Licensed Outpatient Therapist

Licensed Outpatient Therapist

Galesburg, IL • Full-Time • $75,000–$78,000/year • LCPC, LCSW, LMFT, or Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Bridgeway, Inc. is seeking an independently licensed clinician to join its Behavioral Health Services Division as a Licensed Outpatient Therapist. This full-time position is built for clinicians who want to practice at the full scope of their license: independent diagnosis, LPHA authority over assessments and treatment plans, and a central role in clinical quality within our CCBHC outpatient continuum in Galesburg, Illinois.

Bridgeway, Inc. is a comprehensive human services organization and a federally designated Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) serving individuals and families across Knox, Warren, Henderson, and Henry Counties in west-central Illinois. As a CCBHC, Bridgeway operates at the leading edge of integrated behavioral health — delivering person-centered, recovery-oriented care across a full continuum that includes outpatient therapy, crisis services, substance use treatment, psychiatric services, and community support.

Licensed Outpatient Therapists are the clinical anchor of Bridgeway’s outpatient services. The role carries a caseload spanning the lifespan and the full range of diagnostic complexity, including serious mental illness, trauma, and co-occurring substance use, with psychiatry, nursing, crisis, substance use, and peer support colleagues inside the same organization.

What You’ll Do

• Diagnose independently and formulate DSM-5-TR diagnoses under your own Illinois license.
• Serve as the LPHA of record: review, approve, and sign IM+CANS assessments and treatment plans for your caseload and for QMHP-level colleagues as assigned.
• Provide individual, couples/family, and group therapy using evidence-based modalities grounded in person-centered assessment and consumer-directed treatment planning.
• Treat complex presentations, including serious mental illness, trauma, and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
• Provide crisis assessment, risk assessment, and safety planning; serve as backup to the Emergency Services Team.
• Coordinate care with psychiatric providers, nurses, substance use and peer support staff, and community partners.
• Provide clinical consultation and case review for QMHP-level colleagues and graduate interns, and contribute to team training and quality improvement.
• Provide consultation and psychoeducation to community partners, schools, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in compliance with CCBHC, Rule 132, and CARF standards.

What You Bring

• Current, unrestricted Illinois licensure as an LCPC, LCSW, LMFT, or Licensed Clinical Psychologist, required at the time of hire.
• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, or a related field from an accredited institution (doctoral degree for Licensed Clinical Psychologist).
• Demonstrated competence in at least one evidence-based modality (e.g., CBT, DBT, EMDR, TF-CBT, Motivational Interviewing, ACT).
• Skill and confidence with complex presentations, including serious mental illness, trauma, co-occurring disorders, and crisis.
• Experience in a community mental health, CCBHC, FQHC, or integrated care setting preferred.
• Experience with the IM+CANS or with providing clinical supervision or consultation is a plus.
• Strong clinical documentation skills and comfort with electronic health records.
• Valid Illinois driver’s license, reliable transportation, and a good driving record.

What We Offer

• A role that uses your full license: independent diagnosis, LPHA sign-off authority, and a voice in clinical quality.
• An interdisciplinary CCBHC team, with psychiatric, nursing, crisis, substance use, and peer support services inside the same organization.
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Leave for All Workers (PLAW).
• Holiday pay and bereavement pay.
• 401(k) with employer contribution and match.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• A mission-driven organization where your clinical work directly changes lives.

Employment with Bridgeway is conditional upon completion of all required background checks, including DCFS fingerprint screening and pre-employment drug testing.

Bridgeway is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the objective of Bridgeway to make Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) a reality for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, race, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability or unfavorable discharge from military services and to prevent sexual harassment in employment.