Mental Health Therapist/Mental Health Counselor

The Centers•Cleveland, OH

86d•$55,180 - $72,985

About The Position

The Mental Health Therapist participates in the clinical team by providing in-office and telehealth counseling to adult clients. The role maintains therapeutic relationships with assigned clients to address their biopsychosocial needs and collaborates with the treatment team to provide holistic, whole-person care. The position also supports intake, crisis intervention, care coordination, and group counseling as needed, while meeting agency productivity and documentation standards. The role operates in a professional office environment and the community. It routinely uses standard office equipment and requires regular speaking and hearing, as well as frequent sitting, standing, walking, hand and finger use, and reaching. The employee may need to lift files, open filing cabinets, and bend or stand on a stool. Duties may change in accordance with the needs of The Centers.

Requirements

Hold a social work or counselor license recognized by the state of Ohio, such as LSW, LPC, MFT, LISW, LPCC, or IMFT.
Demonstrate interpersonal skills and communication, including emotional intelligence, empathy, and the ability to work closely with others.
Demonstrate professionalism, including confidence, articulation, receptiveness to criticism and feedback, and conflict-resolution ability.
Organize work effectively, prioritize, set goals and strategies, and use information and data to identify or explain trends and problems.
Contribute to common goals, communicate openly with team members, ask for help when necessary, and encourage involvement.
Demonstrate self-awareness, attentive listening, cultural intelligence, awareness of bias, and sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the population served.
Adapt to changes in processes and accept new technology as part of the job.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct intake screening and orientation for new clients and guardians when applicable.
Provide mental health counseling to adult clients using evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches.
Provide crisis intervention as necessary to enhance and restore functioning.
Participate in coordination of care with a multidisciplinary treatment team.
Provide group counseling as needed.
Meet or exceed agency-required productivity and documentation standards.
Perform other duties as assigned.