Green Counseling Service

Green Counseling Services, PLLC is recruiting a licensed therapists, counselors, and social workers to join our expanding team in Ames, IA. Applicants with a provisional, temporary, or conditional licenses may be considered depending upon fit. We are a growing practice consisting of an interdisciplinary team of providers who are passionate about our work. We are dedicated to providing high quality and highly accessible mental health services including individual, family, couples, group, dietician, medication management, and community outreach services with a focus on integrative healthcare. Our primary mission is to provide excellent clinical care to our amazing clients; we ensure optimal clinical care via our Excellence Initiative. We invest heavily in our communities via our Community Initiative. We expand clinical knowledge within our respective fields via our Research Initiative. Interested applicants can learn more about our practice mission and initiatives here: https://www.greencounselingservice.com/

We aim to provide empirically supported care in an accepting and supportive therapeutic atmosphere. We similarly aim to create a warm and supportive work environment for our providers with a high degree of autonomy and support. We emphasize work-life balance and scheduling flexibility in order to optimize self-care and sustained passion for our work. We provide 25 hour of clinical care per week and establish our own weekly schedules. We offer ongoing continuing education opportunities and biweekly training opportunities to invest in our ongoing professional growth and development. We offer weekly case consultation opportunities and immediate access to our leadership and training team members to ensure high levels of support. We offer an excellent compensation package with a highly competitive salary and access to an excellent benefit suite including health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, and a 401K retirement plan. We offer five weeks of paid leave time, a $1000 training bonus, individual provider offices in updated buildings, and a W2 employee model.

We are seeking providers with an interest in providing therapy services to clients with a variety of presenting concerns according to provider preference and training. We are especially interested in providers with strong foundational skills and generalist training in the microskills hierarchy and with core competencies in one or more of the following approaches: Person Centered Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dissonance-Based Therapy, EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – Insomnia, Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Feminist Therapy, and/or Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Providers can choose their preferred mix of therapeutic modalities including psychological assessment, individual therapy, couples therapy, group therapy, or family therapy based upon our preferences and competency.

In addition to strong generalist training, we are interested in providers who specialize in one of the following therapeutic niches: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sleep Disorders, Eating Disorders, ADHD, or Trauma. Competencies in one of more of these areas can be trained if not present at hire.

We offer a highly competitive compensation package with:

• Income potential of up to $120,000 per year (compensation may be higher depending upon performance and merit-based bonuses).
• Flexible leave time consisting of 5 weeks of paid leave per year.
• Health, vision, dental, disability, and life insurance.
• Continuing education and training opportunities offered at no cost.
• A flexible work schedule consisting of 25 billable clinical hours per week. We determine our schedules as providers.
• A democratic/participative leadership model where our opinions and perspectives are valued.
• A work environment characterized by direct communication and an atmosphere of mutual support and respect.
• Weekly staff meetings and training sessions for clinical support.
• A furnished, individual office space in an updated office.
• A highly reliable web accessible telehealth platform and electronic medical record system.
• Continuous marketing to broaden and build a wide referral network.
• An electronic resource library with ample clinical resources.
• An onsite library with print clinical resources.
• A HIPAA compliant assessment platform.
• A highly knowledgeable and supportive leadership team available for clinical consultation.
• Legal consultation on retainer.
• The ability to see a percent of caseload offsite (as dictated by client preference) in a HIPAA compliant space) via telehealth.