Program Therapist

Compass Health Center; Town of Brookfield (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k program with company matching

Generous PTO including parental leave

Job summary

Compass Health Center in Brookfield, WI seeks an experienced Program Therapist to develop and implement individualized treatment plans, conduct individual therapy, lead groups, and coordinate care with outpatient teams.

You’ll work with a multidisciplinary team including group, family therapists and prescribers to deliver evidence-based therapies (CBT, DBT, ACT, ERP) and engage in crisis management, with a focus on compassionate, patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Psychologist or Master’s level therapist (required).
• Master’s level clinical license (required).
• 1+ years clinical work experience post-Master’s (strongly preferred).
• Experience with CBT and DBT and other evidence-based therapies.
• Experience with patients in crisis, ideally in PHP/IOP settings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct individual therapy meetings and assess progress.
• Lead group therapy sessions and teach CBT/DBT/ACT skills.
• Coordinate care with patients’ outpatient teams for continuity of care.
• Develop and update individualized treatment plans.
• Engage in crisis management as part of a treatment team.
• Chart in the electronic medical records system.

Skills

CBT

DBT

ACT

Crisis experience

Group therapy

Education

Master's degree

Licensed clinical license

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

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.

About This Role

Launched in September 202 5 , our location in Brookfield , WI , is already home to top local talent in behavioral health care. This interdisciplinary team of trailblazers are build ing our adolescent and adult programs from the ground up alongside the leadership of well-established clinicians, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and nurses working in PHP/IOP behavioral health care for the past decade .

We are seeking an experienced clinician with a passion for delivering evidence-based therapy to patients. If you are passionate about working with patients to communicate, develop and carry out appropriate treatment plans and compassionate care, you would be an ideal addition to our team.

As a Program 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, collaborating with patients’ outpatient teams, leading groups and guiding patients through their overall treatment program. You’ll partner closely with the entirety of our treatment teams, including Group Therapists, Family Therapists, and Prescribers to ensure comprehensive and compassionate care.

What You’ll Do

• Role function will be split across Primary Therapy, Group Therapy, and Family Therapy.
• Utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) as well as other evidence-based therapies
• Meet with patients individually to assess progress and guide treatment planning
• Coordinate care with patients’ individual providers to ensure continuity of care
• Assess patients’ progress and need for higher level of care or discharge
• Conducts assessments and consults with intake clinicians to aid in determining appropriateness of fit for patients
• Communicate with patients’ family members or support system when indicated
• Complete initial intake evaluations to determine diagnosis and appropriateness for program as needed
• Chart in our electronic medical records system
• Engage in crisis management as part of a treatment team
• Create and update treatment plans
• Lead group therapy sessions teaching DBT, CBT, and ACT skills
• Provide individual and milieu-based exposure therapy

Who You Are

• Are a Psychologist or Master’s level therapist (required)
• Hold a master's level clinical license (required)
• 1+ years clinical work experience post-Master’s (strongly preferred)
• Have knowledge and experience utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), as well as other evidenced-based therapies
• Have experience with patients in crisis, ideally prior experience working in partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, inpatient hospital, or residential setting

We are committed to a fair and equitable work environment. The expected compensation range for this role is below. This range includes multiple career path levels across the organization; where you fall in the range is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, your years of experience, type of experience, location, and education/certifications. Compass reserves the right to update these ranges.

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.

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)
• continuous training through CEU seminars and volunteering opportunities

Due to ethical, legal, and clinical reasons to protect the confidentiality of our patients and to protect against any potential conflicts of interests, Compass Health Center is only able to hire former patients, or immediate family members of current/former patients under certain conditions. If you are a former Compass patient, we are only able to consider applicants who have received treatment at Compass at least 3 years ago and are applying to a different location from where they received care. Immediate family members of current or former patients may also apply to a different location than where their family member received services, regardless of the amount of time that has passed since their treatment.

Voluntary Self-Identification

As set forth in Compass Health Center’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.