[Hiring] Remote Telehealth Therapist @Lyon-Martin Community Health Services

Role Description

Lyon-Martin Therapists are responsible for providing clinically appropriate outpatient mental health and co-occurring substance use disorder services to Lyon-Martin clients. As a specialist in queer, trans, and intersex (QTI) care, Lyon-Martin therapists are expected to have experience and a commitment to LGBTQIA+ community health care.

• Primarily provide psychotherapy services.
• May also provide crisis intervention, brief behavioral interventions, psychosocial assessments for gender affirming surgery, group psychotherapy, appropriate internal/external referrals, and clinical case management.
• Maintain a high degree of professional competence and ethical standards.
• Work collaboratively as part of an integrated health care team.
• May be required to work some evenings.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of social work, marriage & family therapy, licensed professional clinical counseling program with a master’s degree or a school of psychology with a PsyD. or PhD.
• Culturally sensitive/humble and able to work with a diverse population.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Word, Outlook, internet applications, Zoom, computer technology, and phone use.
• Experience working with lesbian, bisexual, transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex communities.
• Experience working with populations with varying disabilities, racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and economic statuses.
• Experience working with people who do sex work, those experiencing homelessness, people who have challenges with mental illness and/or using drugs, those with a history of incarceration, and people of varying ages.
• An interest in and commitment to gender affirming health care and health care access for underserved populations.

Requirements

• Licensing Requirements:
  • Associate Therapists: Licensed in California as an ASW, AMFT or RPA.
  • Licensed Therapists: California license as an LCSW, LMFT, LPCC or Psychologist.
• Bilingual Spanish/English fluency; other bilingual or multilingual fluency preferred.
• EMDR training; DBT training; CBT training preferred.

Benefits

• Employees regularly scheduled for 16+ hours per week are eligible for full benefits.