Therapist: Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

Recruitment began on December 8, 2025

and the job listing Expires on February 1, 2026

BENEFITS AND SALARY:
Salary range is $47,000 – $55,000 per year depending on relevant education, experience, and licensure.
At Applewood, we prioritize our employees and their wellbeing. We provide competitive benefit options to our employees and their families, including domestic partners.

At Applewood, we prioritize our employees and their wellbeing. We provide competitive benefit options to our employees and their families, including domestic partners.

Our offerings include:

• Comprehensive health and Rx plans, including a flat rate option.
• Wellness program including free preventative care
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• 100% paid parental leave for childbirth and adoption
• 50% tuition reduction at Case Western Reserve University for the MNO and MSW programs
• 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match
• Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Support for continuing education and credential renewal
• Ancillary benefits including: dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness
• Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Master’s Degree in Social Work or Counseling, and LSW or LPC required.
• Preference of work with young children prior, however, on job training and exposure to working specifically with children 6 and under will be provided and occur on a continuous basis.
• Candidates must be able to travel to families.

EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s level licensed mental health treatment experience with children and their families or experience working with children and families as part of a master’s degree internship program.

AGENCY SUMMARY:
Applewood Centers is a private, nonprofit agency providing mental health services, social services and education to children, adolescents and families living in Cuyahoga and Lorain counties. Dedicated to addressing a variety of behavioral, emotional and learning problems, we provide a continuum of care from outpatient counseling to residential treatment.

POSITION SUMMARY:
At Applewood Centers, we know that early intervention with children and families is critical for healthy development emotionally, socially and academically. Our experience shows that infants and toddlers can benefit from mental health intervention. Our Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) program serves children up to age 6 who are experiencing overwhelming stress, have experienced trauma, are having behavioral difficulties or other concerns that might affect the parent or caregivers ability to parent or a centers ability to provide child care.

We are hiring an Early Childhood Mental Health Therapist to provide behavioral health counseling, assessments, as well as therapeutic services to these children and families in need of services.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Provide psychotherapy, TBS and consultation services based on client assessed needs.
• Provide referred families and individuals with assessment services or consultation assessment, as needed.
• Interview clients to obtain information pertinent to establishing and maintaining effective client records and Individual Treatment Plans (ITPs)/consultation service plans. Gather information in a timely and systemic manner that will enable ongoing diagnosis, assessment, and treatment planning.
• Develop and maintain strengths-focused, professional alignment and engagement with families.
• Develop and coordinate focused, measurable and achievable ITPs/consultation plans that are consistent with the family’s identified needs.
• Collaborate with families and clients in the development of crisis plans and provides crisis assistance and coaching as needed.
• Assist clients and families with the development of skills that will enhance and improve family functioning in areas that include but are not limited to interpersonal relationships, anger management, coping, etc.
• Meet productivity expectations established for community based therapy staff.
• Provide child care supportive services to client and child care staff as needed…