Arts Based Treatment with Teens Mental Health Therapist Clinician

Ready to Change Lives and Love Your Work? Join the Nation’s Leading Arts Therapy Program for Teens

When Maya came to us, she was 15 and barely speaking. Shut down by depression, isolated and withdrawn, and engaging in self harming behaviors, she carried deep pain and no sense of how to safely express it. Outpatient therapy, hospitalizations, family interventions hadn't been able to pull her out of this dark space. Slowly, through the safety of Maya's relationship with her therapist at La Europa, making new friends and finally laughing again, and the expressive culture at La Europa, she began to write lyrics. Then melodies. Then finding the tune on her guitar. Then one day, she performed a song she had written—her voice trembling but clear. In that moment, she wasn’t just surviving—she was healing.

At La Europa Academy, this is the kind of transformation we witness every day. If you’re a heart-centered therapist who believes in the healing power of creativity and connection—this is where your work can truly matter.

Why La Europa?

Located in Murray, Utah, La Europa is the premier residential treatment center in the U.S. for teens using Expressive and Experiential Arts Therapy. Our students’ languages of healing include music, painting, dance, writing, yoga, theater, and more—and our work is about helping them reconnect to their own voice, identity, and sense of worth.

• Nationally recognized leader in arts-based therapy for adolescents
• Small caseloads (7 students) so you can provide meaningful attention to each family
• Long-term treatment model (9–12 months) that fosters deep, lasting change
• Supportive, creative team culture — warm, collaborative, and fun
• Supervision provided for associate-level clinicians—interns en route to licensure encouraged to apply
• Training in DBT, RO-DBT, Brainspotting, EFFT, plus support for developing your own clinical specialties
• Employee appreciation programs that include wellness incentives, team celebrations, and financial bonuses
• Private office on a lush, arts-rich campus just off I-15 and I-215
• Career advancement opportunities and strong history of internal promotion
• LGBTQ+ affirming environment—for both students and staff

What You’ll Do:

• Provide individual, group, and family therapy for a caseload of 7 students
• Work with our certified art, music, dance therapists on developing a dynamic treatment approach with creativity at the center of it all
• Use expressive and evidence-based modalities to support teens with anxiety, depression, trauma, perfectionism, identity development, and more
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary, expressive arts-focused team
• Create and implement personalized, trauma-informed treatment plans
• Engage parents and caregivers in parallel family healing
• Work Monday–Friday days, with minimal rotating on-call (approx. every 2 months)

Who We’re Looking For:

• Master’s degree in a mental health field (required)
• Experience with teens or in residential treatment preferred
• Fully licensed therapists are strongly encouraged to apply (higher pay offered)
• Interns and associate-level clinicians welcome—we provide supervision
• Strong interest in creative, relational, and trauma-informed therapy
• Commitment to being a safe ally to LGBTQ+ youth and contributing to an affirming workplace culture

Bonus if you have:

• Training in DBT, RO-DBT, Brainspotting, EFFT
• Background working with gender-diverse youth, trauma impacted, or neurodivergent clients
• A calm, friendly therapy dog or cat (we’re animal-positive!)

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $70,000–$80,000 DOE, with increased pay for licensure and experience
• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401(k) with matching
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life insurance
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Professional development support
• Employee appreciation programs, including catered meals, wellness incentives, team events, and performance bonuses
• LGBTQ+ inclusive and affirming culture for students and employees alike

About Our Clients

We serve high school students ages 14–18, all assigned female at birth, and representing a wide, vibrant range of gender expression. We are proud to be a safe, affirming space for LGBTQ+ youth and maintain an inclusive, supportive workplace for our staff. Our work centers on compassion, creativity, and genuine connection.

If you're ready to do impactful clinical work with an amazing team at one of the most unique and effective teen treatment centers in the country—we’d love to hear from you.

Learn more or apply at: www.laeuropaacademy.com

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Master's (Required)

License/Certification:

• License to practice mental health therapy (Required)

Work Location: In person