Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

About the role

Freedom Healthcare, LLC (FHC), doing business as Community Wellness Primary Care Clinic, is a mission-driven organization dedicated to advancing health equity through integrated, compassionate, and community-based care. The clinic provides high-quality primary care services with a focus on underserved populations, including individuals with co-occurring behavioral health conditions, chronic illnesses, and complex social needs. As part of Freedom Healthcare’s broader commitment to holistic wellness and community empowerment, Community Wellness Primary Care Clinic offers accessible services such as preventive care, chronic disease management, health screenings, and coordinated support with behavioral health providers, delivered by a multidisciplinary team committed to meeting patients where they are while ensuring dignity, respect, and quality in every interaction.

Responsibilities

• Conducting initial clinical assessments and biopsychosocial evaluations.
• Gathering client, family, relationship, behavioral, trauma, developmental, and mental health history.
• Identifying presenting problems, family dynamics, relationship stressors, symptoms, strengths, risks, and treatment needs.
• Making appropriate recommendations for therapy, psychiatric evaluation, case management, higher level of care, community resources, or additional clinical services.
• Updating assessments as clinically needed.
• Providing individual therapy to clients presenting with concerns such as: Depression, Anxiety, Trauma-related symptoms, Grief and loss, Behavioral concerns, Stress management, Adjustment difficulties, Mood instability, Relationship problems, Self-esteem issues, Parenting stress, Family conflict, School, work, or social difficulties, Emotional regulation concerns, Life transitions, Anger management, Co-occurring family and relational stressors.
• Providing couples and relationship therapy to couples and partners, including support with: Communication difficulties, Conflict resolution, Trust and intimacy concerns, Relationship transitions, Separation, divorce, or co-parenting issues, Parenting disagreements, Blended family concerns, Family-of-origin stressors, Emotional disconnection, Relational patterns impacting mental health, Premarital or commitment-related concerns, Relationship repair and stabilization.
• Using family-systems-informed approaches to help families address: Parent-child conflict, Sibling conflict, Behavioral problems in children or adolescents, Communication breakdowns, Family transitions, Co-parenting concerns, Blended family adjustment, Trauma impact on family functioning, Caregiver stress, School and home behavioral issues, Family roles, boundaries, and patterns, Support for families managing mental health diagnoses, Reunification or family stabilization goals, when clinically appropriate.
• Facilitating or co-facilitating groups based on agency needs, including: Parenting groups, Anger management groups, Coping skills groups, Family support groups, Relationship skills groups, Trauma-informed groups, Emotional regulation groups, Adolescent or adult therapy groups, Psychoeducation groups.
• Developing individualized treatment plans, establishing measurable goals and objectives, reviewing and updating treatment plans according to agency and payor requirements, ensuring treatment plans reflect client needs, diagnosis, strengths, barriers, and clinical interventions, incorporating family, caregiver, or partner involvement when appropriate and authorized, documenting progress toward treatment goals.
• Completing accurate, timely, and compliant documentation, including: Intake assessments, Diagnostic assessments, Treatment plans, Progress notes, Family therapy notes, Couples therapy notes, Group therapy notes, if applicable, Risk assessments, Crisis intervention documentation, Discharge summaries, Coordination of care notes, Authorization-related documentation, if required.
• Providing appropriate outpatient-level crisis support, including assessing client safety during sessions, creating and updating safety plans, consulting with clinical leadership when risk concerns arise, making mandated reports when required, referring to emergency services, crisis response, mobile crisis, inpatient care, or higher levels of care when clinically necessary, documenting all risk-related interventions and referrals.
• Care coordinating and collaborating with clients and families, parents, guardians, spouses, or partners when authorized, psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners, primary care providers, schools, case managers, social workers, hospitals or crisis teams, child welfare or court-related systems when authorized or legally required, internal administrative and clinical leadership, other outpatient mental health providers.

Requirements

The therapist must have a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from an accredited program and be licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of [State]. Experience in providing outpatient mental health services is preferred, including experience with co-occurring disorders, trauma, and family systems. Knowledge of evidence-based practices and ability to work independently are essential. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are required. Proficiency in electronic health records and familiarity with HIPAA regulations are also important.

Qualifications

• A Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from an accredited program.
• A valid license as a Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of [State].
• Experience in providing outpatient mental health services, including experience with co-occurring disorders, trauma, and family systems.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practices.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proficiency in electronic health records.
• Familiarity with HIPAA regulations.

Skills

• Outpatient mental health services.
• Evidence-based practices.
• Family systems.
• Communication skills.
• Electronic health records.
• HIPAA regulations.

Benefits

This is a fee-for-service role. Compensation is based on completed, documented, and approved services. Specific rates, payment schedule, documentation requirements, and contractor versus part-time employee classification will be determined during onboarding or agreement completion.

Pay

Compensation is based on completed, documented, and approved services. Specific rates, payment schedule, documentation requirements, and contractor versus part-time employee classification will be determined during onboarding or agreement completion.

Schedule

This position offers flexible scheduling based on provider availability, client needs, referral volume, and agency requirements. The therapist may work evenings, weekends, weekdays, or a set recurring schedule depending on mutual agreement and client demand. The provider may maintain a part-time or ongoing caseload and is expected to manage scheduling, attendance, documentation, and communication in accordance with agency procedures.