Current openings at Compass Health Center

At the core of Compass we believe in the power of community and connection, which is why we are committed to our group-based programming. As a group therapist, you will spend the majority of your time with our patients facilitating evidenced based groups using modalities like CBT, DBT, and ACT. We are seeking new and experienced clinicians with a passion for delivering dynamic and informative groups for our patients. If you are seeking an opportunity to provide exceptional care, we’d love to have you on our team.    Our location in Northbrook is our first and largest facility, and consists not only of our widest variety of programs, but also serves as a pilot site for many of our new treatment offerings.  What You'll Do: Developing and implementing DBT/CBT skill groups, working with ages 8-14 years old Providing crisis intervention and staff support, as needed Developing and documenting treatment plans and weekly update Co-facilitating creative expression and other experiential therapeutic groups Assisting program director in supporting families through phone coaching and follow-up calls Checking in with treatment team about changes and progress for individual patients Providing clinical observations and insights during interdisciplinary meetings Providing individual support to patients, as needed Providing support to other team members in various treatment groups Providing guidance and support for milieu staff during skills and executive functioning therapy activities/instruction Participating in discharge planning for patients Other duties, as assigned Who You Are: Master’s in Social Work/Clinical Counseling or other relevant Master’s/Doctoral programs Hold or be eligible for one of the following licensures: LSW, LPC, LCSW, LCPC, MSW, AMFT, LMFT, PsyD, or PhD (preferred)  1 + year of post-Master’s clinical experience, or a relevant master’s level internship Possess a core skill set of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Experience with patients in crisis, and a strong passion for working within high acuity environments

Launched in September 2025, our location in Brookfield, WI, is already home to top local talent in behavioral health care. This interdisciplinary team of trailblazers are building our adolescent and adult programs from the ground up alongside the leadership of well-established clinicians, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and nurses working in PHP/IOP behavioral health care for the past decade.        Our Family Therapists play a key role in our multi-disciplinary teams and work to ensure synergy across treatment. As a Family Therapist, you’ll conduct family sessions with patients and their loved ones that will aim at providing support, offering education, and promoting collaboration. If your passion is helping those who are working to support our patients, you would be a great addition to our team.   This role will work with patients in our Mood & Anxiety Program, while also offering the opportunity to be cross-trained within our specialty programs and services: Trauma, OCD/Complex Anxiety, Mental Health and Substance Use. The Family Therapist is ideal for someone who is eager to collaborate with an array of clinicians and patient populations, while broadening their clinical skillset through ample training and support.  What You’ll Do   Facilitating family sessions to a caseload of assigned patients and their loved ones   Providing guidance and support to patients and family members to help promote goals and encourage patients progress through the program.  Providing direction to families about effective ways of supporting patients. Discussion topics and family therapy goals include safety plans, incorporating skill implementation, improving communication, creating contracts.  Provides couples’ therapy for patients and their partners  Works with various presenting issues including depression, anxiety, psychosis, substance abuse, trauma, OCD  Assisting in supporting families through phone coaching and follow-up calls.  Supporting patients in crisis.  Coordinating with the treatment team. This involves attending rounds and other program meetings regularly as well as using the electronic systems of communication.  Communicating with outside providers conducting family therapy for continuity of care.  Collaborating with the treatment team in assessing the patient’s progress and need for higher level of care, stepdown, or discharge.  Helping the family to coordinate an effective discharge plan.  Providing individual support to patients as needed.  Contributing clinical observations and insights during interdisciplinary meetings.  Charting progress of patients appropriately in the electronic medical record.  Participating in program meetings as needed.  Working on projects focused on program improvement and the overall growth and development of Compass.  Work with patients and families in all of our programs as needed  Working on projects focused on program improvement and the overall growth and development of Compass  Provide individual and group therapy, as needed  Who You Are   Are a Psychologist or Master’s level therapist with clinical license  1+ years clinical work experience post-Master’s (strongly preferred)  Have knowledge and experience utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), as well as other evidenced-based therapies, ideally in the context of delivering family therapy   Have experience with patients in crisis, ideally prior experience working in partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, inpatient hospital, or residential setting 

As the largest provider of PHP/IOP programs and psychiatric services in Illinois, Compass Health Center is one of the fastest-growing behavioral health organizations in the country. We are thrilled to expand our exceptionally innovative and highly distinguished programs that redefine our industry and raise the standard for comprehensive care.      Launching in early 2027, our newest location in Falls Church, VA, will be home to top local talent in behavioral health care. This interdisciplinary team of trailblazers will build our adolescent and adult programs from the ground up alongside the leadership of well-established clinicians and doctors working in PHP/IOP behavioral health care for the past decade.       As we prepare to open our Falls Church facility, we are seeking an experienced Clinical Director to lead our Adult and Adolescent Programs. In partnership with the rest of the Falls Church Leadership Team, this role will play a key role in building and shaping a strong culture at the location, while offering direct coaching and development to our team.  What You’ll Do:   Providing direct managerial oversight to Associate Directors, Primary Therapists, Family Therapists, Group Therapists, and other staff within programs. Lead and assist with other programs as needed  Identifying hiring/staffing needs and participating in interviewing and hiring process  Executing new hire onboarding and staff development  Initiating employee performance appraisal and staff performance improvement program compliance with accrediting bodies  Leading the day-to-day execution of policies and procedures as well as the mission and objectives of Compass  Managing program paid time off to ensure adequate staffing patterns  Managing Program Intake schedule with assistance from VP and Site Leader  Responding to clinical crises as needed and coordinating response of others  Oversees the implementation of program material and curriculum  As indicated, participating in community outreach  Overseeing calls about program eligibility and appropriateness. Ensures referrals are provided as needed  Conducting clinical intakes to identify clinical diagnoses, functional impairment, personal strengths and make treatment recommendations; charting progress of patients appropriately; providing group, individual, and family therapy, as needed  Communicating with patient’s family members or support system, as needed; coordinating care with patient’s outside providers to ensure continuity of care  Assessing patient’s progress and need for higher level of care or discharge  Engaging in frequent communication and collaboration with team members via rounds, EMR notes, emails, and face-to-face communication  Participating in professional development activities  Providing individual, family or group therapy as needed  Providing clinical supervision   Who You Are:   Masters prepared independently licensed clinician or licensed Doctorate level clinician   Experience developing and managing programs and clinical teams  Experience supervising therapists, both licensed and seeing licensure  Knowledge and experience of group dynamics utilizing CBT, ACT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing, among other effective and efficacious treatments  Experience with patients in crisis  Excellent time management skills, ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and changing environment  Experience with program target population in group and individual therapy settings