Mental Health Counselor
Skill Switch · Kamwokya
Job description
About the role
The Mental Health Counselor provides therapy, support, and guidance to individuals, couples, families, and groups facing psychological, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Working in a variety of settings, the counselor helps clients understand themselves, cope with difficulties, and achieve meaningful change.
Key responsibilities
- Assess client needs and develop personalized treatment plans.
- Build and maintain therapeutic relationships using evidence‑based approaches.
- Deliver counseling sessions for issues such as addiction, grief, crisis, eating disorders, trauma, and substance abuse.
- Collaborate with clinics, hospitals, schools, community agencies, or private practice environments.
- Monitor progress and adjust interventions as needed.
Required profile
- Empathetic, emotionally steady, and perceptive.
- Ability to hold others' distress without being overwhelmed.
- Clear thinking about complex human situations.
- Commitment to professional discipline and ethical standards.
Required skills
- Evidence‑based therapeutic techniques.
- Assessment and treatment planning.
- Strong interpersonal communication.
What we offer
- Opportunity to work in diverse mental‑health settings.
- Professional development in a supportive environment.
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