Substance Use Disorder Therapist – Full Time

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As a full-time mental health provider for Spring Health, you will focus on delivering specialized
substance use disorders interventions to Spring Health’s member network.

What you’ll do:

• Deliver evidence-based psychotherapy for adults with substance use disorders and

co-occurring mental health conditions, using interventions such as Motivational
Interviewing (MI/MET), CBT for SUD, relapse prevention, and harm reduction strategies.

• Conduct comprehensive substance use assessments, evaluating symptom severity,

readiness for change, recovery supports, co-occurring mental health conditions, and
safety risks to inform individualized treatment planning.

• Develop person-centered treatment plans using an ASAM-informed framework, including

recommendations for appropriate levels of care and referrals when clinically indicated.

• Support members across all stages of recovery—including those who are actively using

substances, ambivalent about change, or returning to use—through compassionate,
recovery-oriented care.

• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary team members, including medication

managers, Specialty Care Navigators, and Peer Recovery Specialists to coordinate
comprehensive care.

• Monitor member progress using measurement-based care and data-driven clinical

decision making to adjust treatment plans and improve outcomes.

• Provide mental health counseling sessions, including clinical risk assessments, safety

planning, and crisis intervention when appropriate.

• Complete required internal training, assignments and attend Spring Health Clinical Team

meetings

• Follow Spring Health policies and maintain all confidentiality, compliance, and ethical

standards.

• Review monthly projections, client metrics, and clinical outcomes to monitor quality client

care.

What you are:

• You have an unrestricted license to practice psychotherapy with the state of: TX, WA, CA, or

PA. We are not able to accept applications from anyone requiring licensed supervision.

• 2+ years of post-licensed experience.
• You have the ability to work a full 40 hour work week.
• You're comfortable with technology and a virtual/ telehealth competent.
• You are able and eager to maintain an average caseload of 30 sessions per week.
• You have at least two years of experience providing psychotherapy to individuals with

substance use disorders, with SUD treatment representing a meaningful portion of your
clinical practice.

• You are trained in evidence-based approaches for SUD treatment, including Motivational

Interviewing (MI/MET) and one or more interventions such as CBT for SUD, relapse
prevention, contingency management, or other evidence-based addiction treatments.

• You are comfortable working with members across all stages of change, including

individuals who are actively using substances, exploring harm reduction goals, or
pursuing abstinence-based recovery.

• You are confident in assessing substance use severity, relapse risk, withdrawal risk,

recovery support, and the need for higher levels of care.

• You understand the role of medications for substance use disorders (e.g.,

MAUD/MOUD) and enjoy collaborating with prescribing clinicians as part of an integrated
care team.

• You are comfortable with providing safety planning and intervention during situations

where a client might present with higher risks.

• You are committed to quality clinical care and want to expand your capabilities and

increase your effectiveness by being informed of client progress or challenges.

• You like working independently but would also enjoy having the support of a team and

opportunities for connections and collaboration with other providers and our master’s
level clinical care navigators.

Nice to haves:

• Experience providing evidence-based interventions (Cognitive Processing

Therapy, Prolonged Exposure) to individuals with PTSD.

• Experience working within an integrated behavioral health, collaborative care, or

multidisciplinary treatment model.

• Training or experience using the …