Are you a qualified Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, registered with AFT or UKCP's Systemic College, seeking to bring your unique skills in working with relationships and complex dynamics to a remote setting? Mentalzon offers a platform for specialists like you to connect directly with families, couples, and individuals seeking systemic therapy online. Embrace the autonomy of managing your own practice while leveraging technology to make a difference from anywhere in the UK.

About Mentalzon:

Mentalzon.com facilitates meaningful connections between clients and highly qualified mental health professionals. We provide the infrastructure and visibility for therapists to build and sustain their independent remote practices, ensuring clients can access specialised support like systemic psychotherapy easily and directly.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver Remote Systemic Psychotherapy: Provide expert online therapeutic sessions for families, couples, individuals, and relevant relational networks, grounded in systemic theory and practice.
• Conduct Systemic Assessments & Formulations: Utilise systemic frameworks to understand presenting issues within relational contexts, developing collaborative formulations and treatment plans.
• Facilitate Systemic Interventions: Employ a range of systemic techniques and conversations to promote understanding, change, and healthier relational patterns. Manage sessions involving multiple participants effectively online.
• Maintain Professional & Ethical Standards: Keep accurate, confidential clinical records compliant with GDPR and adhere rigorously to the ethical codes of the Association for Family Therapy (AFT) and/or UKCP.
• Direct Client Management: Liaise directly with clients regarding scheduling, therapeutic agreements, fees, and managing the therapeutic frame online.
• Engage in Specialist Supervision: Participate actively in regular clinical supervision with an AFT-registered/accredited systemic supervisor.
• Optional In-Person Work: If desired and appropriately set up with insurance and premises, offer face-to-face systemic sessions arranged via the platform.

Essential Requirements:

• Qualification: Master's Degree (MSc) or equivalent Postgraduate Diploma (Level 7) in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy from an **Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT)-accredited** training programme.
• Professional Registration: **Current registration as a qualified Family and Systemic Psychotherapist with the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT), OR current registration with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) within the College of Family, Couple and Systemic Therapy (CPPFCS).** This is mandatory for eligibility.
• Experience: Significant post-qualification experience providing systemic psychotherapy across diverse client groups (families, couples, individuals), including completion of extensive supervised clinical practice as required for AFT/UKCP registration.
• Specialist Supervision: Confirmed arrangement for ongoing clinical supervision with an **AFT-registered or accredited systemic supervisor**.
• Insurance: Must hold valid professional indemnity insurance specifically covering systemic psychotherapy practice (including work with couples/families) in the UK.
• Right to Work: Entitlement to work on a self-employed basis in the UK.
• Technical Competence: Proficiency with secure video conferencing platforms suitable for multi-participant sessions, reliable internet, and a private, confidential workspace.
• Systemic Skills: Strong ability in systemic assessment, formulation, intervention, managing complex relational dynamics, reflexivity, and working effectively with conflict and multiple perspectives.

Desirable Requirements:

• AFT Approved Supervisor status.
• Accreditation or advanced training in specific systemic models (e.g., Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Dialogical Practice, Attachment-Based Family Therapy).
• Experience working within specific settings (e.g., CAMHS, AMHS, Social Care, Third Sector).
• Experience in delivering systemic therapy online.

Conditions of Engagement (Self-Employed Basis):

• Unmatched Flexibility: You determine your working hours, caseload size, and schedule.
• Practice Autonomy: Full control over your clinical work, client communication, and practice management.
• Location Freedom (UK): Practice remotely from anywhere in the UK with appropriate facilities.
• Direct Income: Set your professional fees commensurate with your specialist training and experience. Receive payments directly from clients. (Note: Rates for qualified Family and Systemic Psychotherapists often range from £60 - £120+ per hour, reflecting the specialism).
• Targeted Client Access: Connect with clients specifically seeking family and systemic approaches via the Mentalzon.com platform.
• Focus on Therapy: Minimise administrative tasks related to marketing and client acquisition.
• Platform Support: Technical assistance provided for platform use.
• Professional Profile: Showcase your specific systemic expertise and build your reputation online.

How to Join Mentalzon:

1. Create Your Specialist Profile: Register on Mentalzon.com, detailing your AFT-accredited qualification, AFT/UKCP registration, systemic specialisms, experience, and therapeutic approach.
2. Upload Verification Documents: Provide copies of your Master's/PGDip certificate from an AFT-accredited course and proof of current AFT or UKCP (CPPFCS) registration.
3. Credential Review: Await confirmation upon verification of your specialist qualifications and registration.
4. Set Your Availability: Indicate your working hours and how you manage online sessions (platforms used, etc.).
5. Connect with Clients: Receive enquiries, manage bookings, establish systemic contracts, and conduct therapy sessions directly.

Why Partner with Mentalzon as a Systemic Practitioner?

• Specialist Recognition: A platform that values and understands the specific nature of systemic practice.
• Freedom & Flexibility: Design a remote practice that fits your professional and personal life.
• Direct Client Relationships: Build and manage your therapeutic work directly.
• Transparent Model: Free registration, no commission fees – focus on your work and earnings.
• Wider Systemic Reach: Connect with clients across the UK seeking your particular expertise.

If you are a qualified and registered Family and Systemic Psychotherapist in the UK ready to embrace the flexibility of remote work while maintaining high professional standards, Mentalzon.com offers the ideal platform. Register your interest and bring your systemic perspective to clients online.

Important Note: While the title 'Family and Systemic Psychotherapist' is not currently protected by law in the UK, professional practice requires completion of a specific, AFT-accredited Master's/Postgraduate Diploma training programme and registration with AFT or UKCP (College of Family, Couple and Systemic Therapy). Meeting these rigorous specialist standards is mandatory for joining the Mentalzon platform. This role is on a self-employed basis, and practitioners are fully responsible for their own ethical conduct, insurance, supervision, CPD, and adherence to all legal requirements for independent practice in the UK.