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Join the Helix Team

Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of a progressive therapy team that’s helping teens in the DC Metro Area? Helix is hiring.

Now Hiring:

Full-Time Licensed Clinicians

(Ph.D., Psy.D., LCSW, LPC, LMFT)

We are a premier, cutting-edge intensive outpatient services program located in McLean, VA. We are seeking full-time licensed clinicians (Ph.D., Psy.D., LCSW, LPC, LMFT) with specialized skills and interest in teens (12-18 year-olds) and parent/family work. Strong consideration will be given to therapists with experience in DBT and ACT for the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders. This is an amazing opportunity to work alongside other seasoned clinicians and psychiatrists in a collaborative and professional environment. Therapists will have the opportunity to receive advanced training in DBT, Mentalization, ACT, and the SPACE program through McLean Hospital, the Anna Freud Centre, and the Yale Child Study Center.

The Helix Center was founded in response to the growing mental health crisis among adolescents and their families. Our team brings a combined experience of over 50 years evaluating and treating children, adolescents, and young adults in the Washington DC metro area. There is room for career advancement as we grow, and we expect to expand our services to children and young adults.

This is an exciting opportunity to make an impact — ours is a short-term, intensive therapy program that works.

Our work environment is open, respectful, and inclusive, with reduced bureaucracy and a supportive atmosphere in our relationships among our multidisciplinary team. We are looking for mission-driven individuals who are willing to invest, collaborate, and engage at high levels to make our team and our corner of the world a better place.

We welcome out-of-the-box thinkers to our environment of innovation and development. We value a diverse range of experiences and backgrounds and focus on learning from each other and other experts in our field.

A position with the Helix Center offers:

  • Ongoing training and consultation in DBT, ACT, Mentalization, and SPACE

  • Biweekly consultation meetings with our Clinical Director

  • Collaboration and training with our Medical Director

  • Competitive full-time salaried positions with end of year bonus opportunities

  • A full range of insurance benefits: health, dental, and vision

  • IRA program with employer contribution

  • Paid CE opportunities

  • Paid professional liability insurance

  • Wellness benefit

  • Warm, helpful, and efficient administrative and scheduling support

  • Beautiful office space in McLean, Virginia

Please email your resume to admin@helix-center.com