Christian Therapist

Job Status: Part-time or Full-time

Pay: $60-$70 per session (DOE)

Job Description

Apply principles of clinical psychology through the lens of Christianity. Counsel and advise individuals to promote optimum mental and emotional health.

• Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships
• Assess patients for risk of suicide attempts
• Prepare and maintain all required treatment records and reports
• Counsel clients to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes
• Guide clients in the development of skills or strategies for dealing with their problems
• Perform crisis interventions with clients
• Fill out and maintain client-related paperwork, including federal- and state-mandated forms, client diagnostic records, and progress notes
• Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge
• Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, or tests
• Discuss with individual patients their plans for life after leaving therapy
• Modify treatment activities or approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients' status
• Evaluate clients' physical or mental condition, based on review of client information
• Collaborate with mental health professionals and other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling services on clients' progress in resolving identified problems and moving towards defined objectives
• Learn about new developments in counseling by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, or establishing and maintaining contact with other counseling or social service agencies
• Gather information about community mental health needs or resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy

Job Requirements

Applicants must:

• Have obtained a Master’s degree in Psychology
• Have faith/believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior, and have a lifestyle that is congruent with Christian principles based on the authority of the Bible
• Candidates should have a passion to integrate principles of clinical psychology with biblical theology
• LCPC licensure preferred, or on track to becoming fully licensed (LPC & LCPC)
• 1-3 years of providing clinical counseling to adults, teens, children or families (recent master’s level graduates encouraged to apply)
• Engage in marketing activities to promote agency and services to gain new clients
• Be willing to conduct both in-person and virtual sessions with clients