Mental Health Therapist

People Encouraging People•Hyattsville, MD

9d•$65,000 - $75,000

About The Position

People Encouraging People is seeking a Mental Health Therapist for its Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team. The role provides hands-on, team-based support to individuals with serious mental illness, helping them live independently, avoid hospitalization, and build meaningful lives in their communities. Services are delivered in homes, shelters, and other community settings rather than through traditional office-based outpatient therapy. The therapist shares responsibility for a team caseload and works alongside psychiatry, nursing, case management, and peer support staff. The position supports clients with symptom management, crisis intervention, housing stability, substance use recovery, and daily living skills. The work is field-based and flexible, involves adapting to changing situations, and uses individualized approaches rather than one-size-fits-all treatment plans. The role aims to reduce hospitalizations and support long-term recovery.

Requirements

Hold a professional license as an LMSW, LGPC, LCPC, or LCSW-C.
Have strong communication and teamwork skills.
Be comfortable working in community settings and adapting to changing situations.
Have a passion for serving individuals with serious mental illness.

Responsibilities

Provide community-based mental health services in clients’ homes, shelters, and other real-world settings.
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes psychiatry, nursing, case management, and peer support.
Share responsibility for a team caseload.
Support clients with symptom management, crisis intervention, housing stability, substance use recovery, and daily living skills.
Help individuals with serious mental illness live independently, avoid hospitalization, and build meaningful lives in their communities.