Atlantic Health Strategies™

Primary Therapist | Willowbrook, Illinois

Atlantic Health Strategies™  •  $60k - $70k/yr  •  Willowbrook, CA (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description


Primary Therapist | Illinois

About the Organization


Resilience Behavioral Health is a client-centered behavioral health treatment organization located in Willowbrook, Illinois, serving individuals across the greater Chicago area and beyond. Their programs span Crisis Stabilization, Residential Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Evening IOP, and standard Outpatient levels of care, with a strong foundation in dual-diagnosis treatment that addresses mental health and substance use conditions together. Their therapeutic approach draws on a wide range of evidence-based and holistic modalities including CBT, DBT, EMDR, motivational interviewing, yoga therapy, art therapy, music therapy, experiential therapy, and medication management. Resilience is deeply committed to serving diverse populations, including veterans, members of the LGBTQ+ community, healthcare workers, first responders, college students, and executives and professionals.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a compassionate and clinically skilled Primary Therapist to join the Resilience Behavioral Health team in Willowbrook, IL. This is a full-time, on-site role centered on delivering individual and group therapy within a structured, supportive clinical environment. The ideal candidate brings strong clinical grounding, a genuine commitment to person-centered and trauma-informed care, and the interpersonal skills to connect meaningfully with a diverse client population navigating complex mental health and co-occurring conditions.


What You'll Do

  • Provide individual and group counseling services using evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches

  • Facilitate group therapy sessions and guide meaningful therapeutic discussions

  • Apply knowledge of PTSD care and trauma-informed frameworks across a diverse client population

  • Support individuals with developmental disabilities with awareness of their distinct clinical needs

  • Approach gender-related concerns in counseling with sensitivity, competence, and care

  • Manage clinical documentation accurately, including familiarity with ICD coding and electronic medical records

  • Collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team to support continuity and quality of care


Requirements


Required:

  • Master's degree in Counseling, Psychology, or a related field

  • Experience providing individual and group counseling services

  • Proficiency in facilitating group therapy sessions and therapeutic discussions

  • Knowledge of PTSD care and trauma-informed treatment approaches

  • Familiarity with medical records management and ICD-9 coding

  • Ability to work with individuals with developmental disabilities and address their distinct clinical needs

  • Sensitivity and understanding of gender issues as they arise in a counseling context

  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport with a diverse client population

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred:

  • Valid licensure or certification as a therapist in the state of Illinois (LPC, LCPC, LCSW, or LMFT)


Benefits


Compensation and Schedule

  • Salary: $60,000 - $70,000 annually, commensurate with experience

  • Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM


  • Evening and weekend opportunities available for additional compensation

Benefits

  • Paid time off

  • Health insurance

  • Collaborative, mission-driven team with a meaningful and diverse client population

  • Opportunity to build specialty experience across dual-diagnosis and trauma-informed care

This opportunity is posted by Atlantic Health Strategies on behalf of Resilience Behavioral Health in Willowbrook, Illinois.
Atlantic Health Strategies™

About Atlantic Health Strategies™

You didn’t enter the Behavioral Health space to drown in paperwork, stress over Joint Commission audits, or troubleshoot IT tickets. You did it to help patients and build a successful business.

At Atlantic Health Strategies, we handle the "business of the business" so you can focus on the mission.

We are your full-spectrum behavioral health support partner.

We aren't just consultants who hand you a binder of rules and walk away. We are operators who have sat in your seat. We know that in this industry, Compliance is the spine of your operation, and a strong spine needs muscle (HR) and a nervous system (IT) to function.

We act as your Strategic Anchor, translating complex regulations into clear, profitable business strategies for Founders and Investors.

How we stabilize and grow your organization:

Licensure, Accreditation & Compliance: We speak fluent "regulatory." From De Novo startups to multi-state expansions, we navigate the red tape so you don’t have to. We turn "audit panic" into "audit readiness."

HR Managed Services: Generalist HR firms don’t understand clinical ratios or behavioral health burnout. We do. We manage credentialing, staffing, and culture to keep your team compliant and your retention high.

IT Managed Services: Behavioral Health IT isn't about fixing printers; it's about HIPAA security and EHR integrity. We build secure, compliant tech infrastructures that protect your patient data and your license.

M&A Advisory & Due diligence: Buying or selling? Don’t buy a headache. We perform deep-dive operational audits to ensure the asset is clean, compliant, and ready for growth.

The Atlantic Difference:

We bridge the gap between "Clinical Empathy" and "Business Rigor." Whether you are a Visionary Founder who hates the details or an Investor who needs to mitigate risk, we are the partner that keeps the doors open and the business growing.

Let’s get to work.

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Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
West Palm Beach, FL
Year Founded
2020
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