Virtual Primary Therapist

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

📋 Description

• Provide individual, group, and family psychotherapy for adults, children, and adolescents.

• Address issues related to mood, anxiety, stress, and eating disorders.

• Facilitate family therapy sessions and provide family education.

• Create personalized treatment plans with measurable objectives.

• Perform comprehensive psychosocial assessments, including evaluations for self-harm and suicide risk.

• Develop treatment agreements, support plans, and behavior plans as necessary.

• Complete required clinical documentation and administrative tasks, such as progress notes, group notes, aftercare plans, and discharge summaries.

• Maintain regular communication with patients’ outpatient community providers.

• Participate in treatment team meetings and rounds to collaborate with the interdisciplinary team on patient care.

• Offer training and mentorship to less experienced colleagues when needed.

• Conduct all therapy sessions using a HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform, adhering to established protocols.

• Work full-time, including 24 direct patient-facing hours and 16 administrative hours each week.

⛳️ Requirements

• Possess full independent mental health licensure in Illinois.

• Hold a graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or a related field.

• Have a minimum of 2 years managing a significant individual and/or family caseload with documented success for the Primary Therapist II position.

• Accumulate at least 3 years of post-licensure experience dealing with mood, anxiety, eating disorder, and/or trauma-related disorders for the Primary Therapist III role.

• Demonstrate experience in facilitating both individual and family therapy.

• Treat common diagnoses and expected comorbidities; handle complex cases for Therapist III.

• Have some experience in supervising other clinicians for the Therapist III position.

• Exhibit the ability to work independently.

• Show flexibility in transitioning between group assignments, service lines, and age groups.

• Foster a collaborative spirit and possess strong communication skills within a multidisciplinary team.

• Be adept at navigating video interactions.

• Familiarity with or the capacity to quickly learn video conferencing platforms, EMHR, and other software applications.

• Ability to obtain and maintain additional state licensure as required.

• Availability for three evenings per week and daytime hours from Monday to Friday.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Comprehensive medical insurance.

• Dental coverage.

• Vision coverage.

• Generous Paid Time Off.

• Parental leave benefits.

• Retirement benefits.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Virtual Therapist Incentive Plan.

• Additional income opportunities through the Virtual Therapist Incentive Plan.

• Support for acquiring multistate licensure.