Therapist / Licensed Mental Health Clinician

Ascend Medical•Atlanta, GA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Ascend Medical is building an integrated model where therapists are empowered to focus on meaningful patient relationships, clinical excellence, and long-term healing. They are growing their Behavioral Health Division across Metro Atlanta and are seeking compassionate, mission-driven therapists. The model is designed to support clinicians by providing operational infrastructure, including scheduling and patient coordination, insurance credentialing assistance, billing and revenue cycle support, marketing and referral development, intake and patient onboarding assistance, EMR and technology training/support, collaborative care coordination, and office space. Therapists benefit from internal referrals, community partnership opportunities, marketing and outreach support, access to integrated care teams, and flexibility to develop specialty niches. Clinicians maintain clinical independence, therapeutic approach flexibility, and input into patient care collaboration. Ascend's integrated model brings together Primary Care, Psychiatry, Therapy, Care Coordination, Senior Care, and Wellness-focused services to care for patients more comprehensively. They are intentionally building a diverse behavioral health team and welcome clinicians across a variety of backgrounds, specialties, and career stages.

Requirements

Active Georgia license (or license eligibility) in one of the following: LPC / APC, LCSW / LMSW, LMFT / AMFT, Psychologist, or other relevant behavioral health licensure.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Commitment to ethical, high-quality patient care.

Nice To Haves

Established clinicians with existing caseloads.
Therapists looking to grow their practice.
Associate-level clinicians where supervision structures permit.

Responsibilities

Focus on meaningful patient relationships, clinical excellence, and long-term healing.
Provide therapy services within an integrated care model.
Collaborate with primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and other medical professionals.
Maintain clinical independence and therapeutic approach.
Develop specialty focus areas.
Provide input into patient care collaboration.
Participate in shaping culture and programming.
Assist in growing the practice and expanding teams and programs (for 'builder' clinicians).