Primary Therapist | Walpole, Massachusetts

Primary Therapist Walpole Massachusetts

About the Organization

Bright Path Behavioral Health is a Walpole Massachusetts based treatment center providing dual diagnosis care to individuals and families across the state. As part of the Resilience Behavioral Health network Bright Path offers a full continuum of structured evidence-based programming including Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) levels of care with an emphasis on treating mental health and substance use conditions together.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a compassionate and clinically skilled Primary Therapist to join the Bright Path Behavioral Health team in Walpole MA. This is a full-time on-site role delivering individual and group therapy at the PHP/IOP level of care within a structured supportive clinical environment. The ideal candidate brings strong clinical grounding a genuine commitment to trauma-informed person-centered care and the interpersonal skills to build rapport with a diverse client population.

What Youll Do

• Conduct individual group and family therapy sessions using evidence-based treatment modalities
  
• Develop implement and regularly update individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the treatment team
  
• Complete clinical documentation including progress notes treatment plans and discharge summaries accurately and within required timeframes
  
• Conduct comprehensive assessments including biopsychosocial evaluations risk assessments and diagnostic formulations
  
• Provide crisis intervention and risk management services including safety planning and de-escalation as needed
  
• Collaborate with psychiatrists medical providers case managers and behavioral health technicians to ensure integrated and effective patient care
  
• Engage patients and families in treatment planning and provide psychoeducation regarding mental health conditions coping skills and wellness strategies
  
• Ensure compliance with facility policies accreditation standards and legal and ethical guidelines including HIPAA and confidentiality requirements
  
• Maintain knowledge of and adhere to workplace violence prevention and drug-free workplace policies
  
• Participate in clinical supervision staff meetings and ongoing training to support professional development and maintain current clinical best practices
  
• Assist with discharge planning by coordinating referrals aftercare services and community resource connections
  
• Support quality improvement initiatives and contribute to program development efforts as needed
  
• Perform other duties as assigned by clinical leadership to support patient care
  

Required:

• Masters degree in Counseling Social Work Psychology or a related field
  
• Licensed or license-eligible in Massachusetts (LMHC LICSW LCSW LMFT or LPC-track under board-approved supervision if license-eligible)
  
• 1-2 years of relevant clinical experience
  
• Experience providing individual and group counseling at the PHP/IOP level of care
  
• Evidence-based and trauma-informed therapeutic approach with knowledge of PTSD care
  
• Strong clinical documentation skills and outcome data collection experience
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong interdisciplinary collaboration
  

Preferred:

• Full independent licensure in Massachusetts
  
• Prior PHP/IOP or other structured group-based level-of-care experience
  
• Experience with KIPU EMR
  
• Dual diagnosis / co-occurring treatment experience
  
• Experience with developmental disabilities and gender-affirming care
  
• Familiarity with commercial payor documentation and medical-necessity standards
  
• Training in Schema Therapy EMDR or other trauma-focused modalities
  

Benefits

Compensation and Schedule:

• Salary: $62000 - $80000 annually commensurate with experience (Exempt)
  
• Schedule: Full-time Days
  
• Optional additional flat-rate shift pay: Night IOP ($100 per group facilitated) Saturday PHP ($100 per group facilitated)
  

Benefits:

• Health insurance
  
• Paid time off
  
• Collaborative mission-driven team within the Resilience Behavioral Health network
  
• Opportunity to build specialty experience in dual-diagnosis and trauma-informed care
  

This opportunity is posted by Atlantic Health Strategies on behalf of Bright Path Behavioral Health in Walpole Massachusetts.