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Associate Therapist (LMFT-A, LPC-A, LMSW )Overview
We are seeking a compassionate, motivated, and dedicated Associate Therapist (LMFT-A, LPC-A, LMSW) to join our growing behavioral health team in Virginia. This position offers the opportunity to provide Outpatient Therapy services to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families experiencing emotional, behavioral, and mental health challenges.
The ideal candidate is passionate about delivering evidence-based mental health services in office-based, community, and telehealth settings. Candidates should possess strong clinical assessment skills, experience building therapeutic relationships, and the ability to collaborate with community partners to ensure comprehensive, coordinated care.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, diagnostic evaluations, and treatment planning utilizing DSM-5 and ICD-10 diagnostic criteria.
- Provide outpatient individual, family, couples, and group psychotherapy utilizing evidence-based treatment modalities.
- Develop individualized treatment plans that address each client's emotional, behavioral, psychological, and functional needs while meeting Medicaid, commercial insurance, and agency requirements.
- Provide crisis intervention, risk assessments, suicide assessments, safety planning, and stabilization services when clinically indicated.
- Utilize therapeutic approaches including:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Family Systems Therapy
- Behavioral Modification Strategies
- Maintain timely, accurate, and compliant clinical documentation, including assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, discharge summaries, and clinical correspondence.
- Collaborate with psychiatrists, primary care providers, schools, case managers, social services, hospitals, and other community providers to coordinate client care.
- Conduct outreach and develop referral relationships with schools, hospitals, physician offices, community organizations, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
- Provide services through office-based, community, and telehealth settings as clinically appropriate.
- Participate in multidisciplinary staffing, clinical supervision, treatment team meetings, and ongoing professional development.
- Remain current on Virginia Medicaid, HIPAA, ethical standards, documentation requirements, and evidence-based behavioral health practices.
Skills & Qualifications
- Active Virginia registration or licensure as one of the following:
- Resident in Counseling
- Supervisee in Social Work
- LMSW
- LMFT-A
- LPC-A
- Experience providing outpatient therapy, group therapy, crisis services, or comparable behavioral health services preferred.
- Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic interviewing, and treatment planning skills.
- Knowledge of DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and ICD-10 coding.
- Experience facilitating individual, family, couples, and group therapy.
- Ability to treat clients experiencing:
- Depression
- Anxiety disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Mood disorders
- ADHD
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Substance use disorders
- Grief and loss
- Behavioral disorders
- Family conflict
- Crisis stabilization needs
- Excellent crisis intervention, de-escalation, and safety planning abilities.
- Experience providing culturally responsive and trauma-informed care.
- Familiarity with electronic health record (EHR) systems and behavioral health documentation standards.
- Ability to independently manage a caseload while collaborating effectively within an interdisciplinary treatment team.
- Excellent communication, organization, time management, and relationship-building skills.
- Comfortable providing services via telehealth, office, and community settings.
- Commitment to ethical, client-centered care that promotes recovery, resilience, and long-term wellness.
Pay: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Portsmouth, VA 23704
Salary : $25 - $35