Therapist

Job Description:

Job Title: Therapist

Location: Rolla, Missouri

Department: Recovery Services

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary:

Join our compassionate, collaborative team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals, families, and couples struggling with mental health and substance use challenges. You will work in a mission-driven environment that values empathy, professional growth, clinical excellence, cultural humility, and teamwork-helping clients build coping strategies, strengthen relationships, and achieve long-term wellbeing.

As a Therapist, you will assess, diagnose, and treat clients using evidence-based interventions across individual, group, and family settings. You will develop individualized treatment plans, participate in clinical staffing, coordinate care with internal teams and referral sources, manage documentation per regulatory standards, and respond to crises when they arise. This role includes opportunities to provide clinical supervision to trainees and contribute to program goals and community outreach.

This position offers...

• Employee Assistance Program - 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost


• Mileage Reimbursement - Company paid for work functions requiring travel

• Employee Discounts - Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition

• Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce

• Additional Perks & Benefits - Scroll down to bottom of this post to learn more

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide individual, group, family, and specialty counseling (e.g., trauma, co-occurring disorders) tailored to client goals.

• Conduct intakes/screenings and comprehensive assessments; determine and document diagnoses.

• Develop, implement, and revise individualized treatment plans that align with state and agency standards.

• Facilitate transitions of care, including completion of transition summaries and correspondence.

• Participate in clinical staffing, treatment team meetings, and provide clinical consultation to team members.

• Maintain timely, accurate documentation of all services in required formats and correct charting deficiencies as needed.

• Coordinate with internal departments and external referral sources to ensure authorized services and continuity of care.

• Respond to crisis situations and, when necessary, participate in or coordinate emergency services.

• Provide clinical supervision to trainees once professional requirements are met.

• Represent the agency professionally within the community and support organizational goals and initiatives.

Education, Experience, and/or Credential Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or related field.

• Holds applicable professional licensure for the state of practice (LPC, LCSW, or LMFT).

• Willingness to pursue licensure in additional states as required.

• Comfortable providing telehealth services (training provided).

Additional Qualifications:

• Must meet employment requirements including successful background checks, fingerprinting, and acceptable driving record.

• Completion of New Hire Orientation and mandatory training (including Relias) per agency schedules.

• First Aid and CPR certification within three (3) months of hire and maintained thereafter.

• Behavioral Management training within 30 days of employment (CPI for Residential; Peaceful Intervention or Verbal De-escalation for Outpatient).

• Demonstrated knowledge of diagnostic criteria, caseload management, rehabilitation principles, and legal/court procedures related to mental health and substance use treatment.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to establish effective relationships via in-person, telephone, and telehealth contacts.

• Ability to follow supervision and work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

Physical Requirements

• ADA Consideration - Sedentary work: exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently; repetitive movements of hands, fingers, and arms for typing and/or writing.

• Primarily involves sitting with occasional walking or standing for brief periods.

Keywords: Therapist, LPC, LCSW, LMFT, Telehealth, Mental Health, Substance Use Disorders, Assessments, Treatment Planning, Crisis Intervention

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness.

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Burrell Behavioral Health is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.