Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
Touch Grass Wellness is a counselling practice being built in British Columbia for people whose AI chatbot use has begun to affect their sleep, their relationships, or their grip on what is real. Not because the tools are bad — because an environment that never disagrees with you is a real exposure, and the people most exposed currently have nowhere to go where both halves of the problem are understood.
You'd be our founding counsellor. The whole practice — the programs, the writing, the intake — is being built around the clinical work you'd lead.
What we're looking for
- RCC in good standing with BCACC (or CCC via CCPA) — master's-level, insurable under BC extended-health plans. Non-negotiable.
- Genuine fluency with AI tools. You don't have to love them, but "so you talk to a chatbot?" can't be your opening question. You know what a context window is, you've used these systems seriously, and you can meet a heavy user in their own vocabulary.
- Comfort with an evidence-first culture. Our public writing cites the clinical literature and never overclaims; the clinical work holds the same bar.
- Readiness for the 2027 transition — psychotherapy becomes regulated under CHCPBC on November 29, 2027, and we'll meet whatever applies, together.
What the work looks like
- Individual counselling (online across BC) for AI-related distress — sleep, isolation, the meaning the conversations carry, habits around use. Plain, fast referrals when a presentation needs a physician.
- Shaping and running our programs: weekly check-ins and DeFrag Fridays.
- A voice in our Field Notes writing, if you want one — with full editorial support.
- Practice management on a Canadian-hosted system (client records never leave Canada), clean per-session receipting, direct billing where insurers support it.
Structure
Shaped with the right person — contractor or employee, part-time to start or full-time, caseload you control. Compensation discussed openly and early. We're a founder-run practice with no legacy bureaucracy; the person who answers your email is the person who built this.
How to apply
Email info@touchgrasswellness.com with your registration number, a resume or profile link, and — instead of a cover letter — a few honest paragraphs on this prompt: "A client tells you their AI understands them better than any person ever has. They're sleeping four hours a night and shipping the best work of their career. What's your opening move?"
We read everything ourselves and reply to everyone. Counselling is not emergency care; this page is for practitioners — if you're looking for support, start here.