Mental Health Therapist

About the role

Harpeth Primary Assessment Center in Nashville, Tennessee, provides short-term, trauma-informed assessment and stabilization services for youth entering care. The program focuses on comprehensive clinical evaluations, safety, and individualized treatment planning to support appropriate placement and long-term success. Youth receive mental health and substance abuse assessments, therapeutic services, and family engagement in a structured, clinically driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement individualized mental health and substance abuse treatment plans
• Provide ongoing evaluation, assessment, and counseling to youth and families under clinical supervision
• Deliver individual, group, and family therapy sessions
• Document clinical services including weekly progress notes, treatment plans, reviews, and aftercare plans
• Develop youth behavioral health discharge and transition plans
• Absess family dynamics and functioning to implement appropriate intervention strategies
• Collaborate with leadership on compliance, quality assurance, and performance improvement initiatives

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in counseling, social work, psychology, rehabilitation, special education, or a related human services field
• Two years of experience working with youth with serious emotional disturbances or substance use challenges preferred
• Experience preferred but not required with an appropriate master’s degree
• Strong understanding of group leadership, group dynamics, and experiential education
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to pass background check and meet state requirements

Qualifications

• Physical Demands: Must be in good physical health and emotionally stable
• Able to actively engage with youth, participate in physical interventions, and transport youth or staff as needed
• Must be free of communicable diseases as defined by the state
• Must pass evaluation of physical techniques and certification exams
• Other Valid state driver’s license required
• Must meet state criminal background check requirements
• Occasional irregular hours may be required