Therapist (LPC, LMFT or LCSW)

New Horizons Ranch and Center, Inc.; Brownwood (TX); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary based on experience

Transportation assistance

Paid Time Off

Free meals

Christmas bonus

Mental health support

Professional development

Life insurance equal to salary

401(k) retirement match

$500 Flexible Spending Account

Paid work anniversary trips

Job summary

A well-respected residential treatment center for children located in central Texas seeks a licensed Therapist (LPC, LMFT, or LCSW). The position demands providing individualized therapy to children who have experienced trauma. Responsibilities include developing treatment plans and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. The role offers a competitive salary starting at $70,000 along with various benefits including paid time off, transportation assistance, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Fully licensed in Texas (LPC, LMFT, or LCSW).
• Eligible for Medicaid billing.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in trauma-based approaches preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate tailored therapy sessions with individuals, groups, and families.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to meet therapeutic needs.
• Complete required documentation and case notes per policy.

Skills

Trauma Informed Care

Crisis intervention

Cultural diversity understanding

Education

Master’s degree in psychology, social work, or a related field

Job description

Overview

Join as a Therapist (LPC, LMFT or LCSW) at New Horizons Ranch and Center, Inc. We are a well‑respected residential treatment center for children located in central Texas. Therapists are responsible for providing individualized group, family, and individual therapy while maintaining a comfortable, safe environment and establishing an accepting, caring therapeutic culture for kids and adolescents.

New Horizons Ranch is located in the Texas Hill Country, approximately 30 miles south of Brownwood, Texas or 8 miles west of Goldthwaite, Texas. This is an on‑site position; employees must reside in or near the Brownwood or Goldthwaite area. Transportation financial assistance, if needed, is provided within a 60‑mile radius of New Horizons.

What You Get

• Competitive salary based on experience: $70,000.00 +
• Transportation assistance if needed within a 60‑mile radius
• Paid Time Off starts immediately upon hire
• Free meals every day
• Christmas bonus
• Mental health support
• Professional development and training in the youth mental health field
• Life insurance equal to salary (60 days after start date)
• 125% 401(k) retirement match after 1 year of employment
• $500 Flexible Spending Account after 2 years of employment
• Paid work anniversary trips after 5+ years

Therapist Responsibilities

• Facilitating individually tailored therapy sessions with individuals, groups, and families.
• Communicating and working with the interdisciplinary team and direct care staff to ensure the therapeutic needs of the kids and adolescents in care are met.
• Collaborating to develop individualized treatment plans.
• Accurately completing and maintaining required documentation and case notes per New Horizons’ policy and state minimum standards, including treatment plan updates and progress notes.
• Developing, conducting, and monitoring appropriate therapeutic tasks to assist each kid in accomplishing their treatment goals.
• Following New Horizons’ philosophy and guidelines, employee handbook, and policies and procedures.

Position Qualifications

• Master’s degree in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or another qualifying social services field.
• Fully licensed in Texas (LPC, LMFT, or LCSW). Interns are not accepted.
• Eligible for Medicaid billing.
• Strong clinical background in trauma‑based therapeutic approaches (Trauma Informed Care and Trauma Resolution) preferred.
• Experience in residential treatment, play therapy, and animal‑assisted therapy, with a focus on equine assisted therapy, is a plus.
• Insight and understanding of cultural diversity and ability to work with diverse populations.
• Ability to perform conflict resolution or crisis intervention.
• Pass a criminal background check, drug screen, and tuberculosis screening.

About New Horizons Ranch

We keep kids first while providing a safe, therapeutic, and loving environment for kids and adolescents who have experienced immense trauma through abuse, neglect, or exploitation. The ranch sits on 150 acres and is home to 70 kids, ages 6-17. It includes an on‑campus accredited charter school, a certified equine therapy program, a swimming pool, playground, campus lakes, football and baseball fields, four homes, and a chapel/activity center. We provide intensive, trauma‑based therapy within a secure, individualized, multifaceted treatment setting.

Established in 1971, New Horizons has been assisting kids and families throughout Texas in residential treatment facilities, therapeutic foster homes, and youth and family counseling programs. We are a COA accredited agency.