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Fairfax, Virginia

Behavioral Health Therapist 1 Adolescent Mental Health Programs

CounselorNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$68k-$111k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 13m ago · Verified live

Job Description

The Inova Keller Center is looking for a dedicated Behavioral Health Therapist I
to join the team! Our comprehensive mental health and substance use disorder
treatment programs and an innovative special education school support families
throughout Northern Virginia. This therapist will work primarily with our
Partial Hospitalization Program and also lend support to our Intensive
Outpatient Program.  This role will be full-time day shift from Monday – Friday,
core hours 7:30 am – 4:00 pm, with some flexibility to cover IOP later in the
day if needed.  The Keller Center is in Fairfax, VA.

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality
and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top
employer in both the D. C. metro area and the nation. 

Featured Benefits

* Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision
coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
* Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting
on your first day.
* Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in
education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
* Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their
spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy
sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
* Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave and more.

Behavioral Health Therapist I Job Responsibilities

* Performs duties under the clinical supervision of an approved clinical
supervisor registered with the DBHDS or receives clinical supervision from an
approved clinical supervisor registered with the DBHDS.

  • Provides care coordination to ensure the patient and family receive and are
  • Provides a range of therapeutic interventions, psycho-educational

Minimum Qualifications

* Education: Master's Degree, Ph. D., PsyD, EdD in Mental Health, Social Work,
Counseling, Substance Use Disorders or Behavioral Health related field.
* Experience: Two years of experience in mental health/substance use disorder
treatment, psychoeducational programming including targeted, evidence-based
interventions (crisis intervention, trauma, and integrative therapies).
* Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association within 3
months of hire. Crisis Prevention Institute within 6 months of hire. 
* Licensure: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and
Family Therapist, LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed
Clinical Psychologist (LCP), or Licensed Substance Abuse Professional
(LSATP).

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience with adolescent patients strongly preferred

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every
day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities
we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare
safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to
professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova,
we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate
future for healthcare. 

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability,
gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin,
political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related
conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran
status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist provides therapeutic interventions, psycho-educational programming, and behavioral support to patients and families within the Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient programs. They also perform care coordination to ensure patients are referred to appropriate community resources to optimize treatment outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree or higher in a mental health-related field and possess at least two years of experience in mental health or substance use disorder treatment. A valid clinical license such as LPC, LMFT, LCSW, LCP, or LSATP is required, along with the ability to obtain BLS and Crisis Prevention Institute certifications.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Mental health therapyTrauma-informed careBehavioral interventionsAdolescent mental healthIndividualized service planningClinical documentationPatient assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Therapist 1 Adolescent Mental Health Programs at Inova a 6.4 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 no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Counselor Career Context

Inova ranks #1 of 22 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 40% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$90k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $89k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Fairfax

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$687k
Typical market rent
$2,472/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Inova

Hospitals and Health Care
Falls Church, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Retirement match (first 5%)
Tuition assistance up to $5,250/year
Student loan assistance up to $10,000
Mental health support (25 sessions per person per year)
Paid time off
Paid parental leave