Staff Counselor

ComPsych

Onsite Staff Counselor providing clinical services and promoting wellness initiatives at Ashburn, VA. Collaborating with leadership and employees to support mental health and work-related issues.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeAshburn • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $130,000 - $145,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Works closely with the organization’s Health and Wellness Benefits team to promote the wellbeing program
Consults with leadership regarding mental health and work-related issues
Participates in behavioral health awareness campaigns
Provides short-term EAP counseling via multiple modalities (e.g., in-person, telephone, video); supports organization outreach to encourage access to counseling services
Manages client caseload independently in terms of scheduling and communicating with clients in-between sessions as appropriate
Tracks and documents clinical services in a professional manner
Provides cross referrals to other offered wellbeing resources and benefits as appropriate
Provides orientations on program services to employees
Provides training and Lunch-and-Learns on mental/behavioral health topics
Supports mental health-related content development for employee communications and events
Provides management consultations and support for substance use and behavioral health issues
Provides virtual and/or on-site critical incident debriefings
Provides support to employees upon return to work post disability/leaves
Participates in health fairs, enrollment and health promoting activities
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master level licensed clinician
At least 5 years of providing clinical services
Clinical assessment experience in the following areas: mental health, substance use, and crisis stabilization required
Experience providing direct counseling services and solution-focused therapy required
Proficiency in treatment of various mental health conditions, life stressors, and client populations
Experience working with diverse client populations
Experience in providing culturally competent and relevant care
Telehealth service delivery experience preferred
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Sound clinical judgment, analytical, and critical thinking skills
Ability to manage own schedule/client caseload and promote behavioral health services
Experience providing behavioral health trainings
Experience in work-related issues at a worksite preferred
Experience consulting with management-level employees and collaborating with care teams preferred
On-site EAP experience preferred
Must be Onsite in Ashburn, VA.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full benefits package, including Paid Time Off (PTO), medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, robust EAP, wellness program, and much more.

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Hard Skills & Tools

clinical assessmentcounseling servicessolution-focused therapymental health treatmentsubstance use treatmentcrisis stabilizationtelehealth service deliverybehavioral health trainingclient caseload managementculturally competent care

Soft Skills

written communicationverbal communicationclinical judgmentanalytical skillscritical thinkingschedule managementcollaborationconsultationclient communicationoutreach support

Certifications

Master level licensed clinician