Join Our Trauma-Informed Team
Careers at Brickel and Associates, LLC
At Brickel & Associates, we believe healing happens through safety, connection, and thoughtful clinical care. For more than two decades, our practice has been dedicated to providing deeply attuned, strengths-based psychotherapy grounded in the latest research on trauma, attachment, neuroscience, and the brain–body connection.
Our clinicians share a commitment to compassionate, ethical, and paced trauma work. We approach therapy through a non-pathologizing lens that honors each client’s lived experience, resilience, and capacity for healing.
As our practice grows, we welcome skilled, reflective clinicians who value depth in their clinical work, lifelong learning, and collaboration with colleagues who care deeply about the quality of care they provide.
If you are drawn to meaningful trauma-informed therapy and want to work within a supportive community of clinicians, we would love to hear from you.
Our Clinical Focus
Brickel & Associates specializes in trauma-informed psychotherapy for a wide range of concerns, including:
- Trauma and Complex PTSD
- Dissociation
- Women’s mental health, including maternal/perinatal mental health and menopause
- Addiction and compulsive behaviors
- Mood and anxiety disorders
- Relationship and couple dynamics
- Adolescent and family support
Our clinical work is grounded in a strengths-based, non-pathologizing approach informed by a trauma lens, attachment science, and neurobiological understanding of the brain–body connection. We believe therapy is often a co-regulating relational experience, and our team culture reflects the same care and respect that we offer our clients. Clients heal best when met with compassion, pacing, and respect for their lived experience.
Why Clinicians Choose Us
We believe clinicians do their best work when they feel supported, respected, and connected to a thoughtful professional community. Our practice is designed to provide the structure and resources therapists need to focus on meaningful clinical work.
Our team members benefit from:
- A steady stream of high-quality referrals
- Competitive compensation
- Individual clinical consultation with our Clinical Director
- EMDRIA Approved consultation (for those with EMDRIA Approved Training)
- Regular staff meetings and peer case consultation
- Continuing education opportunities, including EMDR-focused trainings
- Eligibility for our 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid professional liability insurance for services delivered through the practice
- Reimbursement of licensure fees
- Paid parking during work hours
- A warm, collaborative team culture
- A comfortable and welcoming office environment in Old Town Alexandria
We strive to create a professional home where clinicians can deepen their expertise while maintaining balance and sustainability in their work.
Current Opportunities
Licensed Clinical Therapist and/or EMDR Licensed Clinical Therapist
We are seeking a licensed therapist who is passionate about trauma-informed, strengths-based psychotherapy. We are also seeking a Virginia-licensed EMDR therapist who shares our commitment to thoughtful, paced, and neurobiologically informed trauma care.
The ideal clinician brings curiosity, humility, and a commitment to deeply attuned and ethical care.
This role provides outpatient psychotherapy for individuals (adults and older adolescents), couples, families, and/or groups. The position is in person at our Old Town Alexandria office.
What the Role Involves
- Upholding the trauma-informed, relational, and professional values of the practice
- Applying a neurobiological and attachment-informed lens to treatment planning
- Maintaining timely and clinically sound documentation and professional standards
- Coordinating care with outside providers when appropriate
- Participating in team meetings and clinical consultation
- Contributing to a supportive and respectful clinical environment
For the EMDR Licensed Clinical Therapist
- Providing paced, attuned EMDR and trauma-informed psychotherapy
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s or Doctoral degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, or a related field
- Current independent Virginia license (PhD, PsyD, LCSW, LMFT, or LPC)
- Availability for at least 12 client sessions per week
- Availability to work one evening or weekend day per week
For the EMDR Licensed Clinical Therapist –
- Completion of EMDRIA-approved EMDR Basic Training
Preferred Experience
- At least 3 years post-licensure
- Private practice experience
- Trauma-focused training and strengths-based clinical orientation
- Experience with maternal mental health, trauma, addictions, dissociation, and/or couples therapy
- Experience with maternal mental health, addictions, or relational therapy
For the EMDR Licensed Clinical Therapist –
- EMDR Certification or interest in pursuing certification
- Training in dissociation-informed EMDR approaches (such as CIPOS, DeTUR, parts-based work, or structural dissociation models)
Resident Therapist (Virginia Licensure Track)
Brickel & Associates also welcomes applications from Resident Therapists working toward independent licensure in Virginia who have experience and a strong interest in trauma-informed psychotherapy.
Residents at our practice benefit from a structured, supportive learning environment where they can deepen their clinical skills while developing their professional identity.
Resident therapists receive:
- Individual supervision with an experienced trauma-informed clinician
- Opportunities for consultation and team learning
- Exposure to trauma-informed, attachment-based treatment models
- Experience working with complex trauma, relational issues, and emotional regulation
- A collaborative and supportive clinical community
We are particularly interested in residents who are eager to develop expertise in trauma work, EMDR, relational therapy, and neurobiologically informed treatment approaches.
I have had the privilege of working at Brickel & Associates in multiple capacities, as both a clinician during my residency and an administrator, and I deeply appreciate the intentional and values-driven way this practice is run. The team prioritizes an inclusive and trauma-informed client experience that emphasizes transparent communication, clear boundaries, and consistency, while also cultivating an environment where staff feel genuinely supported. Robyn offers thoughtful feedback and expresses sincere appreciation for the dedication of her team, which contributes to a collaborative and growth-oriented workplace culture. I wholeheartedly recommend this practice to professionals who value attention to detail, building meaningful, healthy relationships, and creating a warm and welcoming space for clients to heal.
I have enjoyed working at Brickel & Associates as a clinician since 2021 and it continues to be an incredibly positive experience. Robyn provides a genuinely supportive environment that prioritizes safety for clients and clinicians alike. Support, collaboration, and consultation are always available and provides a workplace welcoming of asking questions, reflecting on cases and clinical work, and learning from Robyn’s wealth of knowledge from her years practicing trauma-informed care. I deeply appreciate the practice’s dedication to inclusivity, consistency, boundaries, and continued professional growth. Robyn fosters an environment where self-care is prioritized and the team feels appreciated and valued for their work. I highly recommend Brickel & Associates for clinicians seeking a workplace to be challenged, yet supported, while providing a meaningful, trauma-informed client experience.
Who Thrives at Brickel & Associates
Clinicians who feel most at home in our practice tend to:
- Value pacing, attunement, and collaboration with clients
- Work from a trauma-informed, strengths-based framework
- Appreciate the role of attachment and the brain–body connection in healing
- Approach clinical work with curiosity, humility, and reflection
- Seek consultation and collegial collaboration
- Care deeply about ethical, thoughtful trauma treatment
Our practice culture prioritizes respect, professionalism, and mutual support.
How To Apply
If our philosophy and approach resonate with your clinical values, we would be delighted to connect with you.
Please send your cover letter and CV to:
Robyn E. Brickel, M.A., LMFT
📧 Robyn@robynbrickel.com
We welcome inquiries from clinicians who are passionate about meaningful, ethical trauma-informed work and who are interested in contributing to a supportive professional community.