Family Therapist, Eating Disorders

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Facilitate sessions with families and support systems for a designated caseload of adult patients and their loved ones.

• Conduct sessions for couples and partners where the primary support comes from a spouse or partner.

• Evaluate the influence of the support system on the continuation or disruption of disordered behaviors.

• Provide psychoeducation regarding eating disorders, co-occurring conditions, and the treatment model.

• Identify and address accommodations related to eating disorder behaviors and co-occurring conditions.

• Coach support individuals in practical skills.

• Tackle diet culture and weight discussions within the family system.

• Assist patients and families in preparing the home food environment for step-down and discharge.

• Facilitate interpersonal and family-focused skills groups as part of the program curriculum.

• Support patients in applying interpersonal skills in discussions with family members, partners, and support systems.

• Contribute to programming directed at caregivers as the program evolves.

• Collaborate with the Primary Therapist to ensure alignment of family work with the patient's case formulation and treatment goals.

• Provide clinical observations and insights during interdisciplinary rounds and program meetings.

• Maintain communication with external providers to ensure continuity of care.

• Work alongside the treatment team to evaluate progress and determine the need for a higher level of care, step-down, or discharge.

• Assist families in coordinating effective discharge and aftercare plans.

• Document family session content and clinical observations in the electronic medical record.

• Participate in weekly family therapy meetings, required program training, fidelity monitoring, supervision, and consultation.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Psychologist or master's level therapist (required).

• Independently licensed or license-eligible as a psychologist, LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT (required).

• Over 1 year of clinical experience post-degree in delivering family or couples therapy (strongly preferred).

• Experience in treating eating disorders (preferred).

• Background in treating OCD, anxiety, PTSD, and/or depression (preferred).

• Experience in PHP, IOP, residential, or inpatient settings.

• Working knowledge of the conceptualization of eating disorder treatment and co-occurring conditions.

• Ability to engage with adult patients and their support systems while balancing family involvement with patient autonomy and consent.

• Capacity to identify family accommodations and coach support individuals to withdraw them without escalating conflict.

• Ability to maintain a validating stance towards caregivers while setting clear expectations.

• Comfort in delivering both family sessions and group programming.

• Practices within a weight-inclusive framework.

• Adopts an "all foods fit" approach to clinical nutrition.

• Operates within defined curriculum and fidelity expectations rather than an idiosyncratic model.

• Seeks and utilizes supervision and consultation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.

• 401k program with company matching.

• Generous PTO.

• Competitive parental leave after 1 year of employment.

• Continuous training through CEU seminars.

• Volunteering opportunities.

• Opportunities for growth and ongoing development within the organization.

• Fully virtual programming providing flexibility for clinicians.