Behavioral Health Specialist Jobs in Washington

Why Work With Us ♥

At Bridging Care, this work means something bigger than a caseload. Whether you're early in your career and building your clinical hours, or a fully licensed therapist ready for a stable caseload without the grind of running your own practice, you'll be showing up for some of the most vulnerable people in Washington State. Our members are navigating chronic illness, aging in place, and complex behavioral health needs, and many have nowhere else to turn.

As a Behavioral Health Therapist, your work directly closes that gap. You'll join a mission-driven, whole-person-health team that believes health equity isn't a buzzword, it's the standard we hold ourselves to every day. You'll be supported by weekly supervision, a collaborative care coordination team, and colleagues who genuinely care about your growth as a clinician, not just your caseload. If you want your clinical work to mean something bigger, this is that place.

Position Summary

Bridging Care is hiring Behavioral Health Therapists to join our growing clinical team. We welcome both Licensed Associates (LSWAIC, LMHCA, LMFTA) working toward full licensure and Fully Licensed Therapists (LICSW, LMHC, LMFT) licensed in Washington State. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced clinician, we offer a supportive, flexible environment with competitive pay, full benefits, and a manageable caseload.

This role combines individual client care with team-based responsibilities, including group facilitation, care coordination support, and collaborative program efforts, and requires consistent engagement in supervision, documentation, and ongoing professional development.

Have Your Own Practice?

If you currently run a private practice and are tired of spending your time and energy chasing referrals, let's talk. We're happy to discuss a buyout of your current caseload as part of your transition, so you can step into a stable, salaried position without losing the clients you've built relationships with.

Compensation

● Associate Therapists: $72,000/year annualized. To give new Associate Therapists time to build a full caseload, the position begins on an hourly basis at $34.62/hour (the hourly equivalent of the $72,000 annual salary) during your first weeks on the team. Once your caseload reaches full capacity, approximately 25 clients per week, you'll transition to salaried status at $72,000/year. This transition reflects a change in pay structure, not a raise: your hourly rate is calculated directly from the target salary so your compensation stays consistent throughout the ramp-up period.

● Fully Licensed Therapists: $85,000/year, salaried from day one.

● Benefits: W-2 employment with full benefits, including medical and dental insurance. Bridging Care covers 100% of your premium (dependent coverage available at employee cost).

● Licensure: Bridging Care covers the cost of licensure renewal fees, supporting your continued path toward and maintenance of licensure.

● Transitioning from private practice: potential caseload buyout available, see above.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain an active caseload of approximately 25 clients per week, providing individual therapeutic services.
• Support the broader care team through various efforts, which may include facilitating a therapy or process group.
• Provide support to the care coordinator team as needed to ensure continuity and quality of client care.
• Attend and actively participate in weekly team meetings.
• Meet with clinical supervisor on a weekly basis for individual supervision.
• Complete all clinical documentation (progress notes, treatment plans, assessments, etc.) in a timely manner and in accordance with agency and regulatory standards.
• Track and complete required continuing education (CE) hours annually to maintain licensure/certification eligibility.
• Collaborate with colleagues and other departments to support an integrated, client-centered care model.
• Uphold Bridging Care's clinical, ethical, and confidentiality standards in all client interactions.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, or a related field.
• Active Washington State license as an Associate (LSWAIC, LMHCA, or LMFTA) or Fully Licensed Therapist (LICSW, LMHC, or LMFT), or license-eligible.
• Associates: working toward licensure hours under qualified supervision.
• Strong clinical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable facilitating group settings and collaborating cross-functionally with care coordination staff.
• Reliable, timely, and detail-oriented with documentation and administrative requirements.
• Commitment to providing high-quality, client-centered behavioral health care.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Work Expectations

• Caseload: approximately 25 clients per week.
• Work setting: fully remote, or hybrid from our Woodinville or Edmonds offices.
• Required attendance at weekly team meetings and weekly individual supervision.
• Timely completion of documentation per Bridging Care policy and applicable regulatory timelines.
• Completion of required continuing education hours each year, per state board and Bridging Care requirements.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• License renewal: we cover the cost of renewing your professional license.About Bridging Care
• Gym reimbursement: we reimburse your monthly gym membership (up to $40/month)

Bridging Care is Washington State's largest care coordination organization, serving over 2,600 members alongside a team of 70+ experienced care coordinators. Through our Health Home, Aging-in-Place, and Behavioral Health programs, we help the state's most vulnerable individuals — people managing chronic illness, aging in place, and complex behavioral health needs — access the coordinated, whole-person care they deserve. We believe health equity starts here, and our clinical team is at the heart of making that a reality.

Pay: $72,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, or a related field?
• Are you registered as an Associate (e.g., Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, Associate Clinical Social Worker, or Associate Professional Clinical Counselor) with the applicable state licensing board, or license-eligible?
• Are you working toward licensure hours under qualified supervision?
• Are you located in WA state?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Woodinville, WA 98072