Organization: Acceptance Recovery Counseling
Location: Coralville, Iowa
Position Type: Independent Contractor
Service Format: In-person, telehealth, or hybrid
Reports To: Executive Director / Clinical Director

The Psychotherapist provides outpatient mental health and substance use counseling services to clients of Acceptance Recovery Counseling. Services may include individual therapy, group therapy, substance use evaluations, clinical assessment, treatment planning, care coordination, and clinical documentation.

This position requires a strong commitment to harm reduction, person-centered care, trauma-informed practice, and individualized treatment planning. The Psychotherapist is expected to provide ethical, clinically sound services that support clients in identifying and working toward their own goals for recovery, mental health, behavior change, and improved functioning.

The Psychotherapist may be responsible for the following duties:

1. Provide individual psychotherapy to clients with mental health, substance use, co-occurring, trauma-related, relational, legal, occupational, and life adjustment concerns. 
2. Facilitate outpatient therapy groups related to substance use, recovery, mental health, coping skills, emotional regulation, relapse prevention/return-to-use planning, and related topics. 
3. Complete clinical assessments, biopsychosocial evaluations, substance use evaluations, and related clinical recommendations as assigned and within scope of practice. 
4. Develop individualized treatment plans based on client needs, goals, strengths, risks, preferences, and level-of-care considerations. 
5. Provide services within a harm reduction framework, supporting client-defined goals that may include abstinence, moderation, reduced risk, improved functioning, stabilization, or increased insight. 
6. Use evidence-informed clinical approaches, which may include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, trauma-informed care, mindfulness-based approaches, EMDR, Community Reinforcement Approach, or other appropriate modalities. 
7. Complete timely, accurate, and clinically appropriate documentation in the electronic health record. 
8. Maintain compliance with applicable ethical standards, Iowa licensure requirements, confidentiality laws, HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2 when applicable, and organizational policies. 
9. Coordinate care with authorized referral sources, probation officers, attorneys, medical providers, family members, treatment programs, or other professionals when clinically appropriate and permitted by valid releases of information. 
10. Participate in clinical consultation, supervision, case review, training, and quality improvement activities as required or appropriate. 
11. Maintain professional boundaries, cultural humility, and trauma-informed communication with clients, colleagues, referral sources, and community partners. 
12. Manage scheduling, caseload expectations, communication, and administrative responsibilities in a reliable and professional manner. 

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, or a closely related clinical field. 
• Current or pending eligibility for clinical practice in the State of Iowa. 
• Ability to provide psychotherapy services within the scope of applicable Iowa licensure. 
• Strong documentation, assessment, treatment planning, and communication skills. 
• Commitment to harm reduction and person-centered care. 
• Ability to work independently while seeking consultation when clinically appropriate. 
• Comfort working with clients experiencing substance use concerns, co-occurring mental health symptoms, trauma histories, legal involvement, ambivalence about change, or complex psychosocial stressors. 

Prelicensed clinicians are encouraged to apply, including but not limited to:

• LMSW 
• tLMHC 
• tLMFT 

Independently licensed clinicians are also accepted, including but not limited to:

• LISW 
• LMHC 
• LMFT 

Other relevant Iowa behavioral health credentials may be considered.

• Experience providing outpatient therapy. 
• Experience with substance use treatment or co-occurring disorders. 
• Experience facilitating group therapy. 
• Training or experience in ACT, MI, CBT, EMDR, trauma-informed care, mindfulness-based interventions, or Community Reinforcement Approach. 
• Experience completing substance use evaluations or court-related clinical assessments. 
• Familiarity with ASAM criteria and outpatient levels of care. 
• Experience using an electronic health record. 
• Interest in working with clients from a nonjudgmental, collaborative, and harm-reduction-oriented perspective. 

Services may be provided in person at Acceptance Recovery Counseling in Coralville, Iowa, through secure telehealth, or through a hybrid model. The position may involve daytime, evening, or other mutually agreed-upon scheduling based on client needs, clinician availability, and organizational capacity.

This is an independent contractor position. The Psychotherapist is responsible for maintaining applicable professional licensure, liability insurance, tax obligations, and compliance with professional and ethical standards. Specific compensation, schedule, caseload, administrative expectations, supervision arrangements, and service responsibilities will be outlined in the independent contractor agreement.

The Psychotherapist must be able to:

• Use a computer, electronic health record, secure email, and telehealth platform. 
• Maintain a confidential environment for clinical services and documentation. 
• Communicate effectively by phone, video, email, and in person. 
• Sit or stand for periods of time necessary to provide clinical services and complete documentation. 

Acceptance Recovery Counseling is committed to providing a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory environment for clients, clinicians, staff, and community partners. We welcome clinicians who are committed to ethical care, cultural humility, and affirming practice.