Primary Therapist

About the role

The Primary Therapist conducts individual and group therapy (adults, children and adolescents) on topics such as mood, anxiety, stress and eating disorders; conducts family therapy and/or family education sessions; develops each patient’s individualized treatment plan; and works with interdisciplinary treatment team to implement the plan.

Responsibilities

• Conducts psychotherapy including individual, group and family therapy
• Completes clinical paperwork including:
• Treatment plans
• Individual and Family Therapy progress notes and group notes
• Wellness plan
• Aftercare plan
• Discharge summary
• Conducts comprehensive assessments and treatment planning for each patient on case load:
• Completes biopsychosocial, self-harm and suicide assessments
• Creates individualized treatment plan with specific and measurable goals in collaboration with treatment team members
• Creates treatment agreements, support plans or behavior plans as needed
• Attends treatment team meetings and treatment team rounds, to coordinate patient’s care with interdisciplinary team
• May provide training and guidance to less experienced teammates (Primary Therapist I and II)

Requirements

• Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related
• Fully licensed with appropriate state licensing board or in an associate/intern phase of licensure or what is required by the state to practice individual therapy
• Collaborative nature and strong communication within multi-disciplinary team
• Experience with individual and/or family therapy (preferred)
• Ability to move from one task to the next with ease, flexibility (preferred)

Qualifications

• Primary Therapist I: Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related
• Primary Therapist II: Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related, fully licensed with appropriate state licensing board or in an associate/intern phase of licensure or what is required by the state to practice individual therapy, has carried significant individual and/or family caseload for at least 2 years with documented success in treating patients with common diagnoses and expected comorbidities; demonstrated ability to work independently; developing specialty within line of service and broadening expertise with other populations
• Sr. Primary Therapist III: Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related, fully licensed with appropriate state licensing board or in an associate/intern phase of licensure or what is required by the state to practice individual therapy, at least 3 years post licensure experience working with mood, anxiety, ED and/or trauma related disorders; some experience supervising other clinicians; has carried a significant individual and/or family caseload, with success in treating more complex cases; experience with individual and/or family therapy

Skills

• Collaborative nature and strong communication within multi-disciplinary team
• Experience with individual and/or family therapy

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Tuition reimbursement

Pay

Competitive compensation

Schedule

Full Time; Monday - Friday