Understanding Minds Psychological Services Clinical Therapist: Licensed Psychologist, Counselor, Social Worker, Marital and Family Therapist (Onsite/Hybrid) St. Louis, MO · Full time

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WHO WE ARE:

Understanding Minds is a locally owned and operated practice committed to delivering ethical, compassionate, and collaborative mental health services to our community. With offices in South and West St. Louis County, we serve clients from the St. Louis metro area, surrounding counties, and virtually throughout Missouri. 

PART-TIME CLINICAL THERAPIST POSITION:

Understanding Minds Psychological Services is seeking full- and part-time clinical providers to help grow our team. This position is ideal for a clinician who desires to focus on their clinical practice in a collaborative setting. Opportunities to specialize (see below), provide clinical supervision, and conduct non-clinical work may be available but are not required of staff.

Role and responsibilities include:

• Individual therapy with children, adolescents, and/or adults, depending on clinical interests
• Comprehensive intake and follow-up assessments
• Timely and accurate documentation of sessions
• Participation at weekly Treatment Team meetings (Tuesdays 12-1pm)
• Offering stable, reliable, and consistent care to clients in accordance with ethical and professional principles
• Functioning as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team; opportunities to engage in peer mentorship and clinical supervision if desired
• Opportunities to provide couples and family therapy if desired
• Opportunities to participate in and/or develop additional clinical programming if desired

WHO SHOULD APPLY:

• Licensed clinicians (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or Licensed Psychologist) in the state of Missouri 
• Desire to maintain a consistent caseload of 27+ weekly billed hours for full time, or 18+ for part time
• Desire to contribute to a collaborative and innovative approach to mental healthcare
• Interest in continued learning and long-term growth as part of a dynamic team 
• Cultural competence, social responsibility, and commitment to providing ethical care
• Excellent time management, boundaries, communication, and rapport building skills
• Ability to work evening and weekend hours to meet client demand

Special consideration may be given to candidates who demonstrate the following:

• 5+ years of post-licensure clinical experience
• Interest or experience in couples and family therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), or Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) treatment for OCD
• Interest in therapy with older adults
• Interest in providing clinical supervision

Understanding Minds is proud to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, as well as perks including malpractice coverage and consultation, training bonuses, and prepaid CEU subscription. Learn more here.

WHAT SETS UNDERSTANDING MINDS APART?

We are a true team – not just a collective of therapists or shared office space. We collaborate, consult, problem-solve, socialize, mentor, and encourage. Teamwork is fostered through weekly Treatment Team meetings as well as in the halls, by email or Zoom, and over lunch. The ability to consult with highly skilled, multidisciplinary colleagues when we need it ensures:

• High-quality care for our clients
• Increased confidence in our clinical and ethical decision-making
• Continued learning and growth
• Benefits for both clients and therapists from exposure to an array of disciplines and theoretical approaches
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Our administrative team provides comprehensive support, from marketing to therapist matching, scheduling, and billing. You never have to market yourself to build your caseload, schedule clients,  field cancellations, collect copays or fees, or deal with insurance companies. This creates space for therapists to focus on the parts of your work you value most – without the stress or numerous unpaid hours handling administrative tasks.

Full-time administrative coverage also means that both clients and therapists receive prompt, thoughtful responses to their needs. In addition to taking calls and emails in real time, our administrative staff respond to left messages the same or following day, allowing clients to feel taken care of from the first point of contact.

We invest in and develop our team members holistically, from day one, and beyond the industry norm. This means not only professional and financial support toward supervision, training, CEUs, and licensure renewal, but also dedicated professional development driven by and tailored to your clinical and professional strengths, goals, interests, and areas for growth.

Collaborative and tailored caseload-building combines the best of private practice and community mental health worlds. Compared with hospital systems, university settings, and community mental health offices, our outpatient setting supports therapists to grow caseloads that reflect their clinical interests and strengths while still gaining generalist experience. We encourage our staff to pursue specializations that they feel passionate about, without ever limiting them to specific programs or populations, and offer caseload stability by working to connect therapists with the types of clients they want to serve.

As a small, locally owned and operated business, we have the drive and flexibility to grow alongside our staff and respond thoughtfully to feedback. We are committed to providing long-term organizational stability that prioritizes the wellbeing of our team, and aren’t beholden to corporate bureaucracy or profit-seeking. Our leadership team is comprised of senior staff members who practice an active, ethical, collaborative, and accountable approach to leadership.