Couples Therapist

The Center for Trauma, Stress, and Anxiety, LLC; Bel Air (MD); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Flexible scheduling

Hybrid opportunities

Beautiful furnished office spaces

Job summary

The Center for Trauma, Stress, and Anxiety, LLC (CTSA) seeks a thoughtful, relationally oriented couples therapist to join our outpatient team in Maryland. The role emphasizes depth-oriented, systemic work with couples navigating conflict, attachment wounds, and intimacy challenges.

Collaboration with a multidisciplinary group is central to daily practice. We value advanced relational training, ongoing growth, and the ability to offer premarital counseling, intensives, or related programs.

Qualifications

• Advanced training in couples therapy or relational approaches is valued.
• Strong commitment to ongoing professional growth and specialization.
• Ability to collaborate and consult with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient couples therapy with a relational and systemic focus.
• Offer premarital counseling and relationship-focused interventions as appropriate.
• Engage in group offerings, workshops, or psychoeducation if interested.
• Contribute to clinical excellence and mentorship within the team.

Skills

Couples therapy

Relational thinking

Systemic perspective

Depth-oriented psychotherapy

Clinical collaboration

Consultation

Job description

Couples Therapist

We believe relationship work matters deeply.

Relationships have the power to heal, wound, regulate, dysregulate, connect, and transform us.

At CTSA, we believe couples therapy deserves depth, intentionality, and specialized clinical skill… not surface-level communication coaching or one-size-fits-all interventions.

We are seeking a thoughtful, relationally-oriented couples therapist who is passionate about helping partners navigate conflict, attachment wounds, intimacy struggles, betrayal, disconnection, and the complexity of being human together.

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative, integrative, and mission-driven clinical team that values both clinical excellence and genuine human connection.

Who We Are

CTSA is an integrative mental health and wellness organization specializing in:

• Trauma
• Anxiety
• Attachment and relational concerns
• Stress-related conditions
• Whole-person healing

Our multidisciplinary team includes:

• Psychologists
• Counselors
• Social workers
• Psychiatric providers
• Wellness practitioners
• Integrative and complementary providers

Through collaboration with our sister organization, Get Centered Wellness, we also offer:

• Therapeutic yoga
• Meditation
• Sound healing
• Retreats and intensives
• Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy
• Educational programming and CEUs
• Leadership and professional development opportunities

We are deeply committed to advancing both clinical excellence and human connection.

About the Role

This role is ideal for a clinician who:

• Loves couples and relationship work
• Thinks relationally and systemically
• Enjoys depth-oriented psychotherapy
• Values strong clinical thinking and conceptualization
• Appreciates collaboration and consultation
• Wants to continue refining their craft over time

The position is primarily outpatient psychotherapy-focused and may include an intentional blend of:

• Couples therapy
• Individual therapy
• Premarital counseling
• Relationship-focused intensives or workshops
• Group offerings or psychoeducation (if interested)

We are especially interested in clinicians who have pursued advanced training in couples therapy or relational treatment approaches, such as:

• Gottman Method
• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Imago Relationship Therapy
• Relational Life Therapy (RLT)
• Attachment-focused or systemic models
• Other advanced relational or couples-focused approaches

Advanced certification is not required, but a strong commitment to continued growth and specialization in couples work is highly valued.

Who Thrives at CTSA

The clinicians who thrive here are people who:

• Care deeply about providing exceptional care
• Value emotional depth and relational nuance
• Want collaboration rather than isolation
• Appreciate accountability and professionalism
• Are grounded, emotionally mature, and growth-oriented
• Enjoy lifelong learning and advanced clinical development
• Want meaningful work and long‑term professional growth
• Believe healing should address the whole person — mind, body, relationships, and nervous system

Our clinicians are not “clock in, clock out” therapists.

They are thoughtful professionals who care deeply about their clients, their teammates, and the impact they are making in the lives of individuals, couples, and families.

What Makes CTSA Different

We Invest in Our People

We are committed to helping clinicians grow into confident, specialized, impactful professionals.

We provide:

• Ongoing mentorship and consultation
• Collaborative case discussion
• Clinical training support
• Opportunities for advanced specialization
• Leadership and development opportunities
• Creative freedom to develop groups, retreats, workshops, or relationship-focused programming aligned with your expertise and passions

We are building a culture where clinicians can grow not only as therapists — but as educators, leaders, and innovators.

We Protect Our Culture

We care deeply about maintaining a healthy, supportive, drama‑free workplace culture.

We value:

• Respect
• Emotional maturity
• Accountability
• Integrity
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Humor and humanity

We work hard, support each other fully, celebrate wins together, and genuinely enjoy being part of each other’s lives.

We are looking for people who want to contribute positively to that environment.

We Believe Excellence Matters

We hold high standards because our clients deserve exceptional care.

That means:

• Strong clinical work
• Ethical professionalism
• Timely documentation
• Reliability
• Collaboration with teammates and referral sources
• A commitment to continued learning and growth

We do not expect perfection.

We do expect ownership, humility, effort, and integrity.

Areas of Interest We Value

Clinicians with experience or interest in the following areas are especially encouraged to apply:

• Couples and relationship therapy
• Attachment‑focused treatment
• Trauma‑informed couples work
• Affair recovery and betrayal trauma
• Premarital counseling
• Sex and intimacy concerns
• Family systems work
• Emotionally focused and experiential approaches
• Mind‑body and integrative approaches to healing

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• W-2 employee position
• Flexible scheduling
• Steady referrals and caseload support
• Full administrative support for scheduling, billing, and coordination
• In‑person and hybrid opportunities
• Paid time off
• 401(k) with employer match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for full‑time employees
• Employer‑supported training and certification opportunities
• Beautiful furnished office spaces
• A highly collaborative, mission‑driven team environment

A Final Word

There are many places couples therapists can work.

CTSA is not for everyone — and we are okay with that.

We are building a team of thoughtful, growth‑oriented clinicians who care deeply about relationships, meaningful connection, and the future of integrative mental health care.

If you are looking for a place where you can deepen your craft, continue growing as a relational therapist, feel supported as both a clinician and a human being, and build a meaningful career alongside exceptional teammates… We would love to meet you.