Adult Family Therapist

Compass Health Center•Falls Church, VA

12h•$77,000 - $97,800•Onsite

About The Position

Compass Health Center is a rapidly growing behavioral health organization and the largest provider of PHP/IOP programs and psychiatric services in Illinois. We are expanding our innovative programs and will be launching a new location in Falls Church, Virginia, in early 2027. This new location will house a team of behavioral health professionals who will build adolescent and adult programs from the ground up, guided by experienced clinicians. Family Therapists are integral to our multidisciplinary teams, ensuring treatment synergy. They conduct family sessions to provide support, education, and promote collaboration among patients and their loved ones. This role focuses on patients aged 18+ in our Mood & Anxiety Program, with opportunities for cross-training in Adult specialty programs such as Trauma, OCD/Complex Anxiety, and Mental Health and Substance Use. The Adult Family Therapist position is ideal for individuals seeking to collaborate with diverse patient populations and clinicians, while expanding their clinical skills through comprehensive training and support.

Requirements

Psychologist or Master’s level therapist with clinical license in Virginia
2+ years clinical work experience post-Master’s (strongly preferred)
Have knowledge and experience utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), as well as other evidenced-based therapies
Have experience with patients in crisis, ideally prior experience working in partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, inpatient hospital, or residential setting

Responsibilities

Facilitating family sessions to a caseload of assigned adult patients and their loved ones
Providing guidance and support to patients and family members to help promote goals and encourage patients progress through the program.
Providing direction to families about effective ways of supporting patients. Discussion topics and family therapy goals include safety plans, incorporating skill implementation, improving communication, creating contracts.
Providing loved ones with psychoeducation about substance use and various other Axis 1 and 2 disorder symptoms
Provides couples’ therapy for patients and their partners
Works with various presenting issues including depression, anxiety, psychosis, substance abuse, PTSD, Axis 2 Disorder, Bipolar, etc.
Assisting in supporting families through phone coaching and follow-up calls.
Supporting patients in crisis.
Coordinating with the treatment team. This involves attending rounds and other program meetings regularly as well as using the electronic systems of communication.
Communicating with outside providers conducting family therapy for continuity of care.
Collaborating with the treatment team in assessing the patient’s progress and need for higher level of care, stepdown, or discharge.
Helping the family to coordinate an effective discharge plan.
Providing individual support to patients as needed.
Contributing clinical observations and insights during interdisciplinary meetings.
Charting progress of patients appropriately in the electronic medical record.
Participating in program meetings as needed.
Working on projects focused on program improvement and the overall growth and development of Compass.
Participating in a weekly family therapy meeting
Working on projects focused on program improvement and the overall growth and development of Compass
Opportunities to supervise unlicensed clinicians and work across different programs as needed (e.g., Young Adult, OCD, Trauma, Mental Health Pain and Illness)
Participation in monthly 1-hour family support group
Provide group therapy, as needed
Other duties, as assigned