Find Your Purpose – KMHS Internships

Kitsap Mental Health Services offers a limited number of internships open to master’s level students in clinical counseling or social work who are interested in working with a diverse population in an outpatient community mental health setting.

As an intern at Kitsap Mental Health Services, you will gain valuable training and experience in managing a caseload, developing and implementing treatment goals, assessment, and diagnosis, documentation and record-keeping, professional development, building your identity as a therapist, facilitating groups and more, under the supervision of one of our qualified counselors.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Current graduate student in good standing
  • Enrolled in a clinically-focused master’s or doctoral degree program in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, clinical social work, marriage & family therapy or equivalent

How to Apply 

We are currently accepting internship applications for the following programs: Child & Family, Adult Outpatient, 24/7 Programs, Medical Services and Substance Use Disorder Services.

Email [email protected] to inquire. Include the name of your school, program requirements and resume or CV.

ARNP or DNP Students

Eligibility Requirements

You must:

  • Attend a Washington state college or university that has a current contract for nursing student interactions with Kitsap Mental Health Services, or
  • Attend the University of Tennessee

Availability

  • As of Fall 2025, only placements with a medical provider treating children/adolescents is available, and those opportunities are very limited.
  • No remote (telehealth) experiences will be supported. This means that students need to be in-person for their interactions with the clients and medical providers. We are located in Bremerton, Washington.
  • To be considered for placement, please email the following information to [email protected]:
    • Name, email and phone number
    • CV or Resume
    • School name
    • Timeframe for internship – be specific (fall quarter 2025 from September 22 to December 5, for example)
    • Total hours of interactions required by your institution
    • Timeframe for when you need a decision

Placement Decision

We will respond to your request once we receive the information above, and will email a placement decision within 30 days.

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