Become a volunteer therapist
Join our professional volunteer team as psychologist.
Volunteering as psychologist
Are you a clinical psychologist looking to engage in meaningful and professional volunteer work? Then you will fit perfectly within our amazing volunteer team!
As an Iguality volunteer therapist, you will use your experience and skills to provide mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) to a diverse range of target groups, including refugees, migrants, individuals from the LGBTQI+ community and to others at risk of social exclusion and without access to private health care.
The volunteering requirements
A Master’s Degree in Psychology is required; a degree in Clinical Psychology is preferred. The country of obtaining the degree doesn’t matter.
Proficiency in English and/or Spanish is necessary. Catalan is optional. Additional languages like Arabic, Portuguese, Farsi, Bengali, or French are a plus.
At least 6 months of experience in therapy, counselling, or psychosocial support is required. Relevant internship experience may count.
Commitment to at least 15 sessions (+/- 15 weeks) of 50-120 minutes each, plus a monthly 30-minute supervision session with other volunteers.
Ideally, volunteers are based in Barcelona, but online support from other locations may be possible on a case-by-case basis.
How does volunteering work?
The support sessions
Once you are connected to the person you will support (who will be selected in consultation with you), you can have weekly or bi-weekly sessions. They can happen online or in-person, depending on preferences. A session will be between 50 and 120m, depending on the need and your availability. You will need to log each session, and you can always access your own notes through a safe and secure digital platform.
The supervision
Every month, Iguality organises a Supervision session for all volunteers that are currently working on a case. We kindly ask you to join this session so we can get an update on the case and to give you the opportunity to share any doubts or questions. This session happens online and you can join to just share your case (20-30m), or stay longer and also support other volunteer therapists with their cases.
Why join Iguality?
There are many reasons to join us as a volunteer therapist. Together, we are making a tremendous social impact through the power of volunteering.
Support those most in need of quality mental health care
Gain professional experience in psychology and therapy
Get to know a great network of international psychologists
Receive monthly supervision and coaching from our team
Start the application process
Are you interested to join our volunteer therapists team and have you read all the requirements? Then you can start the application process to volunteer with us – we’d be happy to get to know you!
Step 1
Apply through our online form with the button below
Step 2
Have a 30-minute interview with our coordinator
Step 3
Provide your degree(s) and follow an online training
Step 4
Ready to start with your first case!
Please note that our coordination team mainly consists of volunteers so we may need some time to process your application and get back to you.
Volunteering for Iguality has been brilliant- the professionalism, dedication and motivation of the team is incredible.
An incredible organization, with high-level professionals who are willing to provide psychological help to the people who need it most, keep it up, you are an example to follow.