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MBI Health Services
Washington, District of Columbia

Clinical Therapist

Counselor / Therapist

Compensation

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Job DetailsClinical Therapists at MBI Health Services provide structured, ethical, and culturally sensitive outpatient counseling to individuals and families. They conduct diagnostic assessments, develop individualized treatment plans, and deliver therapy through individual and group sessions.

Clinical Therapists focus on helping clients build coping strategies, strengthen support systems, and achieve greater independence, while coordinating care across services to support each client’s recovery journey. Essential Duties and

Responsibilities

The statements below are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. Other duties may be assigned.

The Licensed Therapist will be responsible for providing structured, ethical, and culturally sensitive clinical counseling in accordance with the District of Columbia’s license and certification standards for mental health services in an outpatient facility.

Provides counseling, reviews, and assessments for individuals served. This position must have a positive and supportive attitude toward the agency and its overall success. Must have the ability to think globally, solve problems, and have good decision-making skills, including critical thinking skills.

MBI provides professional mental health services to over 5,000 consumers in its mental health programs. It is our goal to embrace, advocate, and empower the minds and lives of men, women, and children. Our highly experienced healthcare professionals provide premium services throughout the DC Metropolitan Area.

Provides outpatient therapy for adults and families both in individual and group settings. Conducts mental health intakes and assessments and develops treatment plans. Conducts diagnostic assessments, including in the community.

Participates in treatment team meetings and links individuals to appropriate services and agencies to assist in the overall health and wellbeing of the individuals served. Engages new intakes by meeting weekly until assignments can be made.

Collects, enters, and assigns therapy clients, including providing referrals to medical records. Provides therapy; maintains assigned caseload. Works with Clinical Managers and other multidisciplinary team members to develop and implement treatment plans/assessments for clients.

Creates appropriate case management notes and inputs into systems as needed. Maintains clinical supervision for the clinical and diagnostic team to ensure consistency with DBH/MHRS regulations; policies and procedures. Conducts diagnostic assessments, including in the community.

Follow up with contractor's assessments in crisis situations. Works with Clinical Managers to assign new intakes to teams, including follow through to ensure CSW assignments. May provide clinical supervision to the diagnostic and clinician team (if fully licensed).

Reviews and approves clinical documentation of identified staff. Completes client and other records in CREDIBLE regarding participation in mental health treatment.

Develops and updates policies, procedures, and directives in accordance with all regulatory and accreditation requirements and ensures staff training and implementation of such. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or a related field. Must be licensed in Washington, DC as LGPC, LGSW, LPC, LICSW, or LMFT. Preferably 1–3 years of supervisory experience (not required). Excellent oral and written communication skills. Excellent problem-solving skills. Excellent time management and organizational skills.

Key Responsibilities

Provide structured, ethical, and culturally sensitive outpatient counseling to individuals and families through individual and group sessions. Conduct diagnostic assessments, develop individualized treatment plans, and coordinate care across multidisciplinary teams to support client recovery.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or a related field and a valid license in Washington, DC (LGPC, LGSW, LPC, LICSW, or LMFT). Preferred candidates have 1-3 years of supervisory experience and excellent communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningIndividual TherapyGroup TherapyCrisis InterventionCulturally Sensitive CareOral Communication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Therapist at MBI Health Services a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,891 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 40% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for District of Columbia is 109.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.3% of District of Columbia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,891 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $63k–$85k)298 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingDistrict of Columbia index 109.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in District of Columbia30 active7,919 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 40% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,891 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
80%
CME allowance
50%
Loan repayment
40%
PSLF eligible
30%
Sign-on bonus
20%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,891 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Washington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$638k
Typical market rent
$2,484/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.