Intensive In-Home Therapist (Montgomery County)

Centerstone is among the nation’s leading nonprofit behavioral health systems with thousands of employees dedicated to delivering care that changes people’s lives. A dynamic, well-established organization, we offer rewarding opportunities to serve all ages in a variety of settings.

About the role

Join Centerstone and make a meaningful impact in the lives of children, adolescents, and families throughout Montgomery County, TN. As an Intensive In-Home Therapist, you'll provide critical support to youth experiencing behavioral health challenges while helping families build stability, resilience, and lasting positive change within their homes and communities. Treatment takes place in the home and community.

A Centerstone Intensive In-Home Therapist provides individual and family counseling for youth in crisis (ages 3 to 18), with the goal of stabilizing symptoms and preventing placement of youth into more restrictive settings such as hospital or residential treatment.

Responsibilities

• Carry caseload of approximately six families
• Provide individual and family therapy at least three times per week
• Participate in supervision meetings
• Web-based documentation, which can be completed from any location

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a specialization in Mental Health Counseling
• OR Master’s degree in a related field with at least 24 graduate-level semester hours in psychology, social work, counseling, or other behavioral health-related coursework, plus relevant coursework and work experience in:
  • Clinical treatment and treatment planning
  • Appraisal and assessment of mental disorders
  • Psychopathology
  • Use of the DSM for diagnostic purposes within a clinical internship or practicum in a behavioral health setting
• Two years of post-degree experience
• Valid driver’s license and eligibility to be covered under the organization’s vehicle insurance policy

Skills

• Effectively communicate via written, verbal, in-person, and virtual methods
• Excellent therapeutic, written, verbal, and collaborative skills
• Highly accountable, mature professional who listens actively and leads
• Self-motivated individual who can set and meet simultaneous short- and long-term performance goals
• Solid knowledge of therapeutic techniques such as family therapy, CBT, TF-CBT, play therapy, or other modalities

Physical Requirements

• Standing – 10%
• Sitting – 90%
• Squatting – Occasional
• Kneeling – Occasional
• Bending – Occasional
• Driving – Occasional
• Lifting – Occasional

Pay

Competitive starting salary of $58,000 to $64,040, plus a $5,000 sign-on bonus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision health coverage
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• 403b retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off and ten paid holidays
• AD&D Insurance, Life Insurance, and Long Term Disability (company paid)
• Employee Resource Groups
• Continuing education opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program