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Marriage and Family Therapist (Advanced)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 63 days ago
On-site Alexandria, LA $90K – $116K Apply by Aug 7, 2026 Marriage and Family Therapist ENFJENFPESFJINFJ Healthcare
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The Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) serves as an independent practitioner within the Mental Health Service at the Alexandria VA Health Care System (AVAHCS), providing specialized, independent, and complex clinical services to Veterans and families.
What You'll Do
- →The Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist carries a caseload of Veterans requiring intensive, multifaceted interventions and provides individual, group, couples, and family therapy.
- →Duties include but not limited to: Provides comprehensive clinical assessments, diagnostic impressions within licensure scope, and evaluation of complex mental health presentations including co-occurring substance use, medical, and psychiatric conditions.
- →Provides education to Veterans, families, and significant others on mental health conditions and treatment options.
- →Provides individual, family, conjoint, and group counseling within LMFT scope of practice.
- →Delivers evidence-based, recovery-oriented interventions appropriate to licensure and privileging.
- →Provides crisis intervention, risk assessment, safety planning, stabilization, and follow-up.
- →Conducts biopsychosocial assessments addressing mental health, substance use, trauma history, medical concerns, strengths, and psychosocial needs.
- →Identifies high-risk factors including suicidality, homelessness, interpersonal violence, or justice involvement.
- →Responds to and triages consults, ensuring timely access to appropriate care.
- →Develops, implements, and revises treatment plans reflecting measurable, recovery-oriented goals.
- →Provides individual, group, and family counseling within LMFT scope.
- →Utilizes evidence-based practices, including CBT, MI, and problem-solving approaches.
- →Independently provides crisis intervention, including assessment and management of suicidal or homicidal risk.
- →Maintains advanced knowledge of mental health and substance use treatment, trauma-informed care, relapse prevention, case management, and psychosocial rehabilitation.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
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