Pathlight PRN Primary Therapist

At ERC Pathlight, we’re on a mission to change lives—and we’re looking for people who feel called to do the same.

As one of the nation’s leading treatment providers for eating disorders and mood, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions, we bring innovative, evidence-based, and deeply compassionate care to patients across the country. With multiple locations nationwide and extensive virtual programming, we meet patients exactly where they are and help them move toward lasting recovery.

Founded in 2008 by renowned psychiatrists and psychologists, ERC Pathlight now supports more than 6,000 patients each year. And as the need for world-class mental health care continues to rise, our commitment is stronger than ever: to expand access, elevate the standard of care, and empower every patient to rebuild their life with dignity and hope.

Why Join Us

When you join ERC Pathlight, you become part of a team that shows up every day to make a real difference. You’ll work alongside passionate clinicians, dedicated support staff, and mission-driven leaders who believe in collaboration, growth, and doing the right thing—always.

Here, your work matters. Your ideas matter. You matter.

If you’re energized by purpose, motivated by impact, and ready to help transform the future of mental health treatment, you belong here.

Come build hope. Come save lives. Come grow with us.

The Primary Therapist conducts individual and group therapy (adults,childrenand adolescents) on topics such as mood, anxiety, stress and eating disorders; conducts family therapy and/or family education sessions; develops each patient’s individualized treatment plan; and works with interdisciplinary treatment team to implement the plan.

Essential duties andresponsibilities:

• Conducts psychotherapy including individual,groupand family therapy
• For each patient on case load, completes clinical paperwork including:
• Individual and Family Therapy progress notes and group notes
• Wellness plan
• Conducts comprehensive assessments and treatment planning for each patient on case load:
• Completes biopsychosocial, self-harm and suicide assessments
• Creates individualized treatment plan with specific and measurable goals in collaboration with treatment team members
• Creates treatment agreements, support plans or behavior plans as needed
• Attends treatment team meetings and treatment team rounds, to coordinate patient’s care with interdisciplinary team
• May provide training and guidance to less experienced teammates (Primary Therapist I and II)

Primary Therapist I must haves:

• Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related (required)
• Fully licensed withappropriate statelicensing board or in an associate/intern phase of licensure or what is required by the state to practice individual therapy(required)
• Collaborative nature andstrong communicationwithin multi-disciplinary team (required)
• Experience with individual and/or family therapy(preferred)
• Ability to move from one task to the next w/ease,flexibility(preferred)

Primary Therapist IImust haves:

• Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related (required)
• Has obtained andmaintainsan independent mental health license as required by state to practice individual therapy (required)
• Has carried significant individual and/or family caseload for at least 2 years with documented success in treating patients with common diagnoses and expectedcomorbidities;demonstratedability to work independently; developing specialty within line of service and broadeningexpertisewith other populations (required)

Sr.Primary Therapist III must haves:

• Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related (required)
• Has obtained andmaintainsa full mental health license as required by state (required)
• At least 3 years post licensure experience working with mood, anxiety,EDand/or trauma related disorders; some experience supervising other clinicians; has carried a significant individual and/or family caseload, with success in treating more complex cases (required)
• Experience with individual and/or family therapy (required)

Requiredfor all Primary Therapists inColorado:

• Teammates working in a Colorado Residential Child Care facility (RCCF) in a case management role (Care Coordinators and Primary Therapist) must:
• Have a master’s degree in social work, psychology, or child development and have a minimum of two (2) years of treatment-oriented or case management experience, or
• Have a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three (3) years of experience working with children/youth
• Teammates working in a Colorado Residential Child Care facility (RCCF) must:
• be at least twenty-one (21) years of age or
• be at least eighteen (18) years of age and work directly under the supervision of a teammate over twenty-one (21) years of age
• #MATR

The compensation range for this position is based upon candidate experience and market expectations.

$31 - $50 USD

What We Offer

At ERC Pathlight, caring for people is our missionand that begins with caring for our own team. Your well-being matters, and our benefitprogramis designedto support every part of your life.

We offer competitive compensation; comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; generous Paid Time Off; Parental Leavebenefits; Retirement benefits; and tuition reimbursement to help you continue growing in your career.

• competitive compensation
• comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• generous Paid Time Off
• Parental Leavebenefits
• Retirement benefits
• tuition reimbursement to help you continue growing in your career

We also recognize that mental health is part of every person’s experience.That’swhy we strive to create a workplace where you feel supported, seen, and encouraged—personally,professionally, and at home.

When you thrive, you can do your best work. And your best work changes lives.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in Eating Recovery Center’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.