Clinical Therapist

Location: Keswick

Be an essential part of real change and lasting growth in a community that emphasizes collaboration, respect, and professional excellence. Keswick School, an internationally recognized nonprofit therapeutic boarding school for boys near Charlotteville, VA, is seeking an exceptionally talented and engaging full-time psychologist or mental health professional to join our robust therapeutic community. Our clinical team includes a child and adolescent psychiatrist, a Ph.D. clinical psychologist, a Ph.D. marriage and family counselor, a doctoral-level occupational therapist, an independent-licensed LCSW, a speech-language pathologist, and an art therapist.

Our clinicians direct the experience, growth, and development of a small caseload of boys ages 10–17 with complex functional challenges, using traditional therapies and dynamic, context-based interventions. This demanding leadership position involves working with students who have multiple diagnoses, as well as developmental, attachment, and social-emotional difficulties. Clinicians lead individual, family, and group therapies, and support multidisciplinary teams and program development.

Maturity, emotional investment, creativity, follow-through, and an inspired commitment to children’s growth and well-being are key characteristics of a successful candidate. Experience in school or residential settings, social thinking, neuro-cognitive functioning, experiential approaches, and hands-on learning are preferred. Benefits include:
Competitive salary (commensurate with education and experience) 401(k) with 4% matching Voluntary health, vision, dental, and short-term disability insurance Employer-provided group long-term disability and life insurance Five weeks of paid holiday leave Three weeks of discretionary paid time off Employer-provided financial planning Professional development opportunities Relocation funds  to Marc Columbus, Head of School, for more information and to request an application.

The position is available beginning in April 2026.

Employment Type:

Full Time Years

Experience:

3 - 5 years Salary: $85,000 - $105,000 Annual Bonus/Commission:
No