Staff Therapist​/Psychologist

Job Details

Job Location:

Forest Grove Campus - Forest Grove, OR 97116

Job Category:
Faculty and Staff

Pacific University achieves excellence and distinction by investing in exceptional people to think, care, create, and pursue justice in our world. We embrace discovery in a close and nurturing environment that leads to genuine transformation. Our community is diverse, sustainable, and dedicated to discovery and excellence in teaching, scholarship, and practice.

At Pacific University, we thrive in an extraordinary environment, surrounded by the beauty of the great Pacific Northwest, with campus locations in Forest Grove and Hillsboro. We humbly acknowledge and thank the original caretakers of the lands on which we live, work, teach, and acquire and share knowledge.

Enrollment Management & Student Affairs at Pacific University is dedicated to fostering student development in support of a more just, sustainable, and caring world. Guided by our core values—equity and inclusion, care, community, and learning—we center holistic student wellbeing, cultivate a sense of belonging, and champion equitable practices.

The Student Counseling Center (SCC) is committed to improving students’ well‑being by co‑creating nurturing spaces for students to heal, grow, and develop belonging. We recognize that well‑being encompasses cultural, emotional, intellectual, physical, social, and spiritual development. We are committed to affirming and honoring the full diversity of our students and their intersecting identities. We acknowledge the impact of systemic oppression on mental health and actively work toward a more inclusive and equitable center, welcoming dialogue and feedback from our community.

The SCC is seeking a full‑time Staff Therapist/Psychologist to provide culturally responsive, developmentally appropriate mental health services to Pacific University’s undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. This position provides short‑term individual therapy, crisis assessment and intervention, consultation, clinical case management, community referrals, and other clinical services within the SCC’s scope of practice.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Clinical Services at the Student Counseling Center, the Staff Therapist/Psychologist works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary clinical team and campus partners to promote student wellbeing and strengthen access to mental health support. The position may also provide clinical supervision and professional development for graduate‑level practicum trainees, depending on the employee’s credentials and experience.

The Staff Therapist/Psychologist serves students across Pacific University locations through in‑person and virtual services. The position is expected to maintain a regular presence in both the Forest Grove and Hillsboro clinics while providing telehealth services, when clinically appropriate, to eligible students located in Oregon.

• Provide culturally responsive and affirming clinical services to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students with a wide range of identities, backgrounds, experiences, and presenting concerns.
• Conduct initial consultations, clinical assessments, crisis assessments, and safety planning.
• Provide short‑term individual therapy and, depending on student need and clinician expertise, group therapy or other clinical interventions within the SCC’s scope of practice.
• Participate in scheduled drop‑in and crisis coverage and provide timely assessment, intervention, consultation, and follow‑up for students experiencing mental health emergencies.
• Develop treatment plans collaboratively with students and provide referrals to community mental health, medical, or other support services when students’ needs fall outside the SCC’s scope or would be better served through specialized or longer‑term care.
• Coordinate care, with appropriate student authorization, with healthcare professionals, campus partners, community providers, and student support systems.
• Provide third‑party consultation to faculty, staff, students, families, and other support persons…