Program Therapist
Listed compensation
$70k-$75k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Come join Psychiatric Medical Care's adolescent behavioral health outpatient program, "Embrace U". Embrace U is a combined IOP and PHP treating patients ages 10-18.
- Location: Collierville, TN (onsite)
- Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm
- Salary: $70,000-$75,000 based on experience and licensure
Must have 2+ years of psych experience post Master's graduation. Must be licensed.
The Program Therapist provides therapeutic services for patients utilizing group, individual, and family therapy sessions to adolescents in an intensive outpatient environment. They work within a small, interdisciplinary team with a focus on quality patient care and provision of services ordered by a physician. The Licensed Therapist documents all completed services in compliance with provided standards and regulations and is thorough with details and organization.
- 3 Cs:
- Care – Provide the best possible patient care
- Compliance – Ensure the program operates within all regulations
- Community – Become a wonderful addition to your local community
A. Care: All employees are expected to provide the best possible patient care.
- Ensure accurate completion of the psychosocial assessment on each patient.
- Ensure accurate completion of group psychotherapy notes for each patient.
- Ensure accurate completion of treatment plans.
- Demonstrate understanding of mental health assessment of child/adolescent population.
- Demonstrate an understanding of adolescent counseling treatment, group therapy, and evidenced based practices.
- Provide understanding of adolescent case management.
- Ensure appropriate discharge plan is in place for each patient.
- B. Compliance: Ensure the program operates within all regulations
- Participate in outcome studies timelines, understanding of administration of the tests and when they are to be reported.
- Participate in treatment team meetings with medical director.
- Complete all notes in prescribed timeline.
- Comply with all regulations.
C. Community: Become a wonderful addition to your local community.
- Demonstrate understanding of community education definitions and activities.
- Participate in customer service training as it relates to community integration.
- Present Embrace U to community as directed by Administrator.
- Participate in cohesive team environment to ensure program success
Requirements
Education: master’s degree in social work from an accredited graduate school of social work or master’s degree in other counseling related field.
Licensure
License in Social Work or Counseling as recognized by state. May include LCSW, LPC, LMFT, etc.
Certification: Must meet any applicable state certification standards. CPR/BLS certification may be required based on site staffing needs, as at least one staff member onsite must maintain current CPR/BLS certification
Experience: Two to three years of clinical experience with adolescent population preferred.
Key Responsibilities
The Program Therapist provides therapeutic services including group, individual, and family therapy to adolescents in an intensive outpatient setting. They are responsible for maintaining accurate clinical documentation, treatment plans, and psychosocial assessments while working within an interdisciplinary team.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Program Therapist at Psychiatric Medical Care a 6.4 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 7,926 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 44% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,926 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $70k–$75k | Mental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $62k–$82k)311 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$79k in purchasing power | Tennessee index 91.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Tennessee | 166 active | 7,885 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 34% remote · 44% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Tennessee Counselor listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 10% offer loan repayment279 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | +2.3% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$73k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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