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Join the Mental Health Counseling team at Brain Injury Services (BIS) and provide specialized, brain injury-informed counseling services within a supportive and collaborative environment. This role offers the opportunity to work with individuals whose cognitive, communication, and emotional needs are often not fully addressed in standard mental health settings. BIS counselors adapt therapeutic approaches to support challenges related to memory, executive functioning, processing speed, self-awareness, emotional adjustment, and participation in daily life after brain injury. Services are primarily provided through office-based and virtual settings, with flexibility to meet client needs and support continuity of care. This position is ideal for clinicians seeking meaningful, relationship-centered work that blends clinical counseling skills with creativity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a strong focus on real-world impact.

Under the supervision of the Mental Health Counseling Manager, the Mental Health Therapist provides specialized, brain injury-informed mental health support services to adolescents (14+) and adults with brain injuries and their family members. Services are designed to support emotional wellness, community participation, coping, adjustment, and engagement in meaningful life activities.

This position requires advanced clinical judgment, strong interdisciplinary collaboration, and the ability to adapt therapeutic approaches to meet the cognitive, communication, and behavioral needs of individuals with brain injuries.

Services may be provided in office, community-based, or virtual settings.

Position Funding

This position is currently funded through a grant that extends through June 2028. Continued employment beyond that date is dependent upon ongoing funding availability. Brain Injury Services intends to pursue continued funding to sustain the position based on organizational and community needs

Clinical Services & Client Support

• Conduct initial consultations, biopsychosocial assessments, and service planning activities.
• Collaborate with clients to identify strengths, needs, and meaningful goals.
• Provide individual and/or group therapeutic supports using brain injury-informed and person-centered approaches.
• Support clients in developing coping strategies, communication skills, self-awareness, emotional adjustment, and community participation skills.
• Identify situations requiring crisis intervention or referral to outside providers and facilitate appropriate coordination.
• Coordinate services with internal staff, family or other care team members, and external providers as appropriate.

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential documentation in accordance with organizational policies and professional standards.
• Develop and monitor individualized SMART goals and document client progress toward outcomes.
• Maintain compliance with applicable ethical, legal, and professional requirements.

Team Collaboration & Consultation

• Work collaboratively with case managers and other direct service staff to support integrated service delivery.
• Provide consultation and education to BIS staff regarding mental health, wellness, and the intersection of brain injury and behavioral health.
• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings, supervision, and organizational training.

Community Outreach & Professional Development

• Build relationships with community mental health providers and partner organizations.
• Provide outreach, education, and advocacy related to brain injury and mental health.
• Maintain professional licensure and participate in continuing education activities.
• Provide clinical supervision to interns or staff seeking licensure, when appropriate and approved.

Organizational Responsibilities

• Support organizational quality improvement, accreditation, and program development activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education & Licensure

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related mental health field required.
• Licensure in Virginia as an LPC, LCSW, or equivalent clinical license preferred.
• Candidates completing advanced internship or practicum experiences may be considered depending on organizational needs and supervision availability.

Experience

• Minimum of one year of direct experience providing mental health counseling or therapeutic services.
• Experience working with individuals with brain injury, cognitive disabilities, neurological conditions, or related populations preferred.

Knowledge of:

• Brain injury and its cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial impacts
• Therapeutic counseling approaches and behavioral health interventions
• Community-based and person-centered service models
• Crisis intervention and referral processes
• Professional ethics, confidentiality, and documentation standards

Skills in:

• Clinical assessment and therapeutic communication
• Interdisciplinary collaboration and care coordination
• Adapting communication and interventions to cognitive and communication needs
• Maintaining accurate and timely documentation
• Public speaking, outreach, and psychoeducation

Ability to:

• Exercise sound clinical judgment in complex situations
• Build therapeutic relationships with clients and families
• Work independently while maintaining effective collaboration with team members
• Manage competing priorities and maintain professional boundaries
• Adapt flexibly to changing client needs and service environments

This position operates in professional office, community-based, and virtual service environments. The role routinely requires use of computers, phones, virtual meeting platforms, and standard office equipment.

Any individual accepting this position must be able to:

• Maintain a confidential and professional telework environment with secure and reliable internet access
• Transition flexibly between in-person and virtual service delivery models

Travel within the service area may be required. The position requires the ability to communicate effectively, complete written documentation, maintain attention to detail, and utilize clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills in dynamic environments.

Brain Injury Services offers an excellent benefits package including competitive time off plan, healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance, disability and retirement plan.