Licensed Counselor (Adolescent)

Lighthouse Psychiatry Brain Health Center; Gilbert (AZ); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Lighthouse Psychiatry is seeking Arizona-licensed therapists to join our multidisciplinary clinical team. You will provide high-quality psychotherapy to adolescents, teens, and adults in a collaborative, integrative mental health environment.

The ideal candidate is clinically strong, ethically grounded, and comfortable working with psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and interventional psychiatry teams. Experience with higher-acuity populations is preferred, and clinical supervision is available

Qualifications

• Active Arizona license in good standing (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or PhD/PsyD).
• Master’s or Doctoral degree from an accredited program.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual psychotherapy (and group therapy if applicable) for adolescents, teens, and adults.
• Conduct clinical assessments, treatment planning, and progress documentation.
• Collaborate with psychiatric providers on medication management, TMS, and ketamine/psychedelic treatment plans.
• Maintain compliant clinical documentation within the EHR.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case discussions and care coordination.
• Uphold HIPAA compliance and Arizona regulations.

Skills

Clinical collaboration

Documentation

CBT

DBT

ACT

Education

Master’s or Doctoral degree

Job description

Licensed Counselor (for adolescents) (Gilbert, Arizona).

Lighthouse Psychiatry.

Location: 4001 E Baseline Rd Ste 204, Gilbert AZ 85234.

Job Type: Full-time, In-Person / Telehealth (Hybrid).

Pay: $67,000 – 85,000 (depending on clinical & research experience, certification, familiarity working with psychiatry).

About Lighthouse Psychiatry

Lighthouse Psychiatry is a modern, patient-centered mental health practice delivering evidence-based psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care across Arizona. We integrate psychotherapy with advanced interventional services—including TMS, ketamine-based treatments, and medication management—while maintaining a strong emphasis on clinical quality, collaboration, and outcomes. We also conduct psychedelic clinical research focused on novel treatments. Our mission is to provide clarity, stability, and meaningful improvement for patients navigating complex mental health conditions.

Position Overview

We are seeking Arizona-licensed Therapists and/or Psychologists to join our growing clinical team. This role involves providing high-quality psychotherapy services to adolescents, teens, and adults within a collaborative, multidisciplinary, integrative mental health environment.

The ideal candidate is clinically strong, ethically grounded, and comfortable working alongside other therapists/psychologists, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and interventional psychiatry teams. Experience with higher-acuity or treatment-resistant populations is preferred. If applicable, clinical supervision is available for Associate Therapist candidates.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide individual psychotherapy (and group therapy if applicable) using evidence-based modalities.
• Conduct clinical assessments, treatment planning, and ongoing progress documentation.
• Collaborate with psychiatric providers regarding medication management, TMS, ketamine-assisted treatment, and psychedelic-assisted treatment plans.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and compliant clinical documentation within the EHR.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case discussions and care coordination.
• Uphold ethical, legal, and professional standards consistent with Arizona regulations and licensing boards.
• Educate patients on treatment approaches, goals, and expectations.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and HIPAA compliance at all times.

Required Qualifications

• Active Arizona license in good standing in one of the following:
  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
  • Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT).
  • Licensed Psychologist (PhD or PsyD).
• Master’s or Doctoral degree from an accredited program.
• Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, and therapeutic skills.
• Excellent documentation and communication abilities.
• Comfort working in a collaborative, psychiatry-integrated environment.
• Experience treating mood disorders, anxiety disorders, PTSD, or treatment-resistant depression.
• Strong clinical skills using CBT, ACT, DBT, trauma-informed care, or psychodynamic approaches.

Preferred Qualifications

• Training in EMDR, ART, CMI, NARM, Somatic Therapy, and/or IFS is highly recommended.
• Comfortable seeing children, as well as, adults
• Prior work in outpatient psychiatry or behavioral health settings.
• Exposure to interventional psychiatry (TMS, ketamine, esketamine, psychedelics).

Arizona Compliance & Regulatory Requirements

• Background Check: Successful completion of a criminal background check in accordance with Arizona law.
• Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card:
  • Must possess or be eligible to obtain an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card (standard or Level I, as required by role and setting).
  • Candidates without an active card must be willing to apply for and obtain clearance prior to the start date or within the onboarding period, per Arizona Department of Public Safety requirements.
  • Continued employment is contingent upon maintaining fingerprint clearance eligibility.
• HIPAA & Confidentiality: Required to comply with HIPAA, Arizona privacy laws, and Lighthouse Psychiatry policies regarding protected health information (PHI).
• Mandatory Reporting & Ethical Standards Must comply with Arizona mandatory reporting laws, scope-of-practice requirements, and professional ethical standards.

Schedule & Work Model

• Full-time opportunities available.
• Hybrid, in-office, and telehealth.
• Flexible scheduling with administrative and clinical support.
• Training available (for both CEU and non-CEU programs).
• Bonus structure available (if applicable).

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation (W-2 or 1099 options, role-dependent).
• Administrative, billing, and scheduling support to minimize non-clinical burden.
• Collaborative clinical culture with access to psychiatric consultation.
• Opportunities for professional growth in clinical research.
• Opportunities for professional growth within a rapidly expanding interventional psychiatry practice.

Why Join Lighthouse Psychiatry

• Practice in a high-quality clinical environment without a corporate burnout culture.
• Focus on patient care while the administrative infrastructure supports your work.
• Join a forward-thinking practice advancing modern psychiatric treatment models.
• Stable referral volume and operational maturity.

Lighthouse Psychiatry is an equal opportunity employer.

Keywords

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About Lighthouse Psychiatry Brain Health Center

Lighthouse Psychiatry is dedicated to providing a patient-centric and quality-focused experience that is grounded in safety, personalization, innovation, and clinical research. No two individuals are alike. Thus, our approach to care delivery incorporates customized treatment solutions tailored to the clinical and mental needs and challenges of the individual. Our integrative services including psychiatric medication management, counseling, TMS, qEEG, Spravato, ketamine, ADHD testing and treatment, and clinical research of novel treatments. We treat our patients as people.