Young Adult Therapist

About Altior Healthcare

Our family of services comprises three distinct mental health treatment programs, including a specialized program for US Veterans. With over 15 unique locations, we manage and support 500+ dedicated employees serving over 300 residential clients daily located across five states: California, Idaho, Maine, New Hampshire, and Texas.

Paradigm Treatment (West Coast) and Ridge RTC (East Coast) partner together under Altior, united by a shared commitment to providing exceptional mental health care. For over a decade, our core clinical and support teams have worked side-by-side, delivering compassionate, evidence-based treatment that changes lives.

As part of the Altior network, you’ll find the stability of an established organization with the heart of a close-knit treatment community where every role matters.

Job Summary *

The Young Adult Therapist provides individual, group, and family therapy to individuals ages 18-20 years old experiencing mental health and behavioral health challenges. This role collaborates with a multidisciplinary clinical team to support patients throughout a structured treatment episode and into successful aftercare.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, group, and family therapy to young adults experiencing anxiety, depression, substance use, and other co-occurring mental and behavioral health conditions.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical interviews and assessments with patients and parents/guardians.
• Develop and maintain therapeutic rapport with each assigned patient throughout a 28–35 day treatment episode.
• Maintain thorough, timely, and accurate clinical documentation, including progress notes and clinical observations.
• Synthesize and communicate relevant clinical information to multidisciplinary team members.
• Participate in and support aftercare and discharge planning, partnering with families and internal/external clinical teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Adhere to ethical standards and all applicable clinical, regulatory, and licensing requirements.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a clinical mental health or behavioral health setting.
• Experience working with young adults.
• Master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field
• (or enrollment in a Doctoral program).
• Experience providing individual, family, and/or group therapy.
• Experience with mental health, substance use, eating disorders, or trauma-informed treatment preferred.
• Licensed, pre-licensed, or license-eligible in New Hampshire, or ability to transfer license, as one of the following:
• Marriage and Family Therapist
• Clinical Mental Health Counselor
• Clinical Social Worker
• Clinical Psychologist
• Pending Licensure or Out of State Licensure accepted