For more than 25 years, LocumTenens.com has partnered with organizations across the country to help address behavioral health staffing needs. And as those needs evolved, so did our capabilities.
Today, our behavioral health team recruits across psychiatry, psychology, social work, therapy and counseling, giving organizations access to a broader range of professionals and areas of expertise.
Psychiatry: (MD/DO/NP)
Psychiatrists and psychiatric advanced practice providers remain an essential part of the behavioral health workforce. LocumTenens.com works with organizations seeking psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners to help maintain coverage, expand access to care and support existing behavioral health teams.
Whether an organization needs to fill persistent staffing gaps, short-term coverage or additional clinicians to meet growing patient demand, locum tenens staffing provides the flexibility to adapt as needs change.
Psychology (PhD/PsyD/EdD/BCBA)
Psychology professionals bring specialized expertise to a wide range of settings. From hospitals and crisis centers to schools, correctional facilities, public safety organizations and community-based programs, they’re integral to patient treatment.
LocumTenens.com recruits professionals with experience across a growing range of specialties, including:
- Applied behavior analysis
- Behavioral and cognitive psychology
- Clinical child and adolescent psychology
- Clinical health psychology
- Clinical neuropsychology
- Clinical psychopharmacology
- Counseling psychology
- Couple and family psychology
- Forensic psychology
- Geropsychology
- Industrial/organizational psychology
- Police and public safety psychology
- Psychoanalysis
- Rehabilitation psychology
- School psychology
- Psychology
This expanded range of specialties allows organizations to find professionals whose expertise more closely aligns with the populations, programs and services they support.
Social Work (LCSW/LMSW)
Social workers play an important role across behavioral healthcare, providing clinical services, crisis support, care coordination and specialized treatment for individuals, families and communities.
LCSWs support patients in settings far beyond traditional behavioral health units. From oncology and OB/GYN floors to dialysis centers, nursing homes, crisis units and field-based response teams, social workers are part of care teams wherever behavioral health, care coordination and crisis support intersect.
LocumTenens.com supports social work staffing needs across areas including:
- Administration
- Child and adolescent social work
- Child and family welfare
- Clinical social work
- Community organizing and welfare
- Criminal justice and corrections
- Crisis social work
- Forensic social work
- Gerontology
- Healthcare and hospice social work
- Mental health and substance abuse
- School social work
This broader range of expertise allows our team to help organizations find professionals that align with their specific care environment and patient population.
Therapy and Counseling (LPC/LMFT/LMHC/LCPC)
Counselors and therapists are critical to expanding access to behavioral healthcare in both clinical and community settings. LocumTenens.com recruits licensed professionals across specialties including:
- Career counseling
- Clinical mental health counseling
- Clinical counseling
- Couples therapy
- Group therapy
- LGBTQIA+ identities
- Marriage and family therapy
- Rehabilitation counseling
- School counseling
- Substance abuse and addiction counseling
- Trauma
By expanding the types of counselors and therapists we recruit, we can help organizations build behavioral health teams around their specific patient populations, programs and care models.
Behavioral health staffing beyond traditional healthcare settings
Behavioral health services aren't limited to hospitals and outpatient clinics. The need for qualified professionals extends into schools, correctional settings, public safety organizations, residential programs and community-based care.
LocumTenens.com works with a wide range of organizations, including:
- Inpatient and psychiatric hospitals
- Children's and university hospitals
- State hospitals
- FQHCs
- Community mental health centers
- Outpatient clinics and community outpatient programs
- Private and group practices
- Counseling centers
- Residential treatment facilities
- Eating disorder treatment centers
- Addiction recovery and rehabilitation facilities
- Assertive community treatment (ACT) programs
- K–12 schools and student health centers
- Correctional facilities, county jails and juvenile detention centers
- Federal and state prisons and departments of corrections
- County crisis centers
- Indian and Tribal health organizations
- Veterans Affairs facilities
- Long-term care organizations
- Police departments and public safety organizations
- Corporate employee assistance programs (EAPs)
Your one partner for evolving behavioral health needs
By continuing to expand our behavioral health service lines, LocumTenens.com can help organizations access psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors and therapists across a growing range of specialties and settings.
Whether you need to maintain coverage, launch or expand a program, reach an underserved population or find specialized behavioral health expertise, our team can build a staffing solution around your organization's specific needs.
Looking for behavioral health staffing support? Connect with our team to discuss your current needs.
About the author
Kristina Armistead
Production Manager, Behavioral Health
Kristina joined LocumTenens.com in 2019 after graduating with a bachelor degree in psychology with a minor in human services delivery and administration from the University of North Georgia. Her background in psychology allows her to understand the roles, areas of expertise, and specific duties for behavioral health clinicians when sourcing these candidates for specific positions. She has worked as an account representative/recruiter for the Behavioral Health team for two and a half years, and as an account executive/recruiter for psychology, LCSWs, and therapists for four years. Currently, at LocumTenens.com, she serves as a production manager/recruiter for psychology, LCSWs, and therapists. In this role, she recruits for 10 states within the US, manages a team of behavioral health recruiters, and provides customer service to clients in need.
