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Highlands Ranch, Colorado · Hybrid

Intensive Outpatient Therapist (LCSW/LPC Required) - Adult Group Therapy

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

Highlands Behavioral Health System is an 86 bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in Littleton, CO. Highlands features individual units for adults and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs.

Website: highlandsbhs.com

The Therapist provides clinical social work services in the outpatient setting in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Highlands Behavioral Health. The Therapist provides group psychotherapy and psychoeducation according to the Outpatient Program schedule.

The Therapist will also be responsible for psychosocial assessments, participation in treatment team planning, discharge planning/case management service, crisis intervention and liaison services with referral sources and other departments within the hospital as needed.

Benefit & Reward Highlights

  • Tuition and Educational Reimbursement Program.
  • Student Loan Repayment Program.
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • Discounts on pet insurance, automotive insurance & homeowners insurance
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website:benefits.uhsguest.com

Shift Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (3pm - 9:30pm); flexible opportunity for in-person, hybrid, and virtual therapy

Questions or concerns? Contact the Human Resources department at HIGHLANDSBHSHumanResourceContact@uhsinc.com.

Screening of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

Qualifications

Requirements

Education - Master’s degree in Social Work, Clinical/Counseling Psychology or Social Services related field is required.

Experience - Prior experience working with a psychiatric mental health population, preferably in an inpatient or outpatient group setting. Experience working with co-occuring mental health and substance use disorders required.

Licensure - LCSW or LPC required

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.

Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit uhs.com.

EEO Statement

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If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Mental health counselingSubstance use disorder treatment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Intensive Outpatient Therapist (LCSW/LPC Required) - Adult Group Therapy at UHS a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 28% have no call, 78% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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About UHS

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Benefits & Perks

Tuition and Educational Reimbursement Program
Student Loan Repayment Program
Challenging and rewarding work environment
Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
Discounts on pet insurance, automotive insurance & homeowners insurance
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan