
Mental Health Careers at The Emily Program
We don’t just treat eating disorders, we treat people. That’s why our teams focus on small caseloads, with individualized treatment addressing the physical, psychological, and emotional aspects of eating disorders.
Our multidisciplinary approach includes robust mental health services, such as CBT, DBT and FBT. Because we offer treatment programs for children, adolescents, and adults at all levels of care—from outpatient to residential—you’ll find a role that’s perfect for you.
Why should you work at The Emily Program?
Featured Positions

Psychiatrist
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Provide direct client care through individual, group, or family psychotherapy while collaborating in a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive treatment and evaluation.

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
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Support clients through coordinating services, managing or prescribing medications, and collaborating with the treatment team to ensure continuity of care.

Behavioral Health Specialist
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Facilitate group programming and provide client support through case management, guided skills like CBT and DBT, and therapeutic supported meals.

Therapist
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Develop and implement individualized treatment plans while collaborating with staff to provide quality care and support for clients and their support communities. Positions include family, outpatient, residential, program, and weekend therapists.
Meet Sam, a Phone Intake Therapist, who provides a safe first conversation for clients seeking care

Eating Disorder Technician
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Play an integral role in helping clients navigate their day-to-day experience through leading community activities and helping residents gain the skills needed to manage their eating disorders.
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Benefits
We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs. For full-time positions, we offer HSA and PPO health insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield), dental insurance (Delta Dental), vision insurance (EyeMed), short-term and long-term disability insurance, and company-paid life insurance. Our 401(k) plan includes a voluntary pre-tax salary contribution that is available two months after your start date. We match 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation.
Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
We believe our diversity of backgrounds, gender identities, ethnicities, and perspectives enables us to provide optimal care for our clients and a collaborative work environment. By practicing radical inclusivity, we draw on the strengths of all our employees to create a company culture that values all people. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Council leads organizational efforts to deepen this culture and create space for healing and thoughtful discourse.
Educational Opportunities
As a national leader in eating disorder treatment, we are committed to encouraging career growth and providing our staff with robust clinical education. That’s why we partner with the University of Minnesota Medical School and have a team dedicated to providing ongoing education with in-house continuing education credit opportunities through webinars and in-person events. We continuously work to develop new education programs like our upcoming Behavioral Health Technician certification program.
Are you in your first internship? Are you within hours of your licensure? We have on-the-job training to help you reach your career goals. New master’s degree therapists can accumulate hours by leading groups to earn full licensure.