Intensive Outpatient Therapist – Adolescents (ND/ASD + Mental Health)

Schedule: Monday–Thursday 10:00am–6:00pm + flexible daytime hours on Friday
Salary: $56,000–$59,000 per year
Location: High Focus Centers – Radnor, PA

About the Program

At High Focus Centers in Radnor, PA, we are committed to helping adolescents and their families achieve lasting mental wellness. We offer a specialized Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) designed for teens who present a mental health diagnosis and identify as neurodivergent (ND), or diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and present with a mental health diagnosis. This program provides a supportive and therapeutic environment where teens can strengthen emotional regulation, adaptive skills, and social functioning.

Position Overview

The Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Therapist plays a key clinical role in facilitating therapeutic groups, conducting assessments, coordinating care, and supporting families throughout treatment. This position is well-suited for clinicians with experience or interest in working with neurodivergent adolescents and co-occurring mental health conditions.

Clinicians with knowledge of sensory needs, social cognition challenges, neurodevelopmental profiles, or strengths-based approaches to neurodiversity, i.e., CBT, DBT, ACT, and MI are especially encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate group therapy sessions for adolescents.

• Provide clinical support to teens and their families through structured group work and periodic family sessions.

• Conduct approximately 6–8 Level of Care Assessments per week based on program needs.

• Develop and update individualized treatment plans in collaboration with clients, caregivers, and the treatment team.

• Evaluate behavioral, emotional, developmental, and sensory-related needs to inform treatment planning and service recommendations.

• Prepare therapeutic materials and ensure supportive, consistent facilitation aligned with evidence-based curriculum.

• Maintain timely and compliant documentation, including treatment plans, progress notes, assessments, and discharge summaries.

• Perform insurance reviews and collect co-pays as applicable.

• Meet clinical productivity expectations consistent with a full-time schedule.

• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, supervision, and required trainings.

• Provide crisis intervention and ensure a safe, structured, and therapeutic group environment.

• Uphold ethical standards, support compliance, and contribute to positive program outcomes.

Technical Competencies

• Knowledge of adolescent mental health, neurodevelopmental disorders, and co-occurring conditions.

• Background or familiarity with neurodivergent populations and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder preferred.

• Ability to translate therapeutic skills into structured group work for teens with varying communication and processing profiles.

• Experience supporting sensory, behavioral, or social communication needs in neurodivergent youth is beneficial.

• Strong clinical skills in assessment, treatment planning, crisis intervention, and group facilitation.

• Ability to engage families and support generalization of skills to home and community environments.

• Strong documentation, organization, and time management skills.

• Commitment to trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, and person-centered care.

Qualifications

Education:
Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling with completion of a clinical internship.

Experience:
Previous experience with adolescent behavioral health, ASD/neurodevelopmental populations, neurodivergence, or higher levels of care (IOP, PHP, inpatient, residential, or school-based) is strongly preferred. Candidates with coursework, fieldwork, or demonstrated interest in neurodiversity are also encouraged to apply.