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Outpatient Therapist

Alta Mira Recovery Centers$62,000–$80,000/yrVernon Hills, ILPosted 4mo ago

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About the job

Established in 2018, Simply Bee Counseling offers outpatient services including counseling, dietitian support, medication management and neuropsychological testing - as well as an intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization program onsite in their Vernon Hills, IL office. We also offer outpatient therapy in our Northbrook, IL location. We take a comprehensive and inclusive approach to mental wellness serving children (as young as age 5), adolescents, and adults. Our mission is to transform the mental well-being of individuals with the whole person in mind. We see a wide variety of clients who may be struggling with Eating Disorders, Anxiety, Depression, School Refusal, ADHD, Trauma, Self-Injury and more.

Simply Bee is seeking a clinician who is looking for a combination of independent work within a larger collaborative environment. This clinician would serve our outpatient population children, adolescents, and adults. Our team utilizes a variety of evidence based approaches including CBT, DBT, ERP, ACT, EFFT, and others, as well as our CEO's own Growth and Resiliency Model(c) to organize our curriculum and support clients.

This is an hourly role with an estimated annual compensation range of $62,000–$80,000 per year.

The schedule for this role is four 9-hour shifts per week, often including Saturdays and evening 12 pm-9 pm shifts. Please note the clinic is closed on Sundays.

Primary Responsibilities Include

  • Create a family engagement plan upon admission for each minor client
  • Complete weekly clinical charting notes/forms EMR platform
  • Document initial assessments, evaluation and development of treatment plans for clients, preparation of discharge summaries and/or continuing care plan
  • Reinforce clinical services and adherence to the practice’s standards, values, and quality of care
  • Teammates are encouraged to complete at least one community event and one workshop or group each year
  • Exhibit company cultural behaviors of the following: informally collaborate in the office with team members, friendly engagement in the office to support our hive culture, and contribute to the hive mind with knowledge and expertise
  • Complete weekly communication tracker for family engagement, all external providers, new clients and discharge client tracker document and chart notes
  • Participate in mandatory staffing meetings and lead treatment staffing of current cases
  • Complete requested administrative information such as timesheet, calendar management, drive organization, etc.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in Social Work, Clinical Counseling, or related required
  • License eligible PhD, PsyD, MFT, MSW, LSW, or LPC. Must actively be pursuing licensure within the criteria set by state guidelines.
  • Specific, required, current, and active licensure, registration, and/or certification must be maintained in good standing.
  • Previous experience with eating disorders and working with children and adolescents strongly preferred

From Alta Mira Recovery Centers's job posting, checked 5 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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