Mental Health Counselor
Hope & Thrive Counseling Center is a community of helping professionals working to enhance the
mental well being of kids, adults, families, and couples in our community. We are an encouraging,dynamic, and collaborative group of clinicians who value working collaboratively and helping improve
the health and wellness of our communities.
Clinical therapists will provide outpatient individual and/or group therapy to patients of Hope & Thrive
Counseling Center, located in Lynden and/or Bellingham, Washington (telehealth: reaching all of
Washington). Clinical therapy services include treatment of adults, adolescents/children, couples and
families. Treatment specialties may include but not limited to: faith-based counseling (we are connected
and get referrals from churches), children, couples, family, trauma, life transitions, anxiety, depression
and/or Brainspotting, etc. The Clinician has the freedom to choose their specialties and population they
want to work with.
Responsibilities- 1. Perform on-site/telehealth clinical counseling services to patients of Hope & Thrive Counseling Center,
- Regular and reliable attendance and timely arrival to work is required.
- Be properly licensed and abide by all laws, rules, regulations, and codes of ethics that are binding upon
- Communicate with a patient’s treatment team (i.e., PCP, psychiatrist, school, etc.) as necessary.
- Timely complete written records for each patient including, but not limited to: intake notes, progress
needed or required from time-to-time by Hope & Thrive Counseling Center or third parties in conjunction
with the treatment of the patient within a timely fashion. Keep patient files accurate and up to date. It is
highly recommended to do notes in session. All notes are due same day. This helps the clinician be able
to leave work at work and go home and enjoy their lives.
- Attend mandatory staff meetings and training as directed by Hope & Thrive Counseling Center.
- Conduct and regulate counseling services in a professional manner so as to maintain and increase the
cooperative and collaborative with co-workers.
- Other duties which may by assigned by Hope & Thrive Counseling Center.
- Allow your image and bio to be published on Psychology Today and Hope & Thrive Counseling
Website.
Requirements- • Must live in Washington State and
- Master’s Degree in psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy or social work; and
- Active, unrestricted Associate level license (LCSWA, LMFTA, or LMHCA) in the State of Washington.
degree graduate or soon to be graduate) and
- Available to hold at least 20 patient sessions per week, provided such sessions are available and
referred/scheduled by Hope & Thrive Counseling Center.
Other Qualification Preferences:- Be affiliated with Affiliates (i.e. AAMFT, NBCC)
- Maintain CEUs and/or other needs to maintain licensing requirements