Mental Health Therapist

Location: Main Campus - 10514 Oberrender Rd. Needville, Texas 77461 United States 

Salary Range: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year based on experience

Schedule: 8 hour shifts Sunday - Thursday

Are you a skilled and compassionate therapist with a passion for empowering young women+ on their healing journey?

OPI Houston is seeking a Mental Health Therapist to join our residential treatment team in Needville, TX. In this full-time, on-site role, you’ll play a vital role in guiding young women+ ages 18–28 through trauma recovery, identity development, and emotional growth.

As a therapist at OPI Houston, you’ll provide individual, family, and group therapy using evidence-based, trauma-informed practices. You’ll collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team, engage families through coaching and support, and help clients build the skills they need to thrive beyond treatment. If you're committed to relational, experiential, and systemic approaches—and ready to make a lasting impact—we’d love to hear from you.

OPI Houston empowers women+ ages 18–28 to become strong, self-sufficient, and positively influential in their own lives and communities. Through a blend of therapies—including CBT, equine-assisted therapy, and family and individual counseling—we support healing from trauma and attachment wounds. Our approach integrates trauma-informed modalities, life skills, identity development, and family systems work to foster lasting growth. Clients live in program-leased apartments in Stafford, TX, designed to provide a serene, supportive environment just minutes from Houston.

• Embrace a collaborative team approach with weekly 1:1s, group supervision, and treatment team meetings.

• Plan, implement, and adjust individualized treatment courses, ensuring client-centered care.

• Conduct family, group, and 1:1 therapy sessions, driving therapeutic progress with evidence-based practices.

• Maintain regular communication with families, providing parent coaching and support.

• Maintain timely documentation, adhere to treatment standards, and oversee program completion and discharge plans.

• Oversee program completion and discharge requirements, developing comprehensive discharge plans and reviewing them with students and their families.

• Ensure compliance with state laws on documentation, reporting, confidentiality, and working with government agencies.

• The ideal candidate will possess a license in one of the following disciplines: Master of Social Work (MSW), Master of Clinical Social Work (CSW), Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC), Associate Marriage and Family Therapy (LAMFT)
• Strong verbal and written communication and professional documentation skills, with a particular focus on engaging and collaborating effectively with families throughout the treatment process
• A desire to facilitate client growth through a team approach, working with other care providers and maintaining open, supportive communication with family systems
• A passion for counseling young women+
• Strong clinical skills and a commitment to evidence-based practices
• A desire to perform and develop counseling/therapeutic expertise in individual, family, and group therapy
• Preferred - Two years of working experience as a pre licensed therapist leading individual, family, and group therapy sessions
• Preferred - One year of experience in a residential setting using relational, experiential, and systemic modalities
• Ability to plan, implement, and adjust a course of treatment as required
• Ability to pass a state background check

When you join Embark’s mission to create joy and heal families, expect to stay engaged and inspired with:

• Manageable caseloads that allow for establishing good rapport with clients.
• Opportunity for yearly increases through our Mastery program 
• Comprehensive Benefits Program, encompassing medical insurance with a generous company contribution towards a high deductible plan, dental insurance, vision insurance, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, long-term disability, 401K with company matching, and paid maternal & paternal leave. 
• Revel in the balance of Company Paid Holidays and a PTO accrual schedule. 
• Support from an experienced executive director and administrative team who are unified in facilitating lasting positive change for young people and their families.
• Opportunity to foster relationships with adolescents, young adults, and their families, create joy in their lives, and heal generations.
• Join a team of nationally recognized industry leaders who provide you with a framework of training, support, and long-term advancement opportunities.

Embark is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Embark is committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience it offers through the diversity of its employees and community. Embark seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who will contribute to the organization's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society. #LI-KK1 #LI-Onsite