Fully Licensed Clinical Therapist in Gurnee, Illinois at Youth and Family Counseling

Youth & Family Counseling (YFC) has been opening doors to mental health care since 1962. Our mission is simple and powerful: to ensure that every person in our diverse community, regardless of age or income, can receive accessible, affordable and exceptional care. We work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families across our three Lake County locations, and we take pride in the real, lasting difference our clinical team makes in the lives of the people we serve. Our team adheres to evidence-based, measurement driven care, equipping clients not just with support, but with the tools and direction they need to reach their goals and build lasting resilience.

As a clinical therapist at YFC, you'll join a team that is experienced and passionate about their work and deeply invested in each other's success. Our supervisors and staff are incredibly supportive, and that culture of care extends beyond the clients we serve — it defines how we show up for one another, too. We know that doing meaningful clinical work requires a strong foundation of guidance, collaboration, and resiliency, which is why we prioritize making sure every clinician has direct, consistent access to their supervisor. Whether you're navigating a complex case, seeking consultation, or looking to develop your clinical skills, you'll never feel like you left to figure it out on your own.

We also understand that great clinical work happens when clinicians have the tools and opportunities to keep growing. At YFC, you’ll benefit from continuing education credits, a weekly hour of group supervision, and dedicated clinical supervision focused on your individual development. These ongoing opportunities to deepen your expertise across a wide range of specialties reflect our belief that investing in our therapists’ professional growth is key to doing this work well – for our staff and for the clients we serve. If you’re a therapist who wants to make a meaningful impact on your community while advancing your skills within a mission-driven organization that truly has your back, we’d love to have you on our team.

Essential Functions

• Deliver clinical services for the treatment of mental disorders.
• Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with people of all ages.
• Assess and diagnose clients.
• Develop treatment plans that address symptom management and underlying problems to achieve target clinical outcomes.
• Use clinical measurement tools to track client progress.
• Identify issues that impede client progress and adjust treatment plan/approach/communication style as needed.
• Engage families in the treatment of child and adolescent clients.
• Coordinate care with primary care physician, referring professional and school as appropriate.
• Provide case management as needed.
• Maintain caseload sufficient to meet or exceed session delivery expectations.
• Document medical necessity and client progress in accordance with YFC policies and assessment protocols.
• Obtain client pre-approvals when necessary.
• Manage clinical emergencies.
• Maintain ethical boundaries.
• Maintain self and surroundings that allow full engagement with clients on a consistent basis.

Other Responsibilities

• Demonstrate professional communication that upholds YFC values with management, board, and peers including the timely communication for time both in and out of office, including vacations, holidays, illness, conferences, or personal commitments.
• With supervisor, set goals for professional development and participate in quarterly check-ins.
• Use supervision for clinical conceptualization, management of self, and to address clinical and administrative responsibilities.
• Attend and appropriately participate in weekly staff meetings and consult groups, deliver case presentations when requested/appropriate.
• Support credentialing and empanelment efforts.
• Participate in organizational planning.
• Support fundraising efforts and activities.
• Engage in and support work to recognize, acknowledge and celebrate diversity of culture and thought, both with clients and with teammates in the workplace,
• Act in accordance with YFC goals and values, including building trust, acting with integrity, treating both clients and co-workers with respect.

• Work on-site at our Gurnee location and for a minimum of 2 evenings/week.
• Fluent use of digital technologies to manage data; document care; maximize productivity; and communicate.
• Commitment to quality and continuous improvement: coachable, uses data and feedback to improve performance and effectiveness.
• Interest in engaging with people of all ages and from all walks of life; inclusive and respectful of all YFC stakeholders.
• Understand role and how their work contributes to organizational success.
• Works independently.
• Maintain good clinical and professional boundaries.
• Demonstrate growth mindset including, problem-solving abilities, dedication to continuous improvement, and intrinsic motivation to achieve goals.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling, social work, or related field.
• License to practice independently (LCSW, LCPC, LMFT, PsyD)
• Minimum two years’ experience in outpatient setting.