Mental Health Therapist

Company: Pillars Community Health
Location: Berwyn
Posted on: February 18, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description SUMMARY: Provides outpatient therapy services to children, adolescents, and adults within a collaborative, interdisciplinary behavioral health setting. This role is primarily office-based and designed to maximize client access through structured scheduling support, team-based collaboration, and integrated services across the organization. Therapy services follow evidence-based models that are responsive to the social, cultural, and clinical needs of the community and support whole-person, recovery-oriented care. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides individual, family, or group therapy to children, adolescents, and adults as determined by program needs. Provides an average of 5-6 hours of direct client service per workday to ensure community access to care and meet established performance standards. Completes clinical assessments to formulate an accurate diagnosis and comprehensive treatment interventions to serve the identified client and family. Provides services that reflect person-centered and family-centered, recovery-oriented care, attending to the cultural and social needs of each client and family. Learns and implements time-limited evidence-based practices as determined by client need and PCH standards of care, which may include Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-Suicide). In collaboration with clients/families and the inter-disciplinary care team, determines frequency, duration, and intensity of treatment, and develops actionable treatment plans. Completes clinical documentation in accordance with Behavioral Health and organizational policies and procedures, established timeframes, and meeting quality standards. Partners with integrated care teams across the organization – including medical, dental, and SA/DV – to support whole person care. Coordinates with other community agencies and external systems such as DCFS, schools, hospitals, and other providers. Responds to urgent clients and/or family needs outside of regularly scheduled session times, in accordance with established protocols. Participates in team meetings, case reviews, supervision, in-service and other trainings, and consultations. Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with a disability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Masters degree in Counseling, Psychology, Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or related degree required. Experience working with children, adolescents and/or adults living with mental illness in an individualized setting is required. Attention to detail and capacity to work independently is essential. Experience in a nonprofit or community setting preferred. SCHEDULE : At least 3 on-site in-person days, two of which will include hours until 8pm. A total of at least 10 weekly client-facing hours after 4pm. PAY & BENEFIT INFORMATION $47,000 - $67,000* * Wage is based on one's experience, qualifications, whether they are clinically licensed, and bilingual language skills as compared with our position requirements and other similar employees within the organization. Medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability, life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, FSA, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off for vacation, sick, personal time, holidays, & wellness day. Professional development membership to Relias Essential Learning. Reimbursement for position related clinical license and certifications.

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