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Staff Therapist

CounselorFull-time

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Job Description

The Staff Therapist is part of the Tulane University Campus Health team of committed professionals dedicated to supporting and promoting student health and wellbeing as a core institutional value through a multidisciplinary, comprehensive approach. This position resides within the Counseling Center, and reports to Assistant Director. This position is responsible for delivering clinical services and participating in outreach activities.

As a member of the Counseling Center, the Staff Therapist provides student mental health services, including urgent walk-in assessments, consultations, individual psychotherapy, group therapy and workshops.

This position also participates in designing and delivering outreach programs to students, as well as developing materials and presentations on topics pertinent to various University constituencies.

The Staff Therapist is responsible for a specified area of coordination or advocacy or serve as a liaison to departments or groups on campus as assigned by the Counseling Center leadership. Activities such as data collection and analysis, as well as program coordination, may also be pursued at times.

This position participates regularly in Campus Health, therapist team, and Counseling Center staff meetings and trainings.

Key Responsibilities

The Staff Therapist provides comprehensive mental health services including individual and group psychotherapy, urgent assessments, and consultations. They also design and deliver outreach programs and serve as a liaison to various university departments.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work or Counseling with a current professional license (LMSW, LCSW, or LPC). At least one year of clinical experience is required, with preference for those with psychotherapy experience and expertise in multicultural or substance abuse issues.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentCrisis interventionOutreach programmingSubstance abuse counselingMulticultural counselingConsultationWorkshop facilitation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Staff Therapist at Tulane University 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 8,033 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% are remote, 20% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

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