Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

Center for Authentic Living, Inc.; Park Ridge (IL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Center for Authentic Living, Inc. seeks a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor to provide individual, couples, and family counseling in a trauma-informed framework. The role blends in-person sessions in Park Ridge, IL with telehealth components and administrative work, supporting adults, adolescents, and families.

You will conduct intake assessments, develop tailored treatment plans, and document sessions while coordinating with a multidisciplinary team to optimize care.

Qualifications

• Active Illinois LCPC licensure or equivalent independent clinical license.
• Experience delivering psychotherapy to diverse adult, adolescent, and family populations.
• Familiarity with trauma-informed care and mindfulness-based modalities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct intake assessments and develop individualized treatment plans.
• Deliver evidence-based psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and families.
• Coordinate care with multidisciplinary team and external providers.

Skills

LCPC license

Trauma-informed care

Mindfulness-based approaches

Case management

Family/couples therapy

Telehealth proficiency

Documentation skills

Cultural competency

Job description

Company Description

Center for Authentic Living, Inc. is a trauma-informed counseling center serving adults, adolescents, couples, and families experiencing mental health concerns, eating disorders, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, trauma, and perinatal/postpartum mood symptoms. The multidisciplinary team integrates psychotherapy with body-based and somatic therapies to support health, wellness, and recovery, including approaches such as Somatic Internal Family Systems, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, Shiatsu, Reiki, Yoga Therapy, and Meditation. The organization emphasizes compassion, mindfulness, and values-oriented living to help clients understand the roots and meaning of their symptoms and behaviors. CFAL also offers adjunct group therapies, including DBT skills groups, eating recovery support groups, YogaTalk, and meditation groups, to deepen the healing process. The overall goal of treatment is to help clients connect with their inner experience, reduce distress, and build flexible, effective coping strategies.

Role Description

The Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor will provide individual, couples, and family counseling to clients dealing with a range of mental health and behavioral health concerns, using trauma-informed and mindfulness-based approaches consistent with CFAL’s philosophy. Day-to-day responsibilities include conducting intake assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, delivering evidence-based psychotherapy, and coordinating care with other team members and external providers as needed. The counselor will maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation, participate in case consultation and team meetings, and may facilitate or co-facilitate therapy groups aligned with the center’s programs. This is a full-time hybrid role based in Park Ridge, IL, combining in-person sessions at the center with some work from home for telehealth services and administrative tasks.

Qualifications

• Strong counseling and mental health skills, including experience providing psychotherapy to diverse adult, adolescent, and family populations.
• Knowledge of psychology and trauma-informed care, with the ability to integrate clinical theory into practical treatment planning and interventions.
• Competence in case management, including coordination of services, referrals, and collaboration with multidisciplinary providers.
• Experience with family therapy or couples work, and comfort addressing relational dynamics within a systemic framework.
• Active Illinois licensure as an LCPC (or equivalent independent clinical license); eligibility for insurance paneling is preferred.
• Familiarity with mindfulness-based, somatic, or integrative modalities (e.g., DBT, IFS, Sensorimotor, SE, yoga-based or body-centered therapies) is beneficial.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and documentation skills, including proficiency with electronic health records and telehealth platforms.
• Commitment to ethical, culturally responsive, gender-neutral, and inclusive clinical practice.