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Clinical Therapist – LPC or LMFT

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About Arizona Relationship Institute

The Arizona Relationship Institute is a licensed counseling agency providing Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and EMDR to individuals, couples, families and groups.  The AZRI team mission is “facilitating resilience through healing relationships”.  All our therapists are trained in and pursuing certification in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and EMDR.  As a licensed facility, we are proud to serve clients who carry Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance as well as self-pay clients.

Our clients are high functioning professionals dealing with various life transitions and seeking to improve the quality of their lives.  We specialize in treating relational distress within couples and families, infidelity, trauma, sexual difficulties, desire discrepancy, faith crises and faith transitions.  We pride ourselves in being a safe haven and secure base for clients and therapists of diverse populations.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate

This position is best suited for a highly motivated therapist who enjoys private practice but does not want the hassle or stress of running their own practice (marketing, billing, scheduling, rent, etc…).  It is also suitable for someone who prefers working as part of a collaborative team of therapists, rather than practicing in isolation and has a passion for practicing therapy. 

Benefits

This is a commission-based employment (1099) position with growth potential and increased revenue as your caseload grows.

    • • Training on practicing EFST (Emotionally Focused Sex Therapy) 
    • • Training and practice in Integrated Sensate Focus (ISF intervention developed by Dr. Gold) 
    • • EFT supervision toward certification (live, video review and consultation) 
    • • Professional growth and development, including: 
      • • Support with developing your own interests and specializations 
      • • Opportunities for providing attachment-based, trauma-informed groups and educational workshops aligning with your interests and areas of specialization 
      • • Opportunities for providing Hold Me Tight Workshops and weekly groups 
    • • Administrative Services: 
      • • Front Office Staff with Scheduling Support  
      • • Billing Services 
    • • Opportunity to create your own blog articles through the website and/or video blog 
    • • Facebook and Google Ads/SEO 
    • • Marketing for groups and workshops you provide  
    • • Business cards  Office Space 
  • • Technology for video recording and storing video of sessions on our HIPPA compliant secure server for review in supervision 

Skills / Requirements

This position requires a strong work ethic and the ability to take pride in the quality of services you are providing. A balance of attention to detail and paperwork with personality and warmth is a must. You must be willing to work within the constraints of agency regulations and insurance reimbursement with a positive attitude. Dedication to the team and the overall growth of the practice is vital.  

    • • Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC  or Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
    • • Completed EFT Externship (or imminent plans to attend) 
    • • Completed EMDR Level I & II Training (or imminent plans to attend) 
    • • Commitment to becoming a Certified EFT Therapist 
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    • • Maintain membership in AZEFT and ICEEFT (or imminent plans to join) 
    • • Provide EFT and EMDR therapy to individuals & couples 
    • • Must not practice independently outside of the agency in any capacity 
  • • Commitment to continuing education in EFT, EMDR and trauma-informed care. 
    • • You decide how many client hours per week (plus the additional time needed for case management, consultation & record keeping) 
    • • Willingness to work weekends as needed (weekends are compensated at a higher rate than weekdays) 
    • • Willingness to comply with documentation protocol necessary for receiving insurance reimbursement 
    • • Competency with documenting “medical necessity” in progress notes and treatment plans  
    • • Completion of notes and other required documentation within 24 hours of completion of session 
  • • Comfortable working with high status, high conflict couples 
 
Clinical Administration:  Policy Compliance and Assurance of Quality Client Care

Areas of Interest

 Commitment to continuing education in:

    • • Emotionally Focused Sex Therapy with a focus on treating female sexual difficulties.  
    • • Trauma informed care 
    • • Faith crises 
    • • LGBTQ population  
    • • Spirituality integration with diverse faith orientations 
  • • Facilitating Hold Me Tight workshops 

Areas of Interest

Equipment: Must have a smartphone, computer access and be comfortable with technology.  

Technical Proficiency 

    • • Using electronic management software for client records 
    • • Comfortable using Microsoft Office 365 products (outlook, word, excel, power point, etc) 
  • • Video recording sessions and reviewing therapists’ sessions 
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