Perinatal Mental Health Therapist

1w1 week ago

Ohel Children's Home and Family Services

New York City, US · Full-time · $42,000 – $45,000

About this role

Ohel’s Early Childhood Mental Health Program is seeking a warm, empathic LCSW, LMHC or LCAT. Provide mental health services to pregnant and postpartum women at Ohel’s Early Childhood Treatment Center. Focus on therapy for women diagnosed with perinatal or postpartum mental health disorders.

Assess and diagnose clients while providing mental health treatment. Work individually with clients, dyadically with mother and baby, and within family systems including partners and family members. Deliver services tailored to perinatal mental health needs.

Candidate must have knowledge of maternal mental health and attachment theories. Part-time opportunities available in Far Rockaway and Brooklyn. Join a supportive environment focused on early childhood and maternity care.

Receive weekly supervision to develop competencies and new skills. Access many opportunities for professional development. Benefit from advanced training in multiple evidence-based practice models.

Requirements

LCSW, LMHC, or LCAT
Knowledge of maternal mental health and attachment theories
Two years experience in a field related to providing direct treatment
Comfortable working individually with clients
Comfortable working dyadically with mother and baby
Comfortable working within family systems including partners and family members

Responsibilities

Provide mental health services to pregnant and postpartum women
Deliver therapy to women diagnosed with perinatal or postpartum mental health disorders
Assess and diagnose clients
Provide mental health treatment
Work individually with clients
Conduct dyadic therapy with mother and baby
Engage within family systems including partners and family members