Volunteer with the Mindful Wellness Center of Austin
Volunteer Opportunities
We have experienced a lot of growth with our affordable counseling program. In order to better support our community with quality and diverse services as well as supporting our clinicians who are fine-tuning their skills as they work towards full licensure, MWCA needs clinical and non-clinical volunteers and board members.
If you are passionate about affordable, accessible, holistic, and mindfulness-based services in Austin, please consider the areas below to see if there is a good fit for both of us.
Current volunteer opportunities
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We are looking for licensed therapist with at least 5 years of clinical experience to lead an hour-long Peer Group on Zoom. These Peer Groups make space for burgeoning student therapists and newly licensed therapists to share their experiences, challenges, ask questions in a judgment-free space and, if time allows, receive feedback on a client case.
Peer Group Leader Requirements:~ Fully licensed as an LPC, LCSW, or LMFT in Texas with counseling experience
~ Must be a mindfulness-based clinician and located in the Austin area
~ Commit 1 or 2 hours per month -
Our board of directors are seeking volunteers to join the counseling committee team, which helps oversee the counseling program, establish guidelines, and create goals for the future of the program.
Counselor Committee Requirements:~ Volunteers must be provisionally or fully licensed (LPC, LMSW, LCSW, or LMFT) in Texas with counseling experience
~ Must be a mindfulness-based clinician and located in the Austin area
~ Commit 2 hours a month for meetings -
Our graduate-level student interns and associate therapists are eager to add more therapeutic tools to their knowledge base. MWCA is seeking volunteers to provide educational presentations (virtually) for our group of therapists. If you are a fully licensed therapist in the Austin area with a passion for mind-body, attachment, and trauma-informed therapeutic approaches and have an interest in sharing your experience with these modalities, please reach out to us for more information on how you can partner with us!
Training Facilitator Requirements:
~ Presenters must be provisionally or fully licensed (LPC, LMSW, LCSW, or LMFT) with counseling experience
~ Have certification or minimum of 1 year experience using the specific therapeutic approach you will be presenting on
~ Commit time to planning and facilitating 1hr presentation for students and associates -
We would love to partner with integrative practitioners to expand our holistic services. We are interested in working with herbalists, acupuncturists, functional nutritionists, music therapists, yoga instructors, movement & expressive arts healers, and other integrative practitioners.
Board Member Opportunities
MWCA is seeking volunteer board members to join the team. We are looking for new board members to serve on committees and take on special assignments. Board members are asked to attend bi-monthly board meetings (6 per year) as well as committee meetings and special events.
Board members can expect to volunteer up to 4 hours per month outside of board meetings.
Current board opportunities
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We are looking for a board member/officer to act as the steward of our financial health, ensuring responsible handling of funds, accountability, and transparency.
The Treasurer manages the financial well-being of our organization, providing oversight and reporting to ensure our mission is supported by sound financial practices. -
We are looking for a board member/director to coordinate fundraising events, network with community partners, and implement growth opportunities.