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Southwestern College (SWC) is a small, non-profit, consciousness-centered graduate school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico with an enrollment of approximately 200 students. We offer Master’s degree programs in Counseling, Art Therapy/Counseling, Art Therapy for Clinical Professionals, Consciousness in Action, and a Ph.D. in Visionary Practice and Regenerative Leadership. 

Current opportunities are listed here. The details link for each position provides specific application instructions. Check back often.

Staff positions

Southwestern College is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. We offer a holistic, integrative approach to mental health, emphasizing experiential learning and the personal growth and consciousness of the student/therapist.

Professional Therapist (Full-time)

Tierra Nueva Counseling Center (TNCC) of Southwestern College (SWC) in Santa Fe, NM, seeks a passionate individual to join a supportive team of therapists, educators, and students who deliver and support a comprehensive approach to recovery and healing as a full-time Professional Therapist. You will work in a vibrant, growing practice rooted in SWC’s philosophy of holistic care. You will also grow as a clinician through onsite training, professional development, and supervision that supports you and your therapeutic vision.

Tierra Nueva provides individual, group, and family services to meet clients’ needs. Our holistic framework personally addresses each client’s social, emotional, mental, cultural, and spiritual aspects. Session rooms are flexibly designed to accommodate art therapy, play therapy, and sand trays. We also understand the importance of a healthy work environment and promote a healthy life-work balance. Clinicians are paid regardless of no-shows and cancelations. There are no quotas.

Please click here to review a full job description. To formally apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to donnajaramillo@swc.edu.  

Mental Health Counselor (Full-time)

Tierra Nueva Counseling Center (TNCC) of Southwestern College (SWC) in Santa Fe, NM, seeks a passionate individual to join a supportive team of therapists, educators, and students who deliver and support a comprehensive approach to recovery and healing as a full-time Mental Health Counselor. You will work in a vibrant, growing practice rooted in SWC’s philosophy of holistic care. You will also grow as a clinician through onsite training, professional development, and supervision that supports you and your therapeutic vision.

Tierra Nueva provides individual, group, and family services to meet clients’ needs. Our holistic framework personally addresses each client’s social, emotional, mental, cultural, and spiritual aspects. Session rooms are flexibly designed to accommodate art therapy, play therapy, and sand trays. We also understand the importance of a healthy work environment and promote a healthy life-work balance. Clinicians are paid regardless of no-shows and cancelations. There are no quotas.

Please click here to review a full job description. To formally apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to donnajaramillo@swc.edu.

Current Faculty Openings 

Art Therapy/Counseling Practicum Faculty (Adjunct)

Southwestern College seeks adjunct faculty to teach practicum courses in the Art Therapy and Counseling programs who share our mission of transforming consciousness through education and embrace our core values.  We welcome applications from candidates seeking to teach in a consciousness-based and transformational learning environment. Minimum requirements for the position include:

• Master’s degree in art therapy and counseling  
• Hold a current professional counseling license
• Hold a current ATR-BC credential
• Minimum of three years of direct service in a clinical mental health setting, and professional counseling license.

Preference will be given to candidates who have three-plus years of higher education teaching experience in a counselor education program including online/distance teaching. This position also requires strong interpersonal skills, a collaborative orientation, and the ability to work effectively and responsively with diverse populations. Practicum Instructors teach a weekly online three-hour course for students in the Art Therapy/Counseling program who are beginning their field training experience at a practicum site and provide off-site ATR-BC supervision. They also facilitate two online Art Therapy small supervision groups per week approximately 2-2.5 hours in length each.  The Adjunct Practicum Instructor tracks students’ experiences at their practicum site to ensure they are receiving adequate training, on-site supervision & support, and an appropriate case load to fulfill SWC practicum requirements.  The Adjunct Practicum Instructor communicates and coordinates with Field Training Coordinator and the Art Therapy/Counseling Practicum Course Leader to address site concerns and to provide student support as needed. Reports to Course Leader.   Open until filled   To apply, please submit a CV, teaching philosophy, letter of interest, and list of three professional references to jenniferalbright@swc.edu.  

Adjunct Faculty for M.A. in Art Therapy/Counseling Program

Southwestern College’s M.A. in Art Therapy/Counseling is approved by the American Art Therapy Association. It includes a lot of art-making with an experiential and holistic focus, and an emphasis on the personal growth and consciousness of the student/therapist. Our program allows graduates to sit for licensing in both Art Therapy and Counseling (this is unlike most Art Therapy programs.)

Please note that some Art Therapy/Counseling courses require instructors to have an ATR-BC, as required by AATA.

To view our courses, click here.

Adjunct Faculty for M.A. in Counseling Program

Southwestern College readily accepts letters of interest, curriculum vitae and teaching philosophy statements from licensed mental health professionals interested in teaching in our Higher Learning Commission accredited Counseling Program. We prefer our faculty to have at least three years of post-graduate clinical experience in order to bring a hands-on perspective to our students. Our faculty operate from a transformational model of teaching based on experiential methods of instruction that emphasize personal growth, reflective practice, and conscious awareness of biases and belief systems that affect interpersonal relationships. We ask our faculty to serve as models for authenticity, congruence, and active participants in the learning process. 

For an overview of courses, click here.

Southwestern College makes continuous and systematic efforts to recruit, employ, and retain a diverse faculty to create and support an inclusive learning community.

Southwestern College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group of individuals on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.