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Fairfax, Virginia · Hybrid

Behavioral Health Therapist IV Women's Health

CounselorIncludes callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$93K–$151K

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Inova Integrated Behavioral Health is seeking a passionate and experienced Behavioral Health Therapist IV to join our dynamic Women’s Health team. This full-time position offers a Monday–Friday day shift schedule (8:00 a. m. – 4:30 p. m.), providing a stable and supportive work environment where you can make a meaningful impact every day.

Within Women's Behavioral Health, the Therapist IV provides specialized assessment and treatment for individuals experiencing mental health conditions related to reproductive life transitions, including the perinatal period, infertility, pregnancy loss, PMDD, and perimenopause/menopause. As part of an integrated model within the Women's Service Line, collaborates closely with obstetric, gynecologic, reproductive, inpatient, and other interdisciplinary teams to provide evidence-based, trauma-informed, and patient-centered behavioral health care across the continuum of women's health services.

This position is hybrid and will primarily work remotel, with the expectation to attend in-person meetings or appointments at our Fairfax, VA location.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and mental health screenings, integrating cultural, developmental, and clinical factors into individualized plans of care.
  • Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions, crisis support, and psychoeducation to patients and families coping with complex medical and emotional needs.
  • Deliver ongoing therapeutic support to families
  • Collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, psychologists, and support staff to ensure coordinated, family-centered care.
  • Facilitate and support psychoeducational and therapeutic support groups; contribute to the development of future peer-support and group-based programming.
  • Provide care management and referral coordination to connect families with internal and community-based behavioral health and support resources.
  • Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation in Epic, including assessments, encounters, referrals, and caseload tracking.
  • Uphold Inova Health System’s Culture of Safety and professional standards.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education: Master's Degree, Ph.D., PsyD, EdD in Mental Health, Social Work, Counseling, Substance Use Disorders or Behavioral Health related field.
  • Experience: Five years of experience post licensure in mental health/substance use disorder treatment, psychoeducational programming including targeted, evidence-based interventions (crisis intervention, trauma, and integrative therapies).
  • Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association within 3 months of hire. Crisis Prevention Institute within 6 months of hire. CPI in-person training for non-violent crisis intervention, receive CPI blue card within 6 months of hire.
  • Licensure: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP), or Licensed Substance Abuse Professional (LSATP). Approved Clinical Supervisor Within 3 Months.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Perinatal mental health experience strongly preferred

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience.

And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Requirements

Requires a postgraduate degree in a behavioral health field and at least five years of post-licensure experience in mental health or substance use treatment. Must hold a valid professional license (LPC, LMFT, LCSW, LCP, or LSATP) and obtain BLS and CPI certifications.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Biopsychosocial AssessmentEvidence-Based TherapyTrauma-Informed CareGroup TherapyInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Therapist IV Women's Health at Inova a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,084 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts, remote work flexibility.

Counselor Career Context

Inova ranks #2 of 23 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 34% have no call, 60% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$122k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $121k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • Hybrid
  • Includes call
  • Remote