Clinical Director

Modern Therapy Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Modern Therapy Group in New York City is seeking a Clinical Director to lead clinical quality, therapist performance, and program development across outpatient services and IOP. You will oversee clinical integrity, supervise clinicians, and partner with executive leadership to improve retention, outcomes, and standards.

In-office role with Mon-Fri schedule; compensation $115,000–$130,000+. This senior leadership opportunity is designed for a clinician who combines empathy with accountability and

Qualifications

• Licensed in New York (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, or Psychologist).
• 7+ years of clinical experience.
• 3+ years in a leadership or supervisory role.
• Strong experience supervising clinicians in a group practice setting.
• Experience with insurance-based care models.
• Experience building, scaling, or operating an IOP or structured program strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality of care across all clinicians and programs.
• Ensure adherence to best practices and ethical standards.
• Support clinical decision-making for complex cases.
• Provide supervision and mentorship to clinicians, individually and in groups.
• Improve therapist performance, engagement, and retention.
• Support onboarding and ongoing training of new hires.
• Lead the clinical development and ongoing refinement of our IOP.
• Ensure all IOP services meet medical necessity, documentation, and compliance standards (ASAM/LOCADTR where applicable).
• Oversee group programming, curriculum structure, and clinical quality.
• Supervise clinicians providing IOP services and ensure consistency across groups.
• Partner with admissions on appropriate level-of-care placement.
• Monitor client progress, retention, attendance, and step-down planning.
• Identify programming gaps and implement improvements.
• Help build and refine clinical programming across outpatient and higher levels of care.
• Establish clear treatment frameworks and care pathways.
• Collaborate on new service lines and clinical offerings.
• Identify drop-off points in client engagement and improve retention.
• Partner with operations and growth teams on client experience.
• Monitor clinical and program performance metrics and recommend improvements.
• Set the tone for clinical excellence and accountability.
• Foster a supportive, high-performing clinical culture.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Clinical program development

Insurance-based care experience

Education

Licensed in NY (LCSW/LMHC/LMFT/Psychologist)

Job description

Lead Clinical Excellence at a Fast-Growing, Insurance-Based Practice

Modern Therapy Group is hiring a Clinical Director to lead clinical quality, therapist performance, and program development across our rapidly growing, multi-state psychotherapy practice. With approximately 40 clinicians and a strong growth trajectory, we're an insurance-based group practice built for clinicians who want to make a real impact at scale.

This role is designed for a senior clinician ready for genuine leadership responsibility — owning clinical outcomes, therapist performance, and structured programming, including our Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP).

About the Role

The Clinical Director will oversee the clinical integrity of the practice, support and develop our therapists, and lead the ongoing growth and performance of both outpatient services and IOP. You'll work closely with our leadership team (CEO, COO, CMO) to improve retention, outcomes, and clinical excellence across the board.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership

• Oversee quality of care across all clinicians and programs
• Ensure adherence to best practices and ethical standards
• Support clinical decision-making for complex cases

Supervision & Therapist Development

• Provide supervision and mentorship to clinicians, individually and in groups
• Improve therapist performance, engagement, and retention
• Support onboarding and ongoing training of new hires

IOP & Higher Level of Care Oversight

• Lead the clinical development and ongoing refinement of our IOP
• Ensure all IOP services meet medical necessity, documentation, and compliance standards (ASAM/LOCADTR where applicable)
• Oversee group programming, curriculum structure, and clinical quality
• Supervise clinicians providing IOP services and ensure consistency across groups
• Partner with admissions on appropriate level-of-care placement
• Monitor client progress, retention, attendance, and step-down planning
• Identify programming gaps and implement improvements

Program Development

• Help build and refine clinical programming across outpatient and higher levels of care
• Establish clear treatment frameworks and care pathways
• Collaborate on new service lines and clinical offerings

Retention & Outcomes

• Identify drop-off points in client engagement and improve retention
• Partner with operations and growth teams on client experience
• Monitor clinical and program performance metrics and recommend improvements

Culture & Standards

• Set the tone for clinical excellence and accountability
• Foster a supportive, high-performing clinical culture

Qualifications

• Licensed in New York (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, or Psychologist)
• 7+ years of clinical experience
• 3+ years in a leadership or supervisory role
• Strong experience supervising clinicians in a group practice setting
• Experience with insurance-based care models
• Experience building, scaling, or operating an IOP or structured program strongly preferred

What We're Looking For

• A strong clinical leader who balances empathy with accountability
• Someone comfortable giving direct feedback to elevate clinician performance
• A systems thinker who brings consistency to a growing team
• Comfortable working with performance metrics (retention, attendance, outcomes)
• Thrives in a fast-paced, scaling environment
• Location: In-office, New York City, Monday–Friday (remote Fridays in summer)
• Schedule: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Session commitment: Up to 10 client sessions per week
• Exclusivity: This role does not permit maintaining an outside private practice
• Compensation: $115,000–$130,000+

Why Join Us

• High-growth practice with real leadership opportunity
• Shape clinical direction and programming, including IOP
• Collaborative leadership team (CEO, COO, CMO)
• Mission-driven work with a diverse client population