Job Description: The Family Therapist provides treatment planning and evidence‑based family therapy services to support healthy communication, emotional regulation, and improved family functioning. This role works with children, adolescents, and caregivers to address relational challenges, behavioral concerns, trauma, and environmental stressors impacting the family system.

 

Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Manage caseload of both residential and outpatient counseling clients, although this role is predominantly family counseling/parent work.

• Develop collaborative treatment plans — Create measurable goals and objectives with youth, caregivers, and interdisciplinary team members.

• Provide evidence‑based family therapy — Facilitate sessions using modalities such as Structural Family Therapy, CBT, Solution‑Focused Therapy, or trauma‑informed approaches.

• Support parent and caregiver coaching through facilitation of the weekly Family Life Training/Parenting Group. Teach communication skills, behavior‑management strategies, and emotional‑regulation techniques to strengthen the home environment.

• Provide crisis assessment and intervention — Conduct risk assessments, safety planning, and stabilization during acute emotional or behavioral crises as needed.

• Maintain accurate clinical documentation — Complete progress notes, treatment plans, discharge summaries, and required reports in compliance with agency and payer standards.

• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings — Attend supervision, case consultations, treatment team meetings, and staff training.

• Provide psychoeducation — Educate families on communication, conflict resolution, trauma responses, coping skills, and developmental expectations.

• Promote cultural responsiveness — Deliver services that honor family culture, values, faith practices, and unique strengths.

• Engage families in treatment — Use motivational strategies to increase participation, reduce barriers, and support consistent follow‑through.

• Participate in on-call phone coverage.

• Any other projects or tasks as discussed with leadership.

 

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy, psychology, or related field.

• State licensure (LMFT, LCMHC, LCSW, or associate level) or license‑eligible.

• Experience providing family therapy or working within a family‑systems framework.

• Knowledge of trauma‑informed care, child development, and evidence‑based interventions.

• Strong skills in communication, documentation, crisis response, and collaborative practice.

• Ability to work with diverse families and maintain cultural humility.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Training in Structural Family Therapy, Functional Family Therapy, or Trauma‑Focused CBT.

• Experience in school‑based, outpatient, or residential treatment settings.

• Familiarity with DSS, juvenile justice, and multidisciplinary systems.

 

Work Environment:

• Primary work location with office-based at our office in Clayton, NC. Occasionally you may need to participate in telehealth service delivery.

• Team environment where we all chip in as needed

• Availability on Tuesdays and at least one other day of the week.

• Requires some evening hour availability to accommodate family schedules.Involves collaboration with therapists, case managers, medical providers, and community partners.

• Must have some flexibility based on program needs

• Supervision towards licensure is available if needed

• House of Hope manages all billing

• Although this position is currently part-time (20-25 hours a week) it may have the opportunity to expand to full-time based on program needs.

• Salary range is from $28-$32 an hour based on licensure, education and experience