Licensed Clinical Therapist

Position Title: Licensed Clinical Therapist

Job Description

Summary Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals and families struggling with mental health and addiction? VHC Health is seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Therapist to join our team supporting Inpatient and Outpatient Psychiatric and Addiction Services.

About the Role

As a Therapist at VHC, you’ll play a vital role in our Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), leading group counseling sessions, conducting intake assessments, and creating individualized treatment plans. You will work with adult and adolescent populations managing mental health and substance use challenges, gaining a comprehensive understanding of evidence-based practices. Our team thrives on collaboration, with therapists and social workers cross-training and providing coverage across inpatient psychiatric, detoxification, and rehabilitation units. This flexibility ensures you’ll develop a diverse skill set while working in a supportive, team-oriented environment. We value team members who are: Enthusiastic: Driven to support individuals and their recovery journey.

Reliable

Committed to providing exceptional care.

Adaptable

• Ready to meet the counseling needs of a dynamic unit.
• At
• VHC, we prioritize your growth and development, offering: A wide range of clinical experience across diverse patient populations. A positive, team-focused culture that fosters professional collaboration and mutual support. The opportunity to make a tangible impact in the lives of those we serve. If you’re a compassionate professional eager to advance your career in behavioral health, we want to hear from you! Apply today and become part of the VHC Health legacy of excellence in care. Located in Arlington, Virginia, VHC Health is a 548-bed, independent, not-for-profit health system and nationally recognized teaching hospital. We have proudly served the Washington, DC metropolitan community for more than 75 years. Consistently ranked among the top hospitals in Virginia and the region, VHC Health has earned recognition as a 2025 Forbes Best-In-State Employer and a 2025 Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. We also hold the prestigious Magnet® designation for nursing excellence. As a Level II Trauma Center, we are committed to delivering exceptional, patient-centered care when it matters most.

Job Description

Purpose & Scope: A licensed Clinical Therapist will provide counseling services to patients individually and/or in a group setting, utilizing clinical counseling principles, methods, or procedures to assist individuals in achieving their established goals as outlined in their individual treatment plans resulting in achieving outcomes that are consistent with becoming sober and/or healthier in personal, physical, social, and psychological wellbeing."Apply clinical counseling principles, methods, and procedures," means an approach to counseling that emphasizes the counselor's role in systematically assisting clients through all of the following:Assessing and analyzing emotional conditions, exploring possible solutions, and developing and providing a treatment plan for mental and emotional adjustment or development, and/or substance abuse disorder, as applicable. It may include counseling, appraisal, consulting, supervision, administration and referral.Engage in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders within the scope of all laws and regulations of the Virginia Department of Health Professions.Provide training supervision for students and registered counselor trainees as requested by the program or unit director, when services are within their scope of practice, which does not include supervision of the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders.