Licensed Mental Health Therapist - Fully Licensed

Company: Vancouver Wellness Studio
Location: Portland
Posted on: April 5, 2025

Job Description:

Our clinic is looking for an awesome human and passionate Mental Health Therapist, with at least 5 years of experience post-master's, dedicated to providing the best possible therapeutic service to our patients as part of our Collaborative, Multidisciplinary Healthcare Team. This is a W-2 position. Our ideal candidate is fully licensed as an LMHC, LICSW, or LMFT and has at least 5 years of experience providing psychotherapy to individuals and couples, is interested in being trained in EMDR Therapy, and has an interest in working with First Responders. If you're interested in working alongside other disciplines to provide the best possible care to clients, we want to hear from you! We nurture a non-competitive and positive culture at VWS, and prioritize the health of our staff through balanced work schedules, in-house service benefits, PTO, competitive wages, and in-house consultation + supervision. Our ideal candidate can start the position within 2 weeks of acceptance of offer.

Wage increases based on caseload are built into offers. You can expect your annual compensation to be $100k+ when full-time in this position.

Responsibilities:
--- Interest and ability to see at least 15+ clients per week. Interest in growing beyond that to 20-25 is preferred.
--- Excited to be part of a team and collaborate on behalf of patients with team members from different disciplines.
--- Must have excellent and compassionate communication and professionalism.
--- Competency in working with Trauma and interest in being trained in EMDR. Therapy. Priority and higher starting wages will be given to those who have completed basic training and/or certification in EMDR.
--- Priority and higher wages given to those who are already an Approved Clinical Supervisor in WA State, and have an interest in supervising associates and intern therapists.
--- Assess patients' mental condition based on review of medical information, interviews, observation, tests, and collaboration with other staff members.
--- Create individualized treatment plans that include goals and objectives for each patient.
--- Provide crisis intervention as needed.
--- Evaluate patients' circumstances on a regular basis and provide necessary follow-up care.

Qualifications:
--- Must have a Master's Degree in Clinical Counseling or Social Work and an active license to practice counseling in WA State (LMHC, LICSW, LMFT - we are not accepting Associates at this time).
--- We are looking for candidates who do not want to maintain a private practice while working on our team, and who would like to grow to full-time with us.
--- Must be comfortable with working in a private pay/out-of-network environment, and serving our local first responders in-network on one insurance panel.
--- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
--- Priority given to those with additional training and certifications in couples counseling.

About Company:
Vancouver Wellness Studio team members are passionate about life and collaborative, holistic healthcare.

While we thank all candidates interested in our positions, we ask that only candidates willing to make a 5-year commitment to integrate with our team apply.

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