Senior Therapist

Samaritan Counseling Center of Atlanta; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Samaritan Counseling Center of Atlanta seeks a licensed mental health professional to join our Leadership Team. This role splits roughly 50% clinical psychotherapy and 50% administrative leadership, including overseeing intake and supervision tasks.

The candidate will provide evidence-based therapy to individuals, couples, and families, conduct biopsychosocial-spiritual assessments, and contribute to organizational initiatives and staff development.

Qualifications

• Fully licensed mental health professional in Georgia (or license-eligible).
• AAMFT or LPC-approved supervisor (or eligible).
• Minimum 4–5 years of licensed experience.
• Demonstrated experience providing psychotherapy with individuals, couples, and/or families.
• Commitment to integrative care across psychological, spiritual, and community dimensions.
• Ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Strong clinical documentation and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based psychotherapy services (individual, couple, group, and/or family).
• Conduct comprehensive bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessments for new clients.
• Develop individualized treatment plans and monitor progress.
• Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation within 48 hours.
• Provide crisis intervention and clinical support for emergencies.
• Respond promptly to intake referrals and manage client billing per SCCA policies.
• Participate in Leadership Team and monthly staff meetings.
• Provide administrative supervision for associate-level therapists.
• Ensure accreditation standards and annual requirements are met.

Skills

Licensed clinician

AAMFT/LPC supervisor

4–5 years experience

Psychotherapy delivery

Clinical documentation

Collaborative teamwork

Job description

This therapist/leader will serve as a clinician on staff, join our Leadership Team, and support our monthly staff meetings. The position is roughly 50% clinical and 50% administrative.

Primary Responsibilities

Clinical Services:

• Provide evidence-based psychotherapy services, including individual, couple, group, and/or family therapy.
• Conduct comprehensive bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessments for new clients.
• Develop individualized treatment plans appropriate to mental health diagnoses and presenting concerns.
• Monitor and evaluate client progress, adjusting treatment plans as clinically indicated.
• Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation, including progress notes and treatment plans, within 48 hours of service delivery.
• Provide crisis intervention and clinical support in the event of client mental health emergencies, prioritizing client safety and well-being.
• Respond promptly to new client inquiries or intake referrals assigned by the center.
• Manage client payments and billing processes in accordance with SCCA policies.

Program Collaboration and Partnerships

• Facilitate trainings, workshops, or educational offerings for the community and/or SCCA staff based on professional expertise and interest.

Leadership and Organizational Engagement

• Actively participate on the SCCA Leadership Team, contributing to organizational initiatives and collaborative leadership.
• Engage in leadership for monthly staff meetings.
• Attend SCCA-sponsored continuing education events and professional development opportunities.
• Participate in one board committee or organizational project in collaboration with the Board of Directors.

Administrative Support

• Provide limited administrative leadership support to the Executive Director and Associate Executive Director as needed.
• Ensure accreditation standards are met, keeping up with annual requirements and documentation.
• Conduct with the Clinical Director semi-annual client satisfaction and outcome surveys, analyzing the surveys, disseminating the results, and proposing improvements.
• Provide administrative supervision for associate-level therapists.
• Managing client record requests.
• Assuming leadership of the client intake process.

Professional Standards

• Commit to the vision and mission of SCCA: “to deliver excellence in clinical counseling, as well as spiritually integrated care as the client chooses, to individuals of all ages and to underserved populations.”
• Adhere to all Samaritan Counseling Center Clinical Policies and Procedures and the Staff Handbook.
• Maintain appropriate professional licensure, ethical standards, and continuing education requirements.

Qualifications

• Fully licensed mental health professional in the State of Georgia (or license-eligible in Georgia).
• AAMFT or LPC-approved supervisor (or eligible)
• Minimum 4-5 years’ experience while fully licensed.
• Demonstrated experience providing psychotherapy with individuals, couples, and/or families.
• Commitment to integrative care that respects the psychological, spiritual, and community dimensions of healing.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Strong clinical documentation and organizational skills.

Hours and Compensation

• This position is roughly split in half: 20 hours per week for providing therapy (15 clients/week plus documentation), and 20 hours per week in clinical oversight and administrative leadership.
• Work five days per week, 40 hours per week.Three days will be in-office from 9-6 or 10-7; one day in-office with flex times; one flex day of work, eitherin-office or at-home.
• Salary and benefits commensurate with experience.