Licensed Mental Health Clinician (LPC, LMFT, or LCSW)

BENEFITS Competitive Pay as a W2 Employee (aka we pay half of your payroll taxes which increases your pay by 8%) Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans* Retirement Plan with Employer Match* Clinical Supervision/Collaboration Insurance Paneling/Credentialing Continuing Education (After Probation)* Monthly In-House Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Admin Support: Billing, Scheduling, Customer Service, Electronic Health Record (EHR), Referral Mgmt. FREE Membership with the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) FREE Admission to AACC Conferences * Employee must be full-time in order to be eligible for these benefit ABOUT LIGHT COUNSELING: Light Counseling has served more than 60,000 Individuals, Couples, & Families and has been providing professional, confidential, and distinctly Christian counseling services to Virginia for over 30 years. Additionally, we serve clients in 8 other states! We take pride in incorporating God’s truth in the helping process. Our mission is to bring hope to the hopeless and healing to those who are hurting by helping individuals realize their God-given, divine potential. DESCRIPTION The Licensed Mental Health Clinician (LPC, LMFT, or LCSW) will assist individuals, groups, and families through the counseling relationship by working through their presenting problems, defining their counseling goals, and developing action plans to resolve life’s challenges. The Licensed Mental Health Clinician is part of an integrated team of administrative and clinical peers who provide professional, and confidential counseling services with a distinctively Christian approach. When you join our team at Light Counseling, you are joining a work family that pursues excellence and aims to fulfill our God-given call. We believe that Christ created us for community and we want our workplace to be one that supports, challenges, and develops our staff. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: Employment with Light Counseling is confidential and adheres to federal and state privacy laws and practices (i.e., HIPAA). Employees are expected to work independently have flexibility, initiative, maturity, and decision-making within the framework of Light Counseling’s policy, procedures, and employee handbook. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Provides client counseling services to a varied population of children, adolescents, adults, families, couples, and groups Delivers case management services Follows allpolicies, procedures, and the employee handbook regardingservice and documentation Participates in educational programs, in-service meetings, weekly clinician meetings, workshops to enhance professional development and comradery, and maintain currency of methodology and techniques Takes initiative to link clients to other services Will work with community groups around unmet and special needs and will carry a special community assignment relevant to Light Counseling's mission Prepares reports and forms necessary to satisfy the agency’s needs for accountability (i.e. recording, statistics, etc.). May be assigned to instruct and direct graduate student interns and residents Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental health problems. Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. Ability to practice active listening skills to best react and understand how new information can impact current and future problem-solving and decision-making. Ability to use appropriate training, instructional methods, and techniques/procedures based upon the situation and current qualifications. Ability to effectively communicate via written and verbal communication. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Be a committed Christ follower Requires a Master’s degree in Counseling or Social Work or related field or education equivalent to a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university. An active and in-good-standing LMHC, LMFT, or LCSW license with the Virginia Department of Health Professions. Current and up-to-date CAQH profile Current Professional Liability Insurance Complete all required background checks including drug tests. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience with Eating Disorders, Play Therapy, Couples/Marriage Counseling, and/or Child Populations Experience working with trauma-related disorders using advanced therapy modalities (e.g., EMDR, TF-CBT). CBT and/or DBT training and/or certification #J-18808-Ljbffr