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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Part Time Art Therapist

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Job Description

Pyramid Healthcare is dedicated to offering the highest quality of care to those we serve. A focus on client-focused care establishes our family of brands as respected leaders in addiction treatment, mental health recovery and eating disorder treatment modalities.

Pyramid Healthcare offers comprehensive behavioral healthcare defined by supportive environments that offer patients the strength they need to overcome life’s challenges. We offer behavioral healthcare services – psychiatry, addiction recovery, mental disorder treatment, etc. – that allow clients at all stages of recovery or rehabilitation to reclaim health and well-being.

Part-Time Art Therapist

High Focus Centers | Greater Philadelphia Area

Bring creativity into the healing process. Help clients find new ways to express themselves, build resilience, and move forward.

About Us

High Focus Centers is a leading provider of outpatient treatment for mental health, substance use, and eating disorders. Through our programs, including Rehab After Work, The Light Program, and Seeds of Hope, we provide individualized, comprehensive care to adults and adolescents navigating a variety of challenges.

We believe meaningful recovery involves more than words alone. Creative expression can help clients explore emotions, process difficult experiences, and develop healthier ways of coping.

Position Overview

We are seeking a passionate and creative Part-Time Art Therapist to join our clinical team and support programs across Center City Philadelphia, Northeast Philadelphia, Lansdale, and Jenkintown.

In this role, you'll use art therapy and expressive arts interventions to help clients engage in treatment, strengthen emotional awareness, and work toward their therapeutic goals. You'll collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of clinicians who are committed to providing compassionate, individualized care.

This position offers up to 28 hours per week, with travel between our program locations as needed. It's an opportunity to bring your clinical expertise and creativity to a collaborative environment where your work can make a meaningful difference.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Facilitate individual and group art therapy sessions using creative and expressive arts interventions tailored to client needs.

Develop engaging therapeutic activities that encourage emotional expression, self-awareness, coping skills, and personal growth.

Prepare art materials and maintain a safe, welcoming, and therapeutic environment.

Collaborate with therapists and other clinical team members to integrate art therapy into individualized treatment plans.

Assess clients' behavioral and emotional needs, monitor progress, and complete clinical documentation within required timeframes.

Participate in staff meetings, clinical supervision, and required trainings.

Partner with Executive Directors and clinical leadership to support program quality, treatment effectiveness, and regulatory compliance.

Maintain appropriate therapeutic boundaries and support client safety, including responding to crisis situations when necessary.

  • Travel between assigned program locations to provide services based on program needs.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Art Therapy.
  • Registered Art Therapist (ATR) or Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) credential required.
  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) credential preferred, but not required.
  • Trauma-Informed Art Therapy or Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy certification preferred.
  • Strong understanding of mental health, substance use, eating disorders, and co-occurring conditions.
  • Ability to use creative and expressive arts interventions effectively within a clinical treatment setting.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, organization, and clinical documentation skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with diverse client populations and multidisciplinary clinical teams.

Make Creativity Part of the Healing Process

If you're an art therapist who believes in the power of creative expression to support recovery and personal growth, we invite you to explore this opportunity with High Focus Centers. Bring your creativity, clinical knowledge, and passion for helping others to a team dedicated to making a difference.

Pyramid CORE Values

We are committed and proud to live our CORE values and use them to inspire those around us. Our employees are expected to align with these values, behaviors, and standards.

We are held accountable for upholding these CORE Values: INTEGRITY is striving to be honest, transparent, and ethical when dealing with clients, staff, and the community. DEDICATION is demonstrating an unwavering commitment to always provide exceptional care and support to those we serve is needed daily.

COLLABORATION is a steadfast, team-focused approach; working together to achieve excellence. PASSION is genuine, compelling, and relentless desire to improve lives and support Pyramid Healthcare’s mission.

Total Rewards for Full-Time Positions

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) with Company Match
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Recognition Programs
  • Referral Bonus opportunities
  • And More!

Want to Know More?

To learn more about Pyramid Healthcare, and how you can achieve personal and professional growth, visit us at: bit. ly.

Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. is proud of its diverse workforce, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities

Facilitate individual and group art therapy sessions using expressive interventions tailored to client needs. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to integrate art therapy into individualized treatment plans and maintain clinical documentation.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Art Therapy and an ATR or ATR-BC credential. Candidates should have a strong understanding of mental health, substance use, and eating disorders, with preference given to those holding LPC or LCSW licensure.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentSubstance use treatmentTrauma-informed careCrisis interventionIndividual therapyGroup therapyTreatment planningMultidisciplinary collaborationResilience building

Counselor Career Context

Pyramid Healthcare ranks #25 of 28 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 32% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Pennsylvania449 active7,867 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 34% remote · 32% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Pyramid Healthcare#25 of 28 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, 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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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

38 jobs
401k / retirement match
95% this job
Sign-on bonus
24%
CME allowance
24%
Loan repayment
11%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,863 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Pyramid Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Duncansville, Pennsylvania
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (full-time)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) with Company Match
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Recognition Programs
Referral Bonus opportunities

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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