Primary Therapist

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Milestones at Onsite is nestled on over 250-acres in the rolling hills just outside of Nashville, TN. We are a one-of-a-kind holistic and specialized residential trauma treatment experience serving individuals affected by symptoms of unaddressed trauma, including anxiety, depression, codependency, and PTSD. Our integrative program offers a variable-length of stay from 30 to 90 days specific to individual needs. Programming is structured yet flexible to accommodate the unique strengths, abilities, needs, and goals of each client.

Our Primary Therapist is responsible for all aspects of client care to include providing group and individual therapy sessions for assigned clients on a recurring basis. You will work closely with the Lead Therapist to ensure program and therapeutic activities produce the desired outcomes while following the guidelines of the philosophies and values of Onsite and its' modalities.

Our Ideal candidate has:

• Master's Degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or related field.

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) certification required; must hold current Tennessee license or other current state license working toward Tennessee licensure to be received within one (1) year of hire.

• Five years of experience in trauma preferred

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in a managerial role, or management of a process

• Knowledge of 12-Step recovery process and services

• Previous experience conducting group therapy and experiential therapy sessions

• Experience with adult residential treatment settings strongly preferred;

• Strong clinical skills in various modalities of treating survivors of trauma; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Brainspotting, and Experiential skills preferred

The primary responsibilities include:

Provide a high standard of client-centered support and service while simultaneously developing a strong therapeutic alliance with clients including, but not limited to, completing initial assessment interviews and collaboratively developing a treatment plan, identifying relevant individuals affecting client care (referent, family, attorney case manager); maintaining regular communication requested by clinician and when appropriate, maintaining on-going appropriate documentation in the client's electronic medical records, facilitating problem solving and providing crisis intervention as necessary

• Facilitate therapy groups, individual sessions, family sessions and program activities with clients

• Maintain composure when managing crisis situations and implement de-escalation techniques; perform proper protocol during emergency situations if requested by Vice President of Clinical Services Milestones

• Update referent sources on client progress in treatment and continuing care with information that is deemed necessary by the therapist;

• Serve as point person for any after hours, holiday and weekend incidents at Milestones, including but not limited to: crisis intervention, accidents involving injury, assistance with de-escalation, etc., delegating responsibilities to address identified issues as appropriate when on call

• Regularly and actively exhibit a commitment to organizational health with the ability to receive feedback and take direction, ask for help, and seek guidance when needed as well as maintain positive, healthy relationship with participants and Onsite team members

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