ABOUT LIGHT COUNSELING:

Since 1991, Light Counseling has served more than 100,000 Individuals, Couples, & Families with professional, confidential, and distinctly Christian counseling services in Virginia and eight (8) other states! We take pride in incorporating God’s truth in the healing and helping process. Our mission is to bring hope to the hopeless and healing to those who are hurting by helping individuals realize their God-given, divine potential. Light Counseling launched LC , a national telehealth network in Spring 2023 to provide virtual, Christian counseling services to clients in multiple states. In Fall of 2023, LC has partnered with Christian Care Ministries (CCM) / MediShare and the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), to provide Distinctly Christian and Clinically Excellent services to their clients.

DESCRIPTION

The REMOTE Mental Health Clinician (LMHC: LPC, LMFT, or LCSW) will assist individuals, groups, and families through the counseling relationship by working through their presenting problems, defining their counseling goals, and developing action plans to resolve life’s challenges. This position is fully remote and will be considered a 1099 contractor. The LMHC is part of an integrated team of administrative and clinical peers who provide professional, and confidential services with a distinctively Christian approach. When you join our team at Light Counseling, you are joining a work family that pursues excellence and aims to fulfill our God-given call. We believe that Christ created us for community, and we want our workplace to support, challenges, and develops our staff.

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:

Employment with Light Counseling is confidential and adheres to federal and state privacy laws and practices (i.e., HIPAA). Contractors and employees are expected to work independently and have flexibility, initiative, maturity, and decision-making within the framework of Light Counseling’s policy, and procedures.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Provides client counseling services to a varied population of children, adolescents, adults, families, couples, and groups

· Follows all policies and procedures regarding service and documentation

· Participates in educational programs, in-service meetings, clinician meetings, and workshops to enhance professional development and maintain currency of methodology and techniques

· Takes initiative to link clients to other services

· May work with community groups around unmet and special needs and may carry a special community assignment relevant to Light Counseling's mission

· Prepares reports and forms necessary to satisfy the agency’s needs for accountability (i.e. recording, statistics, etc.).

· May be assigned to instruct and direct graduate student interns and residents

· Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

· Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

· Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental health problems.

· Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

· Ability to practice active listening skills to best react and understand how new information can impact current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

· Ability to use appropriate training, instructional methods, and techniques/procedures based upon the situation and current qualifications.

· Ability to effectively communicate via written and verbal communication.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

· Requires a Master’s degree in Counseling or Social Work or a related field from an accredited college or university.

· An active and in-good-standing associate license with the state licensing board where you will be providing virtual services.

· Be a committed Christ-follower

· Be an active member of a church

· Current and up-to-date CAQH profile

· Current Professional Liability Insurance

· Complete all required background checks including drug tests.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· An active and in-good-standing LPC, LMFT, or LCSW license with the state licensing board where you will be providing virtual services.

· Experience with Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders, Play Therapy, Couples/Marriage Counseling, and/or Child Populations

· Experience working with trauma-related disorders using advanced therapy modalities (e.g., EMDR, TF-CBT).

· CBT and/or DBT training and/or certification