Primary Therapist IOP

About the role

At ERC Pathlight, we're on a mission to change lives-and we're looking for people who feel called to do the same. As one of the nation's leading treatment providers for eating disorders and mood, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions, we bring innovative, evidence-based, and deeply compassionate care to patients across the country. With multiple locations nationwide and extensive virtual programming, we meet patients exactly where they are and help them move toward lasting recovery. Founded in 2008 by renowned psychiatrists and psychologists, ERC Pathlight now supports more than 6,000 patients each year. And as the need for world-class mental health care continues to rise, our commitment is stronger than ever: to expand access, elevate the standard of care, and empower every patient to rebuild their life with dignity and hope. Why Join Us When you join ERC Pathlight, you become part of a team that shows up every day to make a real difference. You'll work alongside passionate clinicians, dedicated support staff, and mission-driven leaders who believe in collaboration, growth, and doing the right thing-always. Here, your work matters. Your ideas matter. You matter. If you're energized by purpose, motivated by impact, and ready to help transform the future of mental health treatment, you belong here. Come build hope. Come save lives. Come grow with us. Schedule: 11:30a to 7:30p on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays (days where IOP takes place) with flexibility for 8a to 4a on Wednesdays & Fridays or consistent 11:30a to 7:30p schedule.

Responsibilities

• Essential duties and responsibilities:
• Conducts psychotherapy including individual, group and family therapy
• For each patient on case load, completes clinical paperwork including:
• Treatment plans
• Individual and Family Therapy progress notes and group notes
• Wellness plan
• Aftercare plan
• Discharge summary
• Conducts comprehensive assessments and treatment planning for each patient on case load:
• Completes biopsychosocial, self-harm and suicide assessments
• Creates individualized treatment plan with specific and measurable goals in collaboration with treatment team members
• Creates treatment agreements, support plans or behavior plans as needed
• Attends treatment team meetings and treatment team rounds, to coordinate patient's care with interdisciplinary team
• May provide training and guidance to less experienced teammates (Primary Therapist I and II)
• Primary Therapist I must haves:
• Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related (required)
• Fully licensed with appropriate state licensing board or in an associate/intern phase of licensure or what is required by the state to practice individual therapy (required)
• Collaborative nature and strong communication within multi-disciplinary team (required)
• Experience with individual and/or family therapy (preferred)
• Ability to move from one task to the next w/ease, flexibility (preferred)
• Primary Therapist II must haves:
• Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related (required)
• Has obtained and maintains an independent mental health license as required by state to practice individual therapy (required)
• Sr. Primary Therapist III must haves:
• Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related (required)
• Has obtained and maintains a full mental health license as required by state (required)
• At least 3 years post licensure experience working with mood, anxiety, ED and/or trauma related disorders; some experience supervising other clinicians; has carried a significant individual and/or family caseload, with success in treating more complex cases (required)
• Experience with individual and/or family therapy (required)
• Required for all Primary Therapists in Colorado:
• Teammates working in a Colorado Residential Child Care facility (RCCF) in a case management role (Care Coordinators and Primary Therapist) must:
• Have a master's degree in social work, psychology, or child development and have a minimum of two (2) years of treatment-oriented or case management experience, or
• Have a bachelor's degree and a minimum of three (3) years of experience working with children/youth
• Teammates working in a Colorado Residential Child Care facility (RCCF) must:
• be at least twenty-one (21) years of a

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