Mental Health Therapist

Why You Will Love Working With Us!

At Pasadena Villa Outpatient, we are a dynamic, dedicated, and growing team of professionals deeply passionate about providing evidence-based and personalized clinical care for behavioral health conditions.  Pasadena Villa Outpatient is a leading provider of mental health treatment services across the region.  With over 25 Outpatient locations across eight states, we are on a mission to improve mental wellness in the communities we serve.  We are a part of Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare Network which offers a continuum of care within our Psychiatric Network, Eating Disorder Network, including inpatient, intensive residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient services nationwide.

Our team’s foundation is client centered care and clinical excellence through our 5-star service commitment – Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Flexibility, Collaboration and Service.  We are committed to our team and our team is committed to our clients! 

We are excited to expand our network with the opening of Pasadena Villa Outpatient – Colorado in Westminster, CO. The center offers convenient access via U.S. Highway 36, providing excellent visibility and ease of access for both clients and staff. Located in Westminster along Colorado’s Front Range, the area offers a unique blend of mountain views and suburban convenience, with close proximity to Denver and Boulder, nearby healthcare hubs, and a growing business corridor.

Providing outpatient care Monday through Friday, we offer exceptional benefits, development opportunities, professional training, and much more detailed below.

Join our team!  Be part of our amazing vision of changing lives empowering each client’s inherent strengths making a difference in countless lives, while being part of a larger nationwide network that is growing each day!

What We Offer

• Collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence
•  Multiple Career Development Pathways
•  Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification
•  Multiple Health Plan Design Options Available
•  Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options
•  100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
•  100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan)
•  100% Company Paid Life & ADD
•  401K with Company Match
•  Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA Tax Savings Accounts
•  Generous Team Member Referral Program
•  Parental Leave

Position Summary

The Therapist I provides individual, group and group therapy sessions for clients in an Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization mental health facility. Therapists assess the therapeutic needs of clients, develop appropriate treatment plans, and facilitate group, family and individual therapy sessions. Position collaborates with clients, team members, external clinical partners and family members, as appropriate, to coordinate care throughout the treatment process.

Relationships and Contacts

Within the organization: Maintains frequent and close working relationships with clinical, admissions, and leadership team members throughout the organization.

Outside the organization: Initiates and maintains strong professional relationships with clients and families, clinical providers, referral partners and vendors, as needed.

Position Responsibilities

Essential Responsibilities

1. Facilitates group, family and individual therapy sessions in accordance with the clinical program schedule.
2. Completes psychosocial evaluations, treatment plans, contact logs, discharge plans and other reports in compliance with State, accrediting bodies, quality guidelines and payor source guidelines.
   1. Completes all necessary documentation within prescribed format and timelines.
   2. Ensures documentation reflects ongoing assessments of client’s clinical presentation and behaviors.
3. Facilitates specialized groups as assigned based on education, training, and experience; supervises and/or co-leads groups with clinical interns, when appropriate.
4. Selects appropriate interventions to meet the clinical needs of individual clients.
5. Maintains therapeutic relationships with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes.
6. Sets limits and holds boundaries in a kind and firm manner.
7. Conducts effective verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation involving other team members, as needed.
8. Collaborates with an interdisciplinary treatment team to coordinate client care from admission through discharge.
9. Attends clinical, consultation, and operations meetings; serves as a clinical advocate for assigned cases.
10. Communicates client progress with the referral sources, families, parents and/or guardians, as appropriate.
11. Addresses clients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in a welcoming and respectful manner.
12. Responds to clients and families with empathy and positive professional skills.

Additional Responsibilities

1. Can be relied upon to be at work as scheduled, proactively notifying supervisor of planned and unplanned time off needs.
2. Reads, understands, and adheres to all company policy statements on ethics, conduct, and conflict of interests; adheres to facility policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
3. Maintains positive attitude and acts as a team player with others on the team.
4. Attends and completes all trainings within assigned time frames.
5. Completes other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience

Position requires a master’s degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, counseling or psychology. Must hold a LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or a provisional clinical license, in good standing, within the state of Colorado. Requires minimum of 2 years’ of experience working with clients with a primary mental health diagnosis.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to:
  • Communicate effectively with peers, clients, families’, and external partners
  • Sit or remain stationary for extended periods of time
  • Move throughout the building
  • Lift up to 15lbs

Other Requirements

• Requires clearance of TB test, criminal background check clearance, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification or willingness to obtain within 30 days of start date.

For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all U.S based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against companies of similar size within the behavioral healthcare industry. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including geographic location as well as candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Pasadena Villa Outpatient LLC provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Pasadena Villa reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.” 

Salary : $65,000 - $85,000