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Portland, Oregon

DBT Program Therapist

CounselorNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

Branches Portland is welcoming our next DBT Program Therapist. The DBT Program is offered to provide an appropriate program for individuals that may be dealing with personality disorders and/or repeating negative coping skills (i. e. self-harm, suicidal ideation/attempts, and substance use). The goal of the DBT Program is for clients to learn how to better manage extreme emotions and reduce harmful behavior through developing and using of healthy coping skills.

The Outpatient DBT Program Therapist is responsible for running a group based program at the PHP and IOP levels of care. Group therapy runs five (5) days per week from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM.

In addition to running group therapy sessions, the DBT Program Therapist will manage a caseload of approximately 20 clients over the course of their 6-8 week stay at PHP/IOP.

Responsibilities include; aftercare planning, crisis intervention, treatment planning and updates, coordination of care, safety planning, and group therapy facilitation. Additional responsibilities include attending treatment team meetings and other duties as assigned.

A successful therapist in this role will have DBT certification, experience running DBT programs and/or DBT Skills Groups, and be comfortable working with a client population that carries personality disorder diagnoses.

Please note that this is not a full-fidelity DBT Program, in that there is no on-call or after hours responsibilities.

Cedar Hills Hospital is a 98-bed behavioral health hospital and outpatient services program that serves adults facing an acute behavioral health crisis related to issues of mental health, substance abuse and substance use disorder, as well as co-occurring disorders related to these circumstances. Our programs aim to provide lasting mental health rehabilitation through programs that re-establish a high quality of life.

Qualifications

Requirements

Education

Masters Degree in social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, or equivalent required.

Licensure

Preferred, not required. DBT Certification required (within first 3 months of hire).

Experience: 1+ years preferred.

What We Offer

Competitive Pay & Benefit Package Including

  • Medical/dental/vision (multiple plan types available to suit coverage/cost preferences)
  • 401k with 3% employer match
  • Above-market Paid Time Off
  • Shift differentials and on-call pay incentives
  • Employee stock options
  • Career development, leadership training, and promotion opportunities
  • Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance up to $52,500
  • Free counseling services through our EAP for employees and family members

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One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

DBT therapyPersonality disorder treatmentSubstance abuse counselingCase management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates DBT Program Therapist at UHS 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 7,995 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 24% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

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

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  • No call
  • On-site

Living in Portland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$526k
Typical market rent
$1,732/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.4
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Medical/dental/vision
401k with 3% employer match
Above-market Paid Time Off
Shift differentials and on-call pay incentives
Employee stock options
Career development, leadership training, and promotion opportunities
Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance up to $52,500
Free counseling services through EAP