Music Therapist and Licensed Clinician

Key Responsibilities

• Caseload Management: Maintain an active clinical caseload using an intentional short-term therapy model, with direct clinical services capped at 65% of total time per AUCCCD guidelines.
• Integrated Modalities: Deliver clinical mental health services alongside music therapy interventions, adapting musical styles and activities dynamically to match the therapeutic needs of students.
• Crisis Intervention: Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments, coordinate outpatient community referrals for long-term care, and provide immediate stabilization during daytime on-call crisis rotations.
• Consultation & Community Outreach: Post-Discharge Planning: Serve as clinical consultant to the Assistant Vice President of Student Support Services to manage care integration and essential post-discharge planning for students returning from hospitalizations, as requested.
• Preventative Programming: Design, develop, and execute preventative community-facing mental health initiatives and psycho-educational outreach across campus, in collaboration with teammates.
• Campus Consultation: Provide professional guidance and consultation to faculty, staff, and student leaders to foster a supportive, trauma-informed ecosystem.
• Administration: Maintain meticulous clinical documentation within the electronic medical records database and attend weekly individual, group, and peer supervisions.

What You'll Bring

• Education & Licensure: Master’s degree and active clinical licensure in Massachusetts (LCSW/LICSW, LMFT, LMHC, or Licensed Clinical Psychologist).
• Music Therapy Credentials: Graduation from an accredited music therapy program and active Board Certification (MT-BC).
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year of post-licensure experience providing counseling services, ideally with historical experience in college student health or directly supporting performing artists.
• Clinical Specializations: Strong crisis intervention instincts and specialized experience treating substance use and eating disorders are highly preferred.
• Interpersonal Agility: Exceptional consultation, presentation, and multicultural competencies, with a proven ability to validate and engage with highly diverse student populations.

Schedule & Hybrid Work Environment

• Hybrid Model: Our team operates on a hybrid structure that flexes with the academic calendar. You will work primarily in person during high-demand windows like the start of semesters. When classes are in session, the role includes one remote day per week, expanding to two remote days per week during lower-demand periods (breaks and summer).
• Availability: Requires professional liability insurance and the flexibility to cover occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays to fulfill on-call or marquee campus event needs (e.g., Orientation, Parent/Family Weekend).

Pay & Benefits

• Hiring Range: $45.00 to $50.00 per hour; salary dependent on experience and education.
• Total Rewards: Exceptional health and dental packages, a 403(b) retirement system with matching contributions, generous PTO, and a paid winter break to rest and recharge.

About the Role

This unique position blends traditional clinical mental health frameworks with specialized music therapy modalities to serve our world-class student body of musicians, dancers, and actors. At Berklee, your work directly supports the next generation of creative leaders.

Qualifications

Master’s degree and active clinical licensure in Massachusetts (LCSW/LICSW, LMFT, LMHC, or Licensed Clinical Psychologist).

Graduation from an accredited music therapy program and active Board Certification (MT-BC).

Minimum of 1 year of post-licensure experience providing counseling services, ideally with historical experience in college student health or directly supporting performing artists.

Strong crisis intervention instincts and specialized experience treating substance use and eating disorders are highly preferred.

Exceptional consultation, presentation, and multicultural competencies, with a proven ability to validate and engage with highly diverse student populations.

Skills

Exceptional consultation, presentation, and multicultural competencies, with a proven ability to validate and engage with highly diverse student populations.

Benefits

Exceptional health and dental packages, a 403(b) retirement system with matching contributions, generous PTO, and a paid winter break to rest and recharge.