Associate Mental Health Therapist
Job Description
Thrive for the People, PLLC is a high-end group practice providing individual and couples therapy in Seattle, WA. We are located in the Ballard neighborhood. This practice serves clients who identify as helpers, givers, and fixers who are ready to focus on their own mental health needs. Our ideal clients are high functioning, high achieving, psychological minded, and insightful individuals who value mental health and therapy. They are willing to invest in themselves and the therapeutic relationship.
Here at Thrive for the People, you will join a dynamic team of therapists and administrative staff who value each other and hold a mindset of growth and abundance. We are a relational, emotionally focused, and process-oriented group practice that values social justice and anti-oppression. We strongly encourage individuals who identify as LGBTQ+ and/or persons of color to apply.
We are looking for a full-time, masters-level associate therapist (LMFTA, LMHCA, LSWAIC) with specialized training and clinical interest in treating trauma and working with couples. The therapist will maintain a caseload of at least 20 clinical hours a week, and at least half of the caseload will be with couples. This is an hourly W-2 position. Some of the marketing and networking events will require occasional work in the evenings and on weekends (e.g., tabling at community events, hosting live workshops, etc.).
This is a partially remote and partially in-office position. The ideal candidate will have the ability to provide services in their home office and at our Ballard office.
Clinicians who are pursuing their own private practice alongside group practice with Thrive for the People will not be a good fit for this position.
Who You Are
You love providing depth-oriented, emotionally focused individual and couples therapy. You are driven and dedicated to clinical excellence.
You are warm, relational, and grounded, someone clients can trust and colleagues can rely on.
You are open, self-reflective, and deeply committed to your own growth. You understand that strong clinicians are always evolving personally and professionally. You actively seek feedback, consultation, and continued learning. You are warm, relational, and grounded, someone clients can trust and colleagues can rely on.
You lead with humility. You are transparent, honest, and accountable in your work with clients and colleagues. You take responsibility, communicate directly, repair when needed, and value integrity over ego.
You are motivated to fill up your caseload through marketing and networking. You take ownership of your schedule and actively participate in marketing and networking efforts to support referrals into the practice. You are excited to represent the practice in the community, cultivate professional relationships, and contribute to the growth of the team.
"I enjoy working with a small, supportive team of colleagues and clients who are motivated to invest their time and energy in their therapy experience."
- Caitlin Laun
"What stands out to me about this practice in comparison to previous organizations of which I've been a part is the attunement we have with one another. We are a small practice that genuinely cares about each other and one wherein none of us gets lost in the mix. I especially like the fact that we have all completed Emotionally Focused Therapy training so that we conceptualize and treat clients from a similar perspective in addition to our varying strengths and skills as individual practitioners."
- Jennifer Skorch
Start Date: As soon as possible
Compensation:
$72,000 - $90,000 annually depending on the caseload
$75 per clinical hour and $21.30 per administrative hour
$75 x 20 clinical hours a week x 48 weeks a year = $72,000
$75 x 25 clinical hours a week x 48 weeks a year = $90,000
Benefits:
- Weekly supervision with a Washington State approved supervisor
- Paid administrative time commensurate to clinical hours worked
- Health insurance (100% of premium) at full-time status
- 401(k)
- Paid sick leave
- Malpractice and license defense insurance
- Supervision and clinical consultation to facilitate your clinical growth
- Membership to the Washington Mental Health Counselors Association
- Fully furnished office space in a building full of other mental health care providers in beautiful Old Ballard
- A combination of in-person and remote work and a flexible schedule
- Career advancement and leadership opportunities
- Community with like-minded professionals who share important values
- Other benefits will become available as the practice grows
Duties and Responsibilities:
- See a minimum of 20 client hours a week, and at least half of the caseload will be with couples
- Maintain a high retention rate for clients, an average of at least 20 sessions per client after the first 3 initial sessions
- Timely documentation within 48 hours; maintain client files that are accurate and up to date
- Attend individual supervision and weekly team meeting
- Actively participate in marketing and networking opportunities to fill your own caseload and bring referrals for the practice
- Maintain licensure and abide by all laws, rules, regulations, and codes of ethics
Required Qualifications:
- Align with the values of this group practice
- Masters degree in psychology, mental health, or social work
- Associate license (e.g., LMFTA, LMHCA, LSWAIC) in the State of Washington
- Specializd trianing and clinical interest in treating trauma and working with couples
- Complete Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Level 1 training within 3 months of hire
- Commitment toward social justice and anti-oppression
- Access to technology and privacy at home to provide online therapy
- Ability to come into the Ballard office 2-3 days a week
- Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence
- Theoretical orientation that supports depth-oriented and relational work
- Value continued supervision and clinical consultation for feedback and opportunities to grow
- Committed to working in a group practice for long term
- Must have legal authorization to work within the United States
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated skills in marketing and networking, cultivate and maintain referral sources, and bring in referrals for both yourself and the practice
- Training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Level 1 and 2
- Theoretical orientation includes Psychodynamic, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems, Life Span Integration, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness, Health at Every Size, Psychodrama
Application Packet Requirements:
Complete the application below.
Submit a cover letter and resume to Dr. Chain at contact@thriveforthepeople.com.
We look forward to learning more about you.
