Careers
Careers at Leading Light
Leading Light Behavioral Health (LLBH) is a trauma-informed, community-centered behavioral health organization providing outpatient therapy and MBHP community-based services across Massachusetts.
We are a teaching practice committed to ethical care, clinical excellence, supervision, and workforce development. We seek professionals who value structure, accountability, collaboration, and service to individuals with complex behavioral health, psychosocial, housing, and justice-related needs.
We offer opportunities for licensed clinicians, pre-licensed clinicians, community-based staff, supervisors, administrative professionals, and students.
CLINICAL POSITIONS – OUTPATIENT SERVICES
Virtual Outpatient Clinician
Location: Fully Remote (Massachusetts residents only)
Role Overview
Virtual Outpatient Clinicians provide psychotherapy services via telehealth to individuals, couples, and families.
Required Credentials
- LMHC, LICSW, LMFT, or license-eligible clinicians under supervision
- Active Massachusetts license or eligibility required
Responsibilities
- Conduct assessments and provide ongoing psychotherapy
- Maintain timely, compliant clinical documentation
- Collaborate with supervisors and interdisciplinary team
- Provide ethical, trauma-informed care
Preferred Experience
- Trauma, anxiety, mood disorders
- Telehealth service delivery
Hybrid Outpatient Clinician
Location: Hybrid (In-Person & Telehealth)
Role Overview
Hybrid Outpatient Clinicians provide psychotherapy in both clinic-based and telehealth settings.
Required Credentials
- LMHC, LICSW, LMFT, or license-eligible clinicians
- Active Massachusetts license or eligibility required
Responsibilities
- Individual, couple, and/or family therapy
- Treatment planning and documentation
- Participation in supervision and team consultation
COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES POSITIONS (MBHP)
Community Support Program (CSP) Clinician
Service Areas: CSP, CSP-HI, CSP-JI, CSP-TPP
Location: Community-Based / Hybrid
Role Overview
CSP clinicians provide community-based behavioral health services to adults with significant mental health needs.
Required Credentials
- Must have a bachelor’s degree in a related field, or 2 years of relevant work experience, or lived experience in the position you are applying to.
Responsibilities
- Care coordination and skill-building
- Community-based service delivery
- Collaboration with hospitals, courts, shelters, housing providers
- Accurate, timely documentation aligned with MBHP requirements
CSP for Homeless Individuals (CSP-HI) Clinician
Focus: Individuals experiencing homelessness or housing instability
Preferred Experience
- Outreach-based services
- Shelter systems or housing navigation
- Trauma-informed community work
CSP for Justice-Involved Individuals (CSP-JI) Clinician
Focus: Individuals involved with probation, parole, re-entry, or court systems
Preferred Experience
- Justice-involved populations
- Re-entry or forensic mental health settings
CSP – Tenancy Preservation Program (CSP-TPP) Clinician
Focus: Individuals at risk of eviction related to behavioral health needs
Preferred Experience
- Housing court collaboration
- Tenancy preservation or housing stability work
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY (DBT)
DBT Group Facilitator & Clinician
Location: Hybrid / In-Person
Role Overview
DBT Clinicians provide structured, skills-based DBT treatment aligned with the model developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan.
Required Credentials
- Master’s level, LMHC, LICSW, LMFT
- DBT training or experience strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Facilitate DBT skills training groups
- Provide individual DBT-informed therapy
- Participate in consultation and fidelity-support practices
- Maintain adherence to DBT structure and expectations
Important Note
This role requires comfort with structure and accountability. DBT is not unstructured talk therapy.
ADVANCED PRACTICE & LEADERSHIP ROLES
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Credentials Required
- PMHNP-BC
- Active Massachusetts APRN license
Responsibilities
- Psychiatric evaluation and medication management
- Collaboration with therapy and community-based teams
- Documentation and compliance with payer requirements
Outpatient Clinical Supervisor
Credentials Required
- LMHC, LICSW, or LMFT
- Supervisor eligibility in Massachusetts
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical supervision to licensed and pre-licensed clinicians
- Support ethical practice and documentation standards
- Participate in teaching-practice development
CBHI Supervisor
Credentials Required
- Independent clinical license for 3 years (LMHC, LICSW, LMFT)
- Experience with MBHP/CBHI services strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Supervision of CSP clinicians
- Oversight of documentation, medical necessity, and compliance
- Support fidelity to community-based service models
ADMINISTRATIVE & OPERATIONS ROLES
Intake Coordinator
Role Overview
The Intake Coordinator manages referrals, eligibility screening, and initial client engagement.
Responsibilities
- Intake screening and coordination
- Insurance verification
- Scheduling and communication with clients and referral partners
Office Manager
Role Overview
The Office Manager oversees administrative operations, workflow coordination, and office systems.
Responsibilities
- Staff coordination
- Operational oversight
- Support leadership with administrative processes
STUDENT PLACEMENT & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Student Placement (Graduate-Level Internships)
Leading Light Behavioral Health is a teaching practice offering clinical internships for graduate-level students in:
- Counseling
- Social Work
- Marriage & Family Therapy
- Related behavioral health disciplines
Internship Tracks
- Outpatient therapy
- Community-based services (CSP, CSP-HI, CSP-JI, CSP-TPP)
- Group therapy and DBT exposure
What Students Receive
- Structured supervision
- Hands-on clinical experience
- Training in ethics, documentation, and systems-based care
WHY WORK WITH LEADING LIGHT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
- Mission-driven, community-focused care
- Teaching-practice environment
- Strong supervision and mentorship
- Ethical, structured clinical culture
- Opportunities for growth across service lines