cultural competence, anti-oppressive practice, and trauma-informed care, and actively encourage applications from members of groups historically marginalised, as outlined in the B.C. Human Rights Code.
