Internship: Counselling Psychologist 2027
Rhodes University
📝 About the role
Rhodes University's Student Counselling Centre in Makhanda offers a 12-month internship for a Counselling Psychologist in 2027. The intern provides psychotherapy, assessments, crisis support and psycho-education to students under senior psychologists.
✅ Key duties
- Provide individual (short-term), couple, group and family therapy for students
- HIV pre- and post-test counselling for students and staff
- Crisis intervention as part of a team, including after-hours call-outs
- Psychological and career assessments of students
- Develop and run training courses for staff and students (supervised)
- Develop and distribute information materials and promote student well-being
🎓 Requirements
- Currently in the first year of a Master's in Counselling Psychology at an accredited university
- Registered as a Student Psychologist with the HPCSA
- Knowledge of adolescent/early adult development and evidence-based counselling skills
- Ethical, professional, organised and computer literate
- Strong English communication; isiXhosa an advantage
- Willing to be called out after hours and respond within 20 minutes (must live within 16 km of the University)
📮 How to apply
Email the following to Yamini.kalyanaraman@ru.ac.za: a comprehensive CV (with names and contacts of 3 referees) and a letter of motivation; certified proof of current registration as a Master's in Counselling Psychology student; certified proof of current HPCSA Student Psychologist registration; certified copies of undergraduate qualifications; and a certified copy of your ID or passport. The ad also states applications must be submitted via the Rhodes online recruitment system (ru.simplify.hr). The ad may close early if many applications are received.
Email your application to: Yamini.kalyanaraman@ru.ac.za and use the subject line Application: Internship: Counselling Psychologist 2027.
Enquiries: Application queries: hrrecruitment@ru.ac.za
Original advert: Rhodes University