Director of Director of Therapy Therapy
About The Position
Mind Body Optimization (MBO) is seeking a results-driven Director of Therapy to lead, develop, and grow its therapy division across multiple outpatient behavioral health locations. This hands-on position combines approximately 50% clinical work with 50% operational and leadership responsibilities. The Director maintains an active caseload of approximately 20–25 patients while overseeing departmental performance, patient retention, provider accountability, and the financial sustainability of therapy services. The position is also responsible for supervisory billing for therapists in Texas and reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer. The Director leads therapists across clinic locations, establishes and monitors performance expectations, conducts evaluations, and coaches providers to address performance gaps. The role oversees financial and operational performance, including productivity, schedule utilization, revenue, retention, collections, documentation, and reimbursement. It also develops strategies to improve patient retention and internal referrals, supports recruitment and onboarding, ensures clinical quality and compliance, and collaborates with executive, quality, compliance, and revenue cycle leadership.
Requirements
- Active, unrestricted full clinical license, such as LPC, LCSW, or LMFT.
- Experience providing outpatient behavioral health therapy.
- Strong understanding of therapist productivity, clinical operations, and patient retention.
- Experience managing performance metrics, accountability, and departmental outcomes.
- Knowledge of behavioral health documentation, payer requirements, and regulatory compliance.
- Excellent communication, coaching, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
- Ability to balance an active clinical caseload with departmental leadership responsibilities.
Nice To Haves
- Previous clinical leadership, supervisory, or management experience.
- Experience working in a multi-site outpatient behavioral health organization.
Responsibilities
- Maintain an active clinical caseload of approximately 20–25 patients and provide high-quality, evidence-based therapeutic services.
- Maintain appropriate appointment cadence, patient retention, and continuity of care.
- Complete clinical documentation accurately and within required timelines, and meet clinical productivity, quality, and compliance expectations.
- Provide leadership and oversight to therapists across multiple clinic locations.
- Conduct performance evaluations and productivity reviews; set and enforce expectations, identify performance gaps, and implement coaching, corrective action, and performance improvement plans.
- Perform supervisory billing for Texas therapists.
- Monitor therapist productivity, schedule utilization, patient retention, departmental revenue, and financial performance.
- Drive revenue growth and positive monthly contribution, identify operational inefficiencies, and develop sustainable improvements.
- Partner with executive leadership and Revenue Cycle Management to improve collections, documentation, and reimbursement performance.
- Develop strategies to maximize provider capacity and reduce lost revenue opportunities.
- Improve patient retention and reduce attrition; strengthen referral relationships between medication management providers and therapists and improve internal referral conversion and appointment utilization.
- Identify opportunities to expand therapy services and grow patient panels.
- Support therapist recruitment, onboarding, training, and successful ramp-up.
- Ensure adherence to clinical documentation standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies.
- Partner with Quality and Compliance leadership on clinical performance concerns and promote evidence-based, ethical care and positive patient outcomes.
- Provide clinical mentorship and professional development to therapists.
- Participate in leadership meetings, operational planning, and departmental performance reviews; report on productivity, revenue, retention, and operational performance.
- Execute organizational initiatives and ensure consistent implementation across locations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
