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Moses / Weitzman Health System
Hartford, Connecticut

Behavioral Health Clinician - CHC Pediatrics, Hartford

CounselorIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time
Posted 2mo ago

About the Role

Pediatric behavioral health. One Saturday a month. One evening a month. Bilingual preferred. Work with kids and families. Make a difference.

Join Moses / Weitzman Health System as a Behavioral Health Clinician - CHC Pediatrics, Hartford in Hartford, Connecticut.

Key Responsibilities

  • CLINICAL Completes initial behavioral health evaluations; individual, group and family psychotherapy with children and/or adults in an outpatient clinic.
  • Will be expected to run at least five (5) groups for each week of direct clinical work.
  • Consults with providers within and outside the agency regarding the treatment plan and progress of the patients.

Requirements

  • Ph. D. /Psy. D, LCSW, LPC or LMFT degree.
  • Licensed in the State of Connecticut.
  • Minimum of two years of experience with outpatients including experience with children and/or adults.
  • Theoretical orientation consistent with brief, problem-focused therapy.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Call responsibilities required.

Apply to join Moses / Weitzman Health System as a Behavioral Health Clinician - CHC Pediatrics, Hartford.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Behavioral HealthPsychotherapyCrisis InterventionDiagnostic EvaluationsTreatment PlanningFamily TherapyGroup TherapyInterdisciplinary TeamworkDocumentationClient CareCommunicationSupervisionCommunity ResourcesSafety AssessmentPatient Advocacy

Pediatrics — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 10% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

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