Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) – Master’s Level Therapist

About the role

Samba Recovery is a detox and recovery clinic serving adults and families in Jonesboro, Georgia. We are committed to providing compassionate, clinically sound, recovery-focused care for individuals affected by substance use disorders, mental health conditions, trauma, and co-occurring disorders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, substance use screenings, risk assessments, and level-of-care reviews using ASAM criteria as applicable to the program setting
• Develop, implement, and update individualized treatment plans, relapse-prevention plans, recovery goals, discharge plans, and continuing-care recommendations
• Provide individual, group, and family counseling or therapy for adults and families experiencing substance use disorders, mental health conditions, and co-occurring disorders within the provider’s scope of practice
• Facilitate psychoeducational, process, coping-skills, relapse-prevention, trauma-informed, life-skills, and recovery-oriented groups, including groups informed by 12 Step principles and other recovery support models
• Maintain accurate, complete, and timely documentation in the electronic health record in accordance with agency policy, Georgia requirements, payer standards, accreditation standards, HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2 as applicable, and professional ethics
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, case managers, peer support staff, medical providers, families, courts, referral sources, and community resources to coordinate care
• Educate clients and families on addiction, mental health, co-occurring disorders, coping strategies, medication adherence as applicable, recovery resources, and aftercare planning
• Participate in clinical supervision, case consultation, treatment team meetings, staff meetings, utilization-review support, quality-improvement activities, and ongoing professional development

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field meeting Georgia professional counseling licensure requirements
• Active Georgia Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) license in good standing
• Experience working with mental health, substance use, and/or co-occurring disorder populations preferred
• Knowledge of ASAM criteria, DSM-informed assessment, crisis intervention, treatment planning, discharge planning, and ethical clinical documentation
• Ability to provide individual, group, and family therapy within Georgia LPC scope of practice and agency policy
• Strong communication, organizational, interpersonal, documentation, and clinical judgment skills

Qualifications

• Associate-level license may be considered only when consistent with job classification, supervision, payer, and facility requirements
• Experience in inpatient detox, residential treatment, partial hospitalization programs, intensive outpatient programs, outpatient behavioral health, crisis stabilization, or community mental health
• Knowledge of evidence-based practices such as CBT, DBT skills, Motivational Interviewing, trauma-informed care, relapse-prevention counseling, and 12 Step/recovery-support approaches
• Familiarity with electronic health record documentation systems and multidisciplinary treatment-team workflows
• Commitment to ethical, trauma-informed, client-centered, and recovery-oriented care

Skills

• Compassion
• Skilled
• Motivated
• Experience in behavioral health, ASAM criteria, co-occurring disorders, crisis intervention, group facilitation, and individualized treatment planning

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

Monday through Friday
Weekends as needed
Evening hours may be required based on client and program needs

Scope of Practice and Compliance

• The LPC provides professional counseling and psychotherapy services within Georgia licensure scope, agency policies, payer requirements, and applicable supervision or consultation standards
• The employee must maintain confidentiality and ethical standards in compliance with HIPAA, applicable substance use confidentiality protections, professional licensing or certification rules, agency policy, state and federal standards, and all required clinical supervision or consultation procedures

Equal Employment Opportunity

Samba Recovery is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants.