Therapist; LPC, LMFT or LCSW

Overview

Join as a Therapist (LPC, LMFT or LCSW) at New Horizons Ranch and Center, Inc. We are a well‑respected residential treatment center for children located in central Texas. Therapists are responsible for providing individualized group, family, and individual therapy while maintaining a comfortable, safe environment and establishing an accepting, caring therapeutic culture for kids and adolescents.

New Horizons Ranch is located in the Texas Hill Country, approximately 30 miles south of Brownwood, Texas or 8 miles west of Goldthwaite, Texas. This is an on‑site position; employees must reside in or near the Brownwood or Goldthwaite area. Transportation financial assistance, if needed, is provided within a 60‑mile radius of New Horizons.

• Competitive salary based on experience: $70,000.00 +
• Transportation assistance if needed within a 60‑mile radius
• Paid Time Off starts immediately upon hire
• Free meals every day
• Christmas bonus
• Mental health support
• Professional development and training in the youth mental health field
• Life insurance equal to salary (60 days after start date)
• 125% 401(k) retirement match after 1 year of employment
• $500 Flexible Spending Account after 2 years of employment
• Paid work anniversary trips after 5+ years

• Facilitating individually tailored therapy sessions with individuals, groups, and families.
• Communicating and working with the interdisciplinary team and direct care staff to ensure the therapeutic needs of the kids and adolescents in care are met.
• Collaborating to develop individualized treatment plans.
• Accurately completing and maintaining required documentation and case notes per New Horizons’ policy and state minimum standards, including treatment plan updates and progress notes.
• Developing, conducting, and monitoring appropriate therapeutic tasks to assist each kid in accomplishing their treatment goals.
• Following New Horizons’ philosophy and guidelines, employee handbook, and policies and procedures.

• Master’s degree in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or another qualifying social services field.
• Fully licensed in Texas (LPC, LMFT, or LCSW). Interns are not accepted.
• Eligible for Medicaid billing.
• Strong clinical background in trauma‑based therapeutic approaches (Trauma Informed Care and Trauma Resolution) preferred.
• Experience in residential treatment, play therapy, and animal‑assisted therapy, with a focus on equine assisted therapy, is a plus.
• Insight and understanding of cultural diversity and ability to work with diverse populations.
• Ability to perform conflict resolution or crisis intervention.
• Pass a criminal background check, drug screen, and tuberculosis screening.

We keep kids first while providing a safe, therapeutic, and loving environment for kids and adolescents who have experienced immense trauma through abuse, neglect, or exploitation. The ranch sits on 150 acres and is home to 70 kids, ages 6-17. It includes an on‑campus accredited charter school, a certified equine therapy program, a swimming pool, playground, campus lakes, football and baseball fields, four homes, and a chapel/activity center.

We provide intensive, trauma‑based therapy within a secure, individualized, multifaceted treatment setting.

Established in 1971, New Horizons has been assisting kids and families throughout Texas in residential treatment facilities, therapeutic foster homes, and youth and family counseling programs. We are a COA accredited agency.