Mental Health Therapist; LCSW, LPC, LMFT - Licensed or Associate

Mental Health Therapist (LCSW, LPC, LMFT) – Full Time

Licensed or Unlicensed

Catholic Charities of Central Colorado is seeking a Full-Time Mental Health Therapist to provide trauma-informed, evidence-based counseling to clients – individuals, children, and families. Clinicians deliver high-quality therapeutic services addressing a range of issues including depression, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and marital conflict, as well as providing court-ordered therapy in cases involving relinquishment of parental rights.

We are looking for a compassionate, culturally responsive clinician experienced in serving vulnerable and diverse populations. Caseload expectations include approximately 20 client contact hours per week, plus care coordination and clinical documentation in a collaborative, mission-driven team environment.

Position Details

• Full-time, 40 hours/week, Monday–Friday, in person
• Exempt (fully licensed) | Non-exempt (pre-licensed)
• Salary: $54,000–$72,000 annually (based on licensure and experience)

Why Join Catholic Charities?

• Purpose-driven work serving vulnerable populations
• Clinical leadership support and peer collaboration
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• ~17 paid holidays + 15 days Discretionary Time Off (increases with tenure)
• Pension plan (6% employer contribution) + 403(b)
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer

If you are a mission-driven therapist committed to strengthening individuals and families in our community, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

Education

• Master’s degree in a behavioral health field (Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, etc.) is required.

Licensure

• This job is open to candidates, licensees, and certificate holders
• Active licenses must be in good standing in the State of Colorado (LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LMFT-C, or LPC-C). All licenses and certifications must be maintained as a condition of employment.

Experience

Preferred, but not required:

• Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus
• Experience providing therapy to children, families, and couples is a plus
• Experience in trauma-focused therapy is a plus
• EMDR training is a plus.

Essential Duties

• Completes comprehensive assessments for intake diagnostics, safety and risk management, and treatment planning that are strengths based and culturally inclusive of client preferences.
• Effectively develops and communicates treatment recommendations to clients that are grounded in diagnostic evidence and measured by clinical outcome tools.
• Delivers expert, quality, and transparent individual, group and family therapy that is evidence based and outcomes informed, based on scope of practice.
• Provides treatment involving clients as co-owners of their treatment plans and driving care based on and measured by client feedback about quality of care, therapeutic rapport, and status of symptoms.
• Develops and implements treatment plans providing a variety of behavioral health referrals and defining goals and objectives which determine the need for social, behavioral, medical, and/or psychological services.
• Engages at-risk clients with strategic safety planning and de-escalation, stabilization techniques.
• Develops safety plans that balance risk assessment with client strengths, support systems, and supervisor feedback, as needed. Completes all crisis-related documentation in a clear, comprehensive, and timely fashion.
• Ensures all clinical documentation is completed in a timely manner, meets quality standards, and maintains compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Efficiently manages time to provide approximately 20 hours of client contact per week.
• Demonstrates multicultural awareness and sensitivity to client treatment preferences.
• Utilizes client feedback mechanisms to assess treatment progress, level of motivation, treatment preferences, and recommends treatment modalities by balancing these factors in clinically appropriate ways.
• Provides relinquishment therapy for court ordered DHS clients who are in the process of relinquishing parental rights including preparation of legal paperwork, such as affidavits and exhibits for relinquishment of parental rights.
• Facilitates referrals to specialty mental health services and supports smooth…