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Embark Behavioral Health
Vienna, Virginia

PRN Licensed Mental Health Therapist

CounselorNo weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$35-$45/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

  • Location: 1934 Old Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA 22182 Hourly Pay: $35.00 - $45.00 an hour, depending on experience
  • Schedule: PRN coverage as needed, typically Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM-4:30 PM

Join an adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) serving teens and their families in Vienna, Virginia. We're seeking a fully licensed therapist to provide individual, group, and family therapy while supporting treatment planning and discharge coordination. This PRN role is ideal for clinicians who enjoy working with adolescents in a structured outpatient setting and want flexible supplemental hours.

Responsibilities

  • Provide individual, family, and group therapy for adolescents enrolled in an IOP/PHP program.
  • Maintain a focused caseload and collaborate with families to support treatment goals, progress, and discharge planning.
  • Complete clinical documentation, treatment plans, and progress notes accurately and on time.
  • Deliver developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive care.
  • Work closely with interdisciplinary team members to coordinate treatment and ensure quality care.

Qualifications

Required: Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field.

Required: Active Virginia clinical licensure as an LCSW, LPC, or LMFT (or equivalent independent clinical license recognized by the Virginia Board); experience with adolescents, IOP, PHP, or higher-acuity behavioral health settings preferred.

Preferred Experience

  • 1+ year of clinical experience in a residential, IOP, or PHP setting.
  • Experience using relational, experiential, and systemic modalities.
  • Passion for working with adolescents, young adults, and families.
  • Willingness to obtain a CAQH profile and NPI during onboarding.

Benefits

Unlock your professional potential with a personalized growth plan, featuring courses in our exclusive clinical approach, training alongside nationally recognized industry leaders, and company-sponsored certifications.

Opportunity to foster relationships with adolescents and their families, create joy in their lives, and heal generations.

Join a team of nationally recognized industry leaders who provide you with a framework of training, support, and long-term advancement opportunities.

Embark is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience we offer through the diversity of our employees and community. We actively seek to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who contribute to our excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society.

Embark does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual therapyTrauma-informed careAdolescent therapyInterdisciplinary collaborationCrisis intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PRN Licensed Mental Health Therapist at Embark Behavioral Health a 6.3 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 8,035 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 23% have no call, 93% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.3
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,035 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Vienna

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k
Typical market rent
$3,412/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 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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Benefits & Perks

Personalized growth plan
Training alongside nationally recognized industry leaders
Company-sponsored certifications