Licensed Mental Health Therapist

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Our pediatricians and primary care offices offer parents a level of care that cannot be obtained at other places.

• Affiliation with the #4 children's hospital in the country (according to Parents magazine)
• Board-certified pediatricians (learn what it means to be 'board-certified')
• Many locations spread throughout southeast Wisconsin
• Commitment to population health and an increased role for pediatricians in the care of children
• Doctors who are very active in their local communities
• Access to many health and wellness programs designed to keep kids safe and healthy

We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today.

Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin:

For our Mental Health Therapist positions currently we will only consider a fully licensed Mental Health Therapist with an LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or a licensed Psychologist. If you are a Therapist in Training please apply here.

• Good Hope (West Milwaukee – Good Hope and 76th Street)
• Mequon
• 76th Street (near State Fair Park)
• Westbrook (Brookfield)

Is critical to the success of the Children's Wisconsin's Mental and Behavioral Health strategy by increasing access, reducing stigma, engaging in early detection, prevention and education. Provides individual, group, and family therapy to children and their families in an outpatient clinic setting, using evidence based/informed, trauma informed, and inclusive practices. Actively engages the child, their family, and caregivers in treatment and recovery planning.

Provides consultation, education, and outreach to colleagues, trainees, and community. Participates in activities and initiatives related to the MBH strategy.

• Assesses, diagnoses and treats children, adults and families with mental health/emotional challenges.
• Develops and facilitates active, timely treatment plans with appropriate SMART goal setting and parent/child engagement, aimed at improving the client’s psychosocial, psychological and emotional functioning.
• Maintains case files with complete, accurate, and timely documentation.
• Develops and nurtures partnerships and collaborative working relationships with referral sources, hospital system staff, and community organizations.
• Communicates and closely partners with each client’s established care team including parents/caregivers, school personnel, health care providers, and other identified individuals/teams.
• Provides case consultation/review, and professional development with colleagues.
• Collects and provides data for reports, donors, and funding sources and participates in other program specific projects and activities as requested.
• Attends staff meetings and other organizational, committee, and community meetings as required.
• Participates in community engagement and other activities that support Children’s mission and MBH strategy such as media events or interviews, trainings or conference presentations, United Way or other funder functions, committees, work groups/ coalitions, quality improvement work, inclusivity, diversity, and equity engagement, and/or other approved activities.
• May supervise training of graduate students/Interns.

• Master's Degree in Social Work or related field, plus 3000 hours post Master’s experience required
• Terminal Degree (PhD, MD, etc.) PsyD from an APA accredited program required

• Experience working with children and families, diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, and trauma preferred
• Experience working with Electronic Health Record preferred

• + one of the following:
• License Social Worker Clinical (123) - State of Wisconsin
• License MFT-Marriage Family Therapy (124) - State of Wisconsin
• License LPC-Professional Counselor (125) - State of Wisconsin
• License Psychologist (57) - State of Wisconsin

Our current open positions are full-time Monday-Friday, but please apply if you are seeking flexibility as some locations may be able to accommodate that.

Children’s Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.