Mental Health Therapist- Eating Disorders

Opal: Food+Body Wisdom is a local, female owned and clinician-led eating disorder treatment facility in the University District of Seattle, Washington that offers Partial Hospitalization Program, Intensive Outpatient Program and very limited outpatient services.   Radically Open Dialectical Therapy, Exercise+Sport programming and clinic wide weight-inclusive practices are infused throughout our treatment.  With Opal’s founders and clinical leadership team being experienced clinicians and closely involved in the day to day treatment, staff are able to learn from experienced clinicians and see the integration of these unique treatment offerings in a higher level of care setting. 

What can you expect with our RO DBT treatment?

RO DBT is the foundational treatment approach offered to our clients, as evidenced by specialized groups created and led by Dr. Lexi Giblin, who is intensively trained in RO DBT and an RO DBT Alumni Senior Clinician.  RO DBT  skills classes, meal support approach, self-inquiry group, and more offer clients a wrap around RO DBT treatment experience.  Opal staff have the regular opportunity to learn about RO DBT through our internal training program called The School of RO and apply their knowledge by co-leading groups and supporting clients through an RO DBT lens.

What can you expect with our Exercise+Sport approach?

We offer regular and robust programming for ALL of our clients to explore their relationship with exercise, sport and movement. We offer individual exercise experientials for all of our clients as well as specific groups to address relationship with movement. Staff interested and trained to be part of this programming is supervised by co-founder Kara Bazzi who has 20 years of experience and expertise in integrating relationship with movement into eating disorder care.

What can you expect with our weight-inclusive care?

As a clinic that was founded in 2012 on Health at Every Size principles and continually informed by weight-inclusivity and the Anti-Diet movement, we aim for systemic and individual application of a non-diet and non-weight based approach to food and body.   Staff can expect to have a work environment that celebrates body diversity and freedom with food. Clinical learning opportunities abound in group and individual therapy where our understanding is stretched about how to effectively deliver inclusive eating disorder treatment that can lead to healing for individuals in all sized bodies.

Our facilities:

Our passionate staff come together, in a newly renovated facility, to support our clients by offering a warm healing environment for the hard work of eating disorder recovery.  Staff are able to enjoy work spaces that are fully furnished, with bright daylight, comfortable furniture, and modern technology.

As a member of Opal’s staff you would have opportunities to showcase your strengths and work alongside a staff that is innovative and passionate about the application of RODBT, weight-inclusive practices, and exercise+sport in eating disorder treatment.

Job Title: Primary Therapist

Responsibilities: 

• Provide individual and group therapy for our Partial Hospitalization Program and Intensive Outpatient Program.


• May include family and relationship therapy for our Partial Hospitalization Program and Intensive Outpatient Program


• Facilitate specific groups based on skills, training and interest


• Collaboration with other members of a multidisciplinary treatment team


• Maintain clinical documentation and other administrative tasks required for competent care
  

• May include being a part of a multi-disciplinary Exercise + Sport team which may include job responsibilities of co-leading Re-Thinking Exercise + Sport Process group, co-leading Movement group, doing community talks, and being trained to offer movement coach sessions for Opal clients.
  

Educational/Credential Requirements: 

• Must be at least an associate’s level licensed therapist in the state of Washington: LMHCA, LMFTA, LSWAIC


• Priority will be given to applicants with full licensure in the state of Washington: LMHC, LMFT, LICSW, LASW or a Licensed Psychologist

Skill Requirements + Opal Value Alignment: 

• System approach desired – strong team work skills needed


• Practice therapy, and live personally in a way that reflects a non-diet, weight-inclusive relationship with food and body.


• Approachable and compassionate, with an emotional awareness of client’s needs and one’s relationship with the client.  


• A high degree of confidentiality and personal boundary setting


• Adaptable and flexible


• Strong administrative, charting skills 


• High value of collaboration with multidisciplinary treatment teams and colleagues


• Experience working with clients with eating disorders and other mental health concerns, highly desirable


• Interest in ACT and RO-DBT preferred


• Experience and interest in the sport or movement world- either through coaching, athletic settings/systems, or personal experience in sport/movement/fitness spaces, desirable but not required


• Alignment with Opal values required – view our website to learn more about our approach

Hours: 

Monday-Friday, 32 - 40 hours /week

Compensation: 

Benefits package includes: Medical/Dental/Vision insurance, PTO, paid holidays, retirement account with employer matching, paid continuing education.  Annual salary:  $63,100 - $87,700 at 1.0FTE.

Vaccines:     Annual flu shots are required by December 15th of each year. Opal will honor religious accommodations requests under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and medical accommodations via the American Disabilities Act.

Opal’s Aspiration:  To contribute to a world where all are able to live fully with freedom

Opal’s Vision: To inspire cultural change regarding food, body, movement and mental health

Opal’s Mission: To free people from diet culture by offering eating disorder treatment for food, body and exercise concerns

Staff  Values:  Better Together.      Curiosity and Learning.      Do it. Self-Inquiry. Repeat.      Change the Script.

Opal: Food+Body Wisdom is looking for a Mental Health Counselor/Mental Health Therapist/Social Worker/Psychologist/Psychotherapist/Primary Therapist to offer therapeutic services to our clients.