Licensed Program Therapist

The Wave International • Clearwater, FL

5d • $60,000 - $70,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Wave of Clearwater is looking for a compassionate, creative, and clinically skilled Licensed Program Therapist to join a multidisciplinary behavioral health team doing real, hands-on clinical work in a residential setting. You'll carry a caseload, run groups, and be a steady clinical presence for clients working through some of the hardest chapters of their lives — supported by a full clinical team and a program built around integrative, trauma-informed care.

Requirements

• Master's degree in counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy, psychology, or a related behavioral health field.
• Active Florida license as an LMHC, LCSW, or LMFT.
• Experience providing individual and group therapy.
• Strong clinical documentation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to provide trauma-informed, client-centered care.

Nice To Haves

• Behavioral health, mental health, eating-disorder, or substance-use treatment experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned caseload and provide consistent individual therapy.
• Facilitate engaging, evidence-based therapeutic groups.
• Develop creative group content that addresses clients' clinical and recovery needs.
• Complete biopsychosocial assessments and other required clinical evaluations.
• Develop, review, and update individualized treatment plans.
• Complete progress notes, discharge planning, and other clinical documentation within established deadlines.
• Assess safety concerns and participate in crisis intervention when necessary.
• Coordinate care with providers, families, referral sources, and members of the treatment team.
• Participate in treatment-team meetings and contribute clinical recommendations.
• Support continuity of care throughout admission, treatment, and discharge.
• Maintain compliance with ethical, licensing, organizational, and regulatory standards.

Benefits

• Supportive treatment team
• Consistent supervision structure
• Room to grow clinically
• Integrative clinical model (Gestalt, DBT, CBT, ACT, Psychodynamic, and Solution-Focused approaches)
• Collaboration with specialty clinicians offering EMDR, ART, and Critical Memory Integration (CMI™)
• Interdisciplinary case coordination
• Holistic wellness, expressive arts, and daily structure as core clinical components

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level