Mental Health Counselor

Company: Sentience Psychological Services
Location: Paradise Valley
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

Sentience Psychological Services, PLLC is a group practice that provides counseling for people who reside in Arizona. At the present time, counseling is offered via teletherapy and in-person. We offer flexible hours in our Central Phoenix location, which we find provides a crucial balance between work and home life.

We currently have an opening for a--full-time--counselor. This position is open to individuals who already have an associate-level license in Arizona:--Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) or Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW). If you have an associate-level license, please apply. You must have a master's degree that is focused on psychological counseling. We are looking for someone who is not independently licensed.--

Sentience provides multiple clinical experiences, including working within Arizona's long-term care system (ALTCS), where we provide individual therapy within nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities. Sentience provides therapeutic services to a diverse setting, including different socioeconomic statuses, abilities, gender, sexual orientation, and age. Each of our clients presents with a variety of mental health problems, including depression, PTSD, and personality disorders. We also provide services for veterans.

While working at Sentience, you will have an opportunity to work with several other clinicians in various stages of development. Please visit Sentiencepsych.com and Sentiencepllc.com to learn more about all of our therapists. You will have the opportunity to be trained by licensed Psychologists and Licensed Professional Counselors who are all driven, knowledgeable, professional, and ethical. Individual and group supervision (with board-approved supervisors) will be offered weekly at no additional expense to associate-level clinicians. Attendance to both group and individual supervision is required weekly. At Sentience, you will be given more supervision than what is required by the board, ensuring that you develop all of the skills necessary for independent licensure. In addition, you will learn a variety of treatment approaches. For example, all clinicians are taught Prolonged Exposure Therapy, which is one of the top 3 empirically validated treatments for PTSD! You also have the opportunity to receive training in CBT-I, which is the treatment for insomnia.

This position offers a base salary of $50,000 with the opportunity of bi-weekly bonus pay for a total of $60,400 annually. In addition to this, employee benefits include health insurance, accrued sick time, 2 weeks of vacation, accrued PTO, and several federal holidays.--

Candidates who will excel at sentience have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, intellectual curiosity, good organization, and strong computer literacy. If you feel like you fit this description and want to be a part of the Sentience culture, please apply!

Responsibilities:
Essential Job Functions:
--- Conduct Intakes and diagnose
--- Develop individualized treatment plans based on Evidenced Based Practices
--- Conduct individual therapy on a weekly basis
--- Maintain client records, treatment statistics, and other documentation according to practice standards
--- Participates in individual supervision that meets the standards set by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Licensure and in accordance with Sentience, PLLC policy

Qualifications:
--- Master's Degree in Counseling or Social Work
--- Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) (must be licensed to work in the state of Arizona)
--- Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) (must be licensed to work in the state of Arizona)

About Company:
Sentience Psychological Services, PLLC is a group practice that provides counseling for people who reside in Arizona. Unlike many of the larger counseling practices in the area, this company is run by a mental health professional. Because of this, our practice has a focus on both the client's needs and also the clinician's well-being. Our professional ethics drive our care. We have a wonderful group of treatment providers who value professionalism, kindness, and intellectual curiosity.



More information can be found at: Sentiencepsych.com and Sentiencepllc.com

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