Mental Health Therapist Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA
Mental Health Therapist jobs in Pittsburgh are concentrated in Oakland, Shadyside, and the North Shore, across hospital systems, community mental health centers, and private group practices. Employers actively hiring include Ellie Mental Health, Transformations Care Network, and Octave. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Top employerEllie Mental Health
Work type50% Remote
Top credentialMaster's degree in social work
Companies hiring9
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Mental Health Therapist - FT Flex Schedule
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Pasadena Villa Outpatient Center
Mental Health Therapist - FT Flex Schedule
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Mental Health Therapist, 1099 - Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Area (In-Person)
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Octave
Mental Health Therapist, 1099 - Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Area (In-Person)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Mental Health Therapist
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Pace School
Mental Health Therapist
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Mental Health Therapist, LPC, LCSW or Licensed Psychologist
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Counseling Works LLC
Mental Health Therapist, LPC, LCSW or Licensed Psychologist
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Outpatient Mental Health Therapist Pre Licensed LAPC LSW LAMFT
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Ellie Mental Health
Outpatient Mental Health Therapist Pre Licensed LAPC LSW LAMFT
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Mental Health Therapist - FT Flex Schedule
Pasadena Villa Outpatient Center·Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Job functions:
On-Site
Master's degree in social work
Job Description
We are seeking a provisionally (LSW, LAPC, AMFT) or Fully Licensed (LCSW, LPC, LMFT) therapist to join our team in Pittsburgh!
Work location: Fully Onsite - Pittsburgh, PA
Schedule Options:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 12:30-9pm and Wednesday, Friday 8-4:30
- Monday-Thursday 11am-9pm, off Fridays (please note that Wednesday hours from 8:00 to 6:30 is the preference but we can be flexible)
Why You Will Love Working With Us!
At Pasadena Villa Outpatient, we are a dynamic, dedicated, and growing team of professionals deeply passionate about providing evidence-based and personalized clinical care for behavioral health conditions. Pasadena Villa Outpatient is a leading provider of mental health treatment services across the region. We are a part of Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare Network which offers a continuum of care within our Psychiatric Network, Eating Disorder Network, including inpatient, intensive residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient services nationwide.
Our team’s foundation is client centered care and clinical excellence through our 5-star service commitment – Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Flexibility, Collaboration, and Service. We are committed to our team and our team is committed to our clients!
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pasadena Villa Outpatient Pittsburgh specializes in treating adults (18+) with anxiety, mood disorders, and personality disorders. We are dedicated to providing compassionate, comprehensive, and high-quality individualized psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care for adults with severe and persistent mental illness while enhancing social functioning in real-world settings.
Providing outpatient care Monday through Friday, we offer exceptional benefits, development opportunities, professional training, and much more detailed below.
Join our team! Be part of our amazing vision of changing lives empowering each client’s inherent strengths making a difference in countless lives, while being part of a larger nationwide network that is growing each day!
What We Offer:
- Team driven culture based on our 5 Star Service Commitment
- Multiple Career Development Pathways
- Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification
- Multiple Health Plan Design Options Available
- Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options
- 100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
- 100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan)
- 100% Company Paid Life & ADD
- 401K with Company Match
- Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA Tax Savings Accounts
- Parental Leave
- Generous Team Member Referral Program
Position Summary
Associate Therapists provide individual, family and group therapy sessions for clients in an Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization mental health facility, under the supervision of fully licensed therapists. Associate Therapists assess the therapeutic needs of clients, develop appropriate treatment plans, and facilitate group, family and individual therapy sessions. Position collaborates with clients, team members, external clinical partners and family members, as appropriate, to coordinate care throughout the treatment process.
Associate Therapists provide individual, family and group therapy sessions for clients in an Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization mental health facility, under the supervision of fully licensed therapists. Associate Therapists assess the therapeutic needs of clients, develop appropriate treatment plans, and facilitate group, family and individual therapy sessions. Position collaborates with clients, team members, external clinical partners and family members, as appropriate, to coordinate care throughout the treatment process.
Relationships and Contacts
Within the organization: Maintains frequent and close working relationships with clinical, admissions, and leadership team members throughout the organization.
Within the organization: Maintains frequent and close working relationships with clinical, admissions, and leadership team members throughout the organization.
Outside the organization: Initiates and maintains strong professional relationships with clients and families, clinical providers, referral partners and vendors, as needed.
Position Responsibilities
Essential Responsibilities
1. Facilitates group and individual therapy sessions in accordance with the clinical program schedule.
2. Completes session notes, contact logs, discharge plans and other reports in compliance with State, accrediting bodies, quality guidelines and payor source guidelines.
a. Completes all necessary documentation within prescribed format and timelines.
b. Ensures documentation reflects ongoing assessments of client’s clinical presentation and behaviors.
3. Facilitates specialized groups as assigned based on education, training, and experience.
4. Selects appropriate interventions to meet the clinical needs of individual clients.
5. Maintains therapeutic relationships with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes.
6. Sets limits and holds boundaries in a kind and firm manner.
7. Conducts effective verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation involving other team members, as needed.
1. Facilitates group and individual therapy sessions in accordance with the clinical program schedule.
2. Completes session notes, contact logs, discharge plans and other reports in compliance with State, accrediting bodies, quality guidelines and payor source guidelines.
a. Completes all necessary documentation within prescribed format and timelines.
b. Ensures documentation reflects ongoing assessments of client’s clinical presentation and behaviors.
3. Facilitates specialized groups as assigned based on education, training, and experience.
4. Selects appropriate interventions to meet the clinical needs of individual clients.
5. Maintains therapeutic relationships with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes.
6. Sets limits and holds boundaries in a kind and firm manner.
7. Conducts effective verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation involving other team members, as needed.
8. Collaborates with an interdisciplinary treatment team to coordinate client care from admission through discharge.
9. Attends clinical, consultation, and operations meetings; serves as a clinical advocate for assigned cases.
10. Communicates client progress with the referral sources, families, parents and/or guardians, as appropriate.
11. Addresses clients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in a welcoming and respectful manner.
12. Responds to clients and families with empathy and positive professional skills.
9. Attends clinical, consultation, and operations meetings; serves as a clinical advocate for assigned cases.
10. Communicates client progress with the referral sources, families, parents and/or guardians, as appropriate.
11. Addresses clients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in a welcoming and respectful manner.
12. Responds to clients and families with empathy and positive professional skills.
Additional Responsibilities
1. Can be relied upon to be at work as scheduled, proactively notifying supervisor of planned and unplanned time off needs.
2. Reads, understands, and adheres to all company policy statements on ethics, conduct, and conflict of interests; adheres to facility policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
3. Maintains positive attitude and acts as a team player with others on the team.
4. Attends and completes all trainings within assigned time frames.
5. Completes other duties as assigned.
1. Can be relied upon to be at work as scheduled, proactively notifying supervisor of planned and unplanned time off needs.
2. Reads, understands, and adheres to all company policy statements on ethics, conduct, and conflict of interests; adheres to facility policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
3. Maintains positive attitude and acts as a team player with others on the team.
4. Attends and completes all trainings within assigned time frames.
5. Completes other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience
Position requires a master’s degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, counseling or psychology. Holds a provisional clinical license in good standing, within the state of PA. Requires minimum of 2 years’ of experience working with clients with a primary mental health diagnosis.
Other Requirements
- Requires clearance of TB test, criminal background check clearance, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements.
- Current CPR and First Aid certification or willingness to complete within 30 days of start date.
Pasadena Villa Outpatient provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Pasadena Villa reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.”
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Pasadena Villa Outpatient Center
Mental Health Therapist - FT Flex Schedule
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Added 1w ago
Job functions:
On-Site
Master's degree in social work
Job Description
We are seeking a provisionally (LSW, LAPC, AMFT) or Fully Licensed (LCSW, LPC, LMFT) therapist to join our team in Pittsburgh!
Work location: Fully Onsite - Pittsburgh, PA
Schedule Options:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 12:30-9pm and Wednesday, Friday 8-4:30
- Monday-Thursday 11am-9pm, off Fridays (please note that Wednesday hours from 8:00 to 6:30 is the preference but we can be flexible)
Why You Will Love Working With Us!
At Pasadena Villa Outpatient, we are a dynamic, dedicated, and growing team of professionals deeply passionate about providing evidence-based and personalized clinical care for behavioral health conditions. Pasadena Villa Outpatient is a leading provider of mental health treatment services across the region. We are a part of Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare Network which offers a continuum of care within our Psychiatric Network, Eating Disorder Network, including inpatient, intensive residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient services nationwide.
Our team’s foundation is client centered care and clinical excellence through our 5-star service commitment – Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Flexibility, Collaboration, and Service. We are committed to our team and our team is committed to our clients!
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pasadena Villa Outpatient Pittsburgh specializes in treating adults (18+) with anxiety, mood disorders, and personality disorders. We are dedicated to providing compassionate, comprehensive, and high-quality individualized psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care for adults with severe and persistent mental illness while enhancing social functioning in real-world settings.
Providing outpatient care Monday through Friday, we offer exceptional benefits, development opportunities, professional training, and much more detailed below.
Join our team! Be part of our amazing vision of changing lives empowering each client’s inherent strengths making a difference in countless lives, while being part of a larger nationwide network that is growing each day!
What We Offer:
- Team driven culture based on our 5 Star Service Commitment
- Multiple Career Development Pathways
- Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification
- Multiple Health Plan Design Options Available
- Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options
- 100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
- 100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan)
- 100% Company Paid Life & ADD
- 401K with Company Match
- Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA Tax Savings Accounts
- Parental Leave
- Generous Team Member Referral Program
Position Summary
Associate Therapists provide individual, family and group therapy sessions for clients in an Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization mental health facility, under the supervision of fully licensed therapists. Associate Therapists assess the therapeutic needs of clients, develop appropriate treatment plans, and facilitate group, family and individual therapy sessions. Position collaborates with clients, team members, external clinical partners and family members, as appropriate, to coordinate care throughout the treatment process.
Associate Therapists provide individual, family and group therapy sessions for clients in an Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization mental health facility, under the supervision of fully licensed therapists. Associate Therapists assess the therapeutic needs of clients, develop appropriate treatment plans, and facilitate group, family and individual therapy sessions. Position collaborates with clients, team members, external clinical partners and family members, as appropriate, to coordinate care throughout the treatment process.
Relationships and Contacts
Within the organization: Maintains frequent and close working relationships with clinical, admissions, and leadership team members throughout the organization.
Within the organization: Maintains frequent and close working relationships with clinical, admissions, and leadership team members throughout the organization.
Outside the organization: Initiates and maintains strong professional relationships with clients and families, clinical providers, referral partners and vendors, as needed.
Position Responsibilities
Essential Responsibilities
1. Facilitates group and individual therapy sessions in accordance with the clinical program schedule.
2. Completes session notes, contact logs, discharge plans and other reports in compliance with State, accrediting bodies, quality guidelines and payor source guidelines.
a. Completes all necessary documentation within prescribed format and timelines.
b. Ensures documentation reflects ongoing assessments of client’s clinical presentation and behaviors.
3. Facilitates specialized groups as assigned based on education, training, and experience.
4. Selects appropriate interventions to meet the clinical needs of individual clients.
5. Maintains therapeutic relationships with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes.
6. Sets limits and holds boundaries in a kind and firm manner.
7. Conducts effective verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation involving other team members, as needed.
1. Facilitates group and individual therapy sessions in accordance with the clinical program schedule.
2. Completes session notes, contact logs, discharge plans and other reports in compliance with State, accrediting bodies, quality guidelines and payor source guidelines.
a. Completes all necessary documentation within prescribed format and timelines.
b. Ensures documentation reflects ongoing assessments of client’s clinical presentation and behaviors.
3. Facilitates specialized groups as assigned based on education, training, and experience.
4. Selects appropriate interventions to meet the clinical needs of individual clients.
5. Maintains therapeutic relationships with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes.
6. Sets limits and holds boundaries in a kind and firm manner.
7. Conducts effective verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation involving other team members, as needed.
8. Collaborates with an interdisciplinary treatment team to coordinate client care from admission through discharge.
9. Attends clinical, consultation, and operations meetings; serves as a clinical advocate for assigned cases.
10. Communicates client progress with the referral sources, families, parents and/or guardians, as appropriate.
11. Addresses clients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in a welcoming and respectful manner.
12. Responds to clients and families with empathy and positive professional skills.
9. Attends clinical, consultation, and operations meetings; serves as a clinical advocate for assigned cases.
10. Communicates client progress with the referral sources, families, parents and/or guardians, as appropriate.
11. Addresses clients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in a welcoming and respectful manner.
12. Responds to clients and families with empathy and positive professional skills.
Additional Responsibilities
1. Can be relied upon to be at work as scheduled, proactively notifying supervisor of planned and unplanned time off needs.
2. Reads, understands, and adheres to all company policy statements on ethics, conduct, and conflict of interests; adheres to facility policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
3. Maintains positive attitude and acts as a team player with others on the team.
4. Attends and completes all trainings within assigned time frames.
5. Completes other duties as assigned.
1. Can be relied upon to be at work as scheduled, proactively notifying supervisor of planned and unplanned time off needs.
2. Reads, understands, and adheres to all company policy statements on ethics, conduct, and conflict of interests; adheres to facility policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
3. Maintains positive attitude and acts as a team player with others on the team.
4. Attends and completes all trainings within assigned time frames.
5. Completes other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience
Position requires a master’s degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, counseling or psychology. Holds a provisional clinical license in good standing, within the state of PA. Requires minimum of 2 years’ of experience working with clients with a primary mental health diagnosis.
Other Requirements
- Requires clearance of TB test, criminal background check clearance, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements.
- Current CPR and First Aid certification or willingness to complete within 30 days of start date.
Pasadena Villa Outpatient provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Pasadena Villa reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.”
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Who's Hiring
- Ellie Mental Health38
- Transformations Care Network25
- Octave13
- BetterHelp13
- Pace School13
Mental Health Therapist Jobs in Pittsburgh: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a mental health therapist job in Pittsburgh?
The strongest entry point in Pittsburgh is targeting its large hospital systems and university-affiliated counseling centers in Oakland, along with the network of community mental health agencies operating in neighborhoods like Hazelwood, Homewood, and Carrick. Candidates with experience in trauma-informed care, substance use disorders, or adolescent mental health stand out in this market. Connecting with local professional associations and clinical supervisors already working in Pittsburgh facilities gives a measurable edge over remote applicants.
Which companies hire mental health therapists in Pittsburgh?
Companies currently hiring mental health therapists in Pittsburgh include Ellie Mental Health, Transformations Care Network, and Octave, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. Pittsburgh's hiring landscape is anchored by major academic medical centers, regional behavioral health networks, and nonprofits serving the city's diverse residential neighborhoods.
Are there remote mental health therapist jobs in Pittsburgh?
Yes, though remote availability depends heavily on the role, since direct clinical therapy generally requires in-person sessions while intake coordination, case management, and telehealth counseling can be done remotely. About 62% of mental health therapist openings tied to Pittsburgh are remote or hybrid as of October 2026. Telehealth-focused positions are most common among outpatient group practices and employee assistance program providers operating in the Pittsburgh metro.
How can I get a mental health therapist job in Pittsburgh with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Pittsburgh is securing a practicum or supervised internship placement through one of the city's community mental health agencies or university training clinics, particularly those affiliated with institutions in Oakland or Squirrel Hill. Entry-level case manager and mental health worker roles at Allegheny County-contracted providers frequently serve as a foot in the door. Demonstrating bilingual ability or specialized training in crisis intervention makes candidates noticeably more competitive for these positions.
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