Job Type
Full-time
Description
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Reports To: Project Director
Position Summary
The Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) provides mental health and substance use counseling services to individuals living with an opioid use disorder (OUD). The LPC delivers evidence-based, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented clinical interventions to address behavioral health needs, improve functioning, and support recovery goals.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of mental health, substance use, and behavioral health needs for referred individuals living with an OUD.
- Provide individual, family, and group counseling services utilizing evidence-based therapeutic approaches and professional counseling standards.
- Develop and implement individualized treatment plans based on participant needs, strengths, goals, and preferences.
- Provide counseling interventions addressing mental health conditions, substance use disorders, co-occurring disorders, and recovery needs.
- Collaborate with medical providers, case managers, peer support specialists, and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure coordinated care.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support successful program implementation.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree in counseling.
- Current Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) license in the State of Texas in good standing required.
- Experience providing counseling services to individuals with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of evidence-based counseling practices, substance use treatment approaches, crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, and behavioral health recovery models.
- Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and maintain professional and ethical standards.
Working Conditions
- Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with occasional evening hours based on participant availability.
- Work is performed in office.