Primary Therapist, Over 18 OCD/Eating Disorders Program

Compasshealthcenter; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

401k

Parental leave

CEU trainings

Job summary

Compass Health Center in Northbrook, IL, seeks an OCD/Eating Disorders Primary Therapist to develop and implement patient treatment plans. You will conduct individual therapy, support meals, and collaborate with outpatient teams to ensure comprehensive care.

Applicants must be independently licensed in Illinois and experienced with eating disorders; preferred experience includes OCD, anxiety, and PHP/IOP settings. The role opens pathways for clinical leadership and program fidelity.

Qualifications

• Independent licensure in Illinois is required.
• Experience treating eating disorders is required.
• Experience treating OCD/anxiety/depression is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete program evaluations and intake assessments to determine diagnosis and program fit.
• Deliver individual OCD and eating disorder interventions (ERP; CBT-E/CBT-AR).
• Coordinate with outpatient teams and family therapist for involvement.
• Provide secondary coverage for meals and snacks and document progress.
• Participate in rounds, huddle, supervision, and fidelity activities.

Skills

Eating disorder treatment

OCD/Anxiety therapy

Time management

Supervision/consultation

Weight-inclusive framework

Education

Illinois licensure ( psychologist / LCSW / LCPC / LMFT )

Experience treating eating disorders

Job description

About This Role

Weekly outpatient therapy isn't always enough, and a trip to the ER isn't the only answer. Patients and their families rely on CompassHealth Center whenincrisis – every day, wehelp people overcome depression, anxiety, suicidality, obsessions/compulsions, trauma, chronic pain, and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely.

As an OCD / Eating Disorders Primary Therapist, you’ll work thoughtfully with our patients to develop and implement their individualized treatment plans. This role will consist of conducting individual therapy meetings, providing secondary support for meals and snacks, collaborating with patients’ outpatient teams, and leading patients through their overall treatment program. You’ll partner closely with the entirety of our treatment teams to ensure comprehensive and compassionate care.

Note that upon hire, the individual in this role will primarily work with patients in our OCD and Complex Anxiety Program and those with secondary eating disorder symptoms. Compass Northbrook's Eating Disorder program will open in 2027.

What You'll Do:

Assessment andFormulation

• Completeprogram specific evaluations, re-intake assessments, intakeassessmentsasindicatedtodeterminediagnosis and appropriateness for program
• Build and maintain transdiagnostic case formulation based on maintaining mechanisms throughout course of patient’s treatment
• Sequence treatment using program’s treatment target hierarchy

Individual Treatment

• Deliver individual therapy with evidence-basedOCD interventions (e.g., ERP) andeating disorderinterventions(e.g., CBT-E, CBT-AR)while integratingDBTandACT
• Assign individualized homework, including design, assign, and debrief individual exposures
• Identify and address accommodation and safety behaviors
• Depending on census needs, conduct therapy with patients across all Over 18 programs

Care Coordination

• Serveas case lead for the treatment plan, coordinatingwith team
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment rounds and program huddle
• Partner with family therapist on family involvement
• Utilize Compass’s Evidence-Based Assessment system to monitor progress and guide treatment planning
• Coordinate with outpatient providers and complete aftercare handoff

Medical andRisk

• Monitor medical status in collaboration with nursing and prescribers; recognize indicators of medical instability and elevate per protocol(asindicated)
• Assess need for higher level of care, step-down, or discharge

Program Operations

• Provide secondary (Non-RD) coverage for supported meals and snacks
• Complete required documentation throughout treatment
• Participate in required program training, fidelity monitoring, supervision, and consultation
• Other duties, as assigned

Who You Are:

Credentialsand Experience

• Independently licensed as a psychologist, LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT in the state of Illinois (required)
• Experience treating eating disorders (required)
• Experience treating OCD, anxiety, and/or depression (preferred)
• Have experience in a PHP, IOP, residential, or inpatient setting(preferred)

Skills and Approach (preferred)

• Possesses a workingknowledgeofconceptualization of eating disorder treatment and co-occurring conditions
• Is able to deliver interventions that reliably address maintaining mechanisms of disorders, and ability to tolerate patient distress without accommodating or reassuring
• Practices from weight-inclusive framework
• Adopts “all foods fit” approach towards clinical nutrition
• Works within defined curriculum and fidelity expectations (rather than an idiosyncratic model)
• Seeks and uses supervision and consultation
• Possesses excellent time management skills and ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and changing environment

Compensation

$55,000 — $90,000 USD

Who We Are

Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health, bringing passion, connection, and patient-centered care to the PartialHospitalizationand Intensive Outpatient space (PHP/IOP). Based in Chicagoland, we serve hundreds of patients every day, ranging from ages 5 through adulthood, in our onsite facilities or through our flourishing virtual programming.Compass fills a critical gap between outpatient and inpatient care through an intermediate level of Behavioral Healthcare.

A few more things we want you to know: our values are super important to us, and hopefully will be to you, too. Cultural humility, teamwork, continuous improvement, connection, patient centered care, passion, innovation, and agility should be your power sources. Joining Compass is an opportunity to feel fulfilled through a joint mission towards healing our communities.

Benefits & Perks

We know that you will be dedicated to your purpose here. We look at that investment as a two-way street. We are proud to offer plenty of space for growth, and opportunities to pursue continuous development within our organization.

For eligible positions, our other benefits include: comprehensive medical/dental/vision plans, 401k program with company matching, generous PTO (including competitive parental leave after 1 year of employment), and continuous training through CEU seminars and volunteering opportunities.