Job Type
Contract
Description
The Children's Home of Pittsburgh is seeking a Licensed Outpatient Mental Health Counselor Contract Worker. As we expand our counseling services, we are looking for a dynamic therapist, passionate about working within a perinatal mental health population. The Licensed Outpatient Mental Health Counselor Contract Worker will be able to work as part of a growing counseling team and be supported through regular supervision. Areas of focus in this position would be providing counseling to individuals and couples experiencing perinatal loss, post-partum anxiety and depression, infertility, and other reproductive mental health concerns.
- Course work and/or experience working within reproductive mental health, experience working with both individuals and couples, and trauma-informed practices preferred
- Must have LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or the equivalent
- Certification in perinatal mental health (PMH-C), equivalent coursework, or willingness to pursue preferred
- Open to newly licensed professionals!!
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field, required.
- Current, active, PA clinical license (LPC or LCSW) or licensure (LSW, LAPC) with ability to obtain clinical licensure within first year of hire required.
- Minimum of one year experience in clinical work with adults required.
- Strong knowledge of mental health conditions and evidence based therapeutic interventions for treatment required.
- Strong knowledge of the impact of trauma and trauma informed interventions required.
- Strong ability to build rapport with and communicate with all clients, regardless of age, preferred gender, sexual orientation, or other belief systems required.
- Experience working with adults coping with grief, loss, infertility, parenting, adjustment to a child's medical diagnosis and/or experience treating in a primary care or hospital-based setting preferred.