THIRA Health Hiring for Entry-Level Mental Health Group Therapist Full Time

Mental Health Group Therapist

THIRA Health – Bellevue, WA

Job Type: Full-time, on-site

Level of Experience: Entry-Level

Required License or Certification: WA State Licensure or license-eligible

Required Education: Master’s Degree

THIRA Health seeks a full-time Group Therapist. The ideal candidate will possess excellent administrative, communication, and interpersonal skills. He/she/they must be organized, proactive, flexible, a team player, and be capable of delivering evidence-based treatment for eating disorders, anxiety disorders and depression in an intensive and fast-paced mental health treatment environment.

Benefits:

• 100% employer-sponsored comprehensive healthcare benefits package; inclusive of Medical, Dental, Vision, & Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 100% employer-sponsored income protection benefits package; inclusive of life insurance, short-term disability, & long-term disability insurance
• Generous allotment of Paid Time Off; inclusive of annual Professional Paid Time Off (PPTO) & CEU/CME dollar allotment reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
• $5,000 annual bonus; ($2,500 upon successful completion of one year & $2,500 every 6 months thereafter)
• DBT Training with nationally recognized Dr. Kathryn Korslund
• Beautiful window and art lined office space inclusive of onsite fresh ground coffee, teas, and seasonal fresh fruits plus other snacks
• A fun and supportive workplace culture and team, plus the opportunity to make a significant impact within both the company and the lives of patients!

Job Requirements:

• Lead a variety of PHP and IOP psychoeducational and process groups including: DBT Skills Training, DBT Homework Review, Body Acceptance, CBT Strategies, Mindfulness, Community, Arts & Crafts, Community Engagement Group, Structure & Skills Planning, Tutoring/Vocation, and Family DBT Skills Training & Support Groups
• Provide supportive and DBT-skill based milieu intervention to patients, promoting application and generalization of DBT skills

• Deliver crisis intervention services inclusive of suicide risk assessment and management, creating safety plans, de-escalating dysregulated patients, and mediating conflicts between patients

• Supervise patients during breaks and mealtimes (snacks, lunch, and dinner daily)
• Facilitate adolescent patient tutoring group, encouraging structured use of this time and assisting patients as needed with school and/or vocation-related activities
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team including other mental health therapists, prescribing clinicians, registered dieticians (RD), nursing staff, in comprehensive treatment and care planning
• Use Electronic Medical Record (EMR) to complete all clinical documentation in a timely manner
• Join and contribute to the THIRA DBT Consultation Team
  
• Utilize EMR to complete all required clinical documentation in a timely manner

Required Experience:

• Masters in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or related therapy field

• Requires a Washington State provisional license (LICSWA, LMHCA, LMFTA,) or license-eligible if out-of-state
• Experience providing individual, group, and/or family therapy from a behavioral orientation (internship/practicum experience OK to count towards this minimum)
• Crisis Management experience required

Who We Are: THIRA Health offers transformative mental health treatment programs for women and girls age 13-65. THIRA Health programs are based on decades of work with women and girls and are designed to offer a truly transformative, sustainable recovery. Each person has a unique journey to recovery. At THIRA, we address behavioral health needs and promote sustainable recovery by leveraging support systems in all areas of the individual’s life. It is our goal to help each person reach their full potential through recovery. THIRA offers patients solutions that care for the whole person, including nutritional meals, yoga, art therapy, movement therapy, and more.

Our Leadership: Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Mehri Moore, brings with her over 35 years of experience working with women & girls which she applies in her care and guidance over each patient’s experience. THIRA’s Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Kathryn Korslund, transitioned to THIRA after spending her career as research scientist at UW’s Behavioral Research & Therapy Clinics (BRTC) and working alongside Dr. Marsha Linehan on further developing and evaluating Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Our Chief Finance & Operations Officer, David Krekel-Zoppi, came to THIRA after nearly a decade at Virginia Mason Medical Center and more recently having managed business and operations with Dr. Mehri Moore at The Moore Center. Together, they form our robust team of passionate and skilled leaders to uphold our company mission.

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THIRA Health is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to ensuring that every employee has the right to work in an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful discrimination.