Therapist Jobs in Nashville, TN

Tennessee Voices Inc. is Tennessee’s collaborative leader in mental health and family well-being. Each year, we serve thousands of children, parents, and adults across all 95 counties with services that prevent crisis, heal trauma, and build long-term stability. Our model works because it’s whole-family, trauma-informed, and community-driven. By healing parents alongside their children, providing critical resources like housing and mental health support, and advocating for systemic change, TN Voices helps families thrive and communities grow stronger.

Summary: The Therapist provides integrated behavioral health services in the community of their assigned regions. This role delivers assessments, brief interventions, individual and family therapy, crisis evaluations, and collaborative care coordination for children, youth, adults, and families. The Therapist implements a trauma informed model while working closely with medical providers, school systems, and community partners to ensure strength-based care with wraparound support.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for fulfilling all duties related to emergency preparedness, evacuation, and client safety, including support of individuals who may not be capable of self-preservation, in accordance with TN Voices Employee Policies and TN State Department regulations and CARF Standards.
• Provides individual therapy to children, adolescents as identified and clinically determined.
• Diagnostic Interview and assessment to determine eligibility for services.
• Complete Individual Treatment Plans identifying goals for services with the identified client and guardian for minor per policy in the EHR.
• Completes measurement-based screenings and provides evidence-based and evidence-informed treatment modalities.
• Documents progress notes for all therapy sessions per policy in agency EHR.
• Collaborates as needed with other resources within TNV and community.
• Complete transition and discharge plan and summary.
• Provide necessary treatment summaries and documentation as requested.
• Ensures treatment services conform to best-practice standard of care.
• Works as a team with the Family Support Specialist to ensure coordinated service delivery and at least weekly to twice a week face-to-face contact with family/youth.
• Attends court/CFTMs and communicates with Community partners regarding youth/families’ participation in services and progress in completing goals established to address mental health needs.
• Assist FSS in identifying community resources and helping families engage with resources that will sustain family progress beyond discharge from program.
• Available during work hours for crisis support and assist in creating a crisis plan for 24/7 support.
• Availability to work outside of the general operating hours to meet the needs of the family/youth.
• Documents progress, safety plan, treatment plan, etc. and enter the EHR.
• Ensure client information is secured consistently with HIPAA requirements.
• Ensure that we conform to CARF standards applicable to the services provided.
• Other duties and/or tasks as assigned.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Willingness to partner with a Family Support Specialist (FSS) to provide a team-based approach to in-home services.
• Knowledge of children’s mental, emotional and social development and well-being.
• Knowledge of how to develop family-driven and strength-based treatment/behavior plans with families.
• Knowledge of system of care/wraparound principles/practices.
• Knowledge of and experience working with children who have mental health and/or behavioral challenges.
• Knowledge and experience with child and adolescent development, including trauma informed care, child-serving systems.
• Be knowledgeable and sensitive to the culture of the youth and family and effectively convey that to team members.
• Knowledge of and experience working with educational and other child-serving systems and local resources.
• Excellent organizational, written, communication and problem-solving/creative thinking skills.
• Excellent collaboration, customer service, and leadership skills.
• Ability to travel, access to reliable transportation and current auto insurance required.
• Access to reliable home internet service required.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in counseling/therapy/social work or closely related field with two (2) or more years of work experience in the field preferred.
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• Non-profit organization experience and work history within child serving systems, also strongly preferred.

Core Competencies:

• Provides individual or family outpatient therapy as determined by family and identified need
• Documents assessments, intakes, treatment plans as per policy in agency EHR
• Completes transition and discharge plan and summary
• Ensures all client data is accurately completed for billing purposes
• Consults with the Clinical Director for supervision as needed
• Collaborates as needed with other resources within TNV and community

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Valid driver’s license, proof of automobile insurance

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, push, pull and carry/lift up to 50 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to climb, bend or crouch. Specific mental abilities required by this job include continuous concentration to detail; ability to remember multiple tasks, oral and written communication; and an attention span of 1+ hour(s) on a task.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Performance Evaluation: Employees are evaluated on an annual basis. Performance Reviews are completed electronically by the employee’s direct supervisor then reviewed and approved by regional or program leadership. Employees are given the opportunity to review their performance evaluation with their supervisor and will be required to acknowledge receipt of the annual review electronically.

Core Values: V.O.I.C.E.

V – Vulnerability and Integrity. We lead with truth and act with authenticity. We choose deeds over words and transparency over pretense. We hold ourselves and each other accountable by following through on our commitments. Trust is built through kind, honest, ethical, and clear communication. We know our strengths and share them with intention.

O – Openness and Connection. We foster belonging and celebrate one another. We promote an environment where everyone feels safe, included, and heard. We value diverse perspectives, invite honest feedback, and lead with a welcoming spirit. We celebrate our wins—big and small—and lift each other up through support, presence, and shared pride in our work.

I – Innovation and Growth. We cultivate curiosity and embrace change. We embrace lifelong learning and welcome questions, feedback, and growth. We keep an open mind and heart, recognizing there is always more to learn and new perspectives to consider. No idea is too small and no voice is too quiet. We lean into the unknown, explore bold ideas together, and support one another across roles because shared growth moves us all forward.

C – Compassion and Hope. We lead with heart and serve with purpose. We show up with dedication, warmth, empathy, and humility. We listen with care and assume the best in others. We stay present and grounded, even when things are difficult, because we believe in the future we’re building for every child, family, person, and community we serve.

E – Experience and Insight. We believe in the power of lived and learned experiences. We rise by lifting others. We are driven by a deep passion for service and guided by the voices of those we serve. Our purpose is to help others flourish and build resilience and a better future. Grounded in joy, lifted by humor, and guided by vision, we stay focused on what matters to create lasting, meaningful change.

Promotion & Advancement: To be considered for promotion to a higher position, the

employee must have met the personal and professional development requirements established by the company and must have demonstrated strong on-the-job performance. Please see your supervisor or manager for additional details.

Job Accommodations: If you need to request reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of this job, please contact Human Resources at hr@tnvoices.org.

All employees are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct, comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies (including HIPAA and confidentiality requirements), promptly report compliance concerns, and actively participate in required compliance and ethics training to support a culture of accountability and quality care

Pay: $53,476.80 per year

Work Location: In person