Mental Health Counseling Therapist (Licensed or Limited Permit Eligible

As a Mental Health Counseling Therapist at Next Level Mental Health Counseling PLLC, you will provide counseling and therapy to a diverse demographic of client populations that you are passionate about working with. Your goal is to help them improve their mental health and overall socioemotional well-being to ultimately promote optimal functioning in their life. While you will work independently as a clinician, you will have the opportunity to collaborate and be supervised/mentored by PhD-Level Licensed Mental Health Counselors with Diagnostic Privilege and Certified Sex Therapists.

Balance a clinical caseload of clients while prioritizing clinical administrative tasks

Provide services to individuals, couples, families, and/or groups experiencing psychological distress including cognitive, behavioral, emotional, social, and multicultural issues to help them develop insight and awareness into themselves and their relationships

Engage in psychotherapy with clients utilizing methods and techniques that are thought provoking, emotionally guiding, interactive and experiential, culturally sensitive, strengths based, motivational, and solution focused

Assess and determine diagnoses, treatment plans and therapy goals aimed at prevention, wellness and recovery

Facilitate new client intake process, maintain client files and documentation in compliance with state and federal standards, provide continuous treatment planning, and review progress to ensure quality and effective care

Strategize client termination/graduation process including discharge planning and establish referrals for clients to other health professionals as well as to other resources (i.e., social services, academic and occupational services, support groups, and crisis and intervention partners)

Engage in weekly group supervision and bi-weekly individual supervision with our compassionate, skilled and experienced clinical supervisors

Engage in career-long professional development and advocacy such as, reading professional literature, attending continuing education workshops, establishing connection with professional networks and consultants, and maintaining membership in professional organizations

Design and implement a successful marketing and branding strategy through independent self-advertising as a way to build clinical caseload of clients

Evidence being a team player and consideration of culture, diversity, equity, and inclusion in all processes, procedures and systems

Frequent collaboration and communication with a multidisciplinary team (i.e., Therapists and Clinical Supervisors as well as the leadership team consisting of the Clinical Director, Senior Director of Business Operations & Strategy, Director of Marketing & Client Engagement, Human Resources Manager, Client Relations Manager, Executive Assistant, and Practice Owner)

Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling, Social Work, or related field

FOR LMHCs/LCSWs – valid and active licensure in New York State

FOR MHC-LPs/LMSWs - eligible for a New York State Limited Permit or Provisional License

A solid knowledge base of psychology, therapy, and counseling as well as ethical and legal standards that inform practice (i.e., Code of Ethics, HIPAA)

Individual ability to manage a therapeutic framework that puts the needs of the client first (i.e., honest communication, confidentiality, responsiveness, scheduling, session conduct, collaborative treatment planning, respect for autonomy and beliefs, healthy boundaries, cultural sensitivity)

Demonstrate clinical skills including genuineness, empathy, compassion, emotional intelligence, active listening, good judgement, insight and decision making, critical thinking and problem-solving, and outstanding interpersonal proficiencies

Awareness of self and others demonstrating multicultural competency and cultural humility through respect, sensitivity and openness

Strong interpersonal, verbal and written skills

Computer literacy of the internet, email communication, and systems related to the work (i.e., telehealth platforms, practice schedule management systems, electronic health record systems)

Passion for the mental health counseling field, eagerness and excitement about continuous learning, discovering new endeavors, and being an engaged member of a team, as well as possessing multilingual abilities are a plus and are considered in determining pay/salary

Provide services to clients of your choice

Design and implement your own schedule

Competitive pay, and opportunity for fee for service increases and bonus incentives. Range: $60,000 to $160,000

Employee benefits like healthcare insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, paid time off, sick time, 401k & pension

Stipend for continued education

Consideration of performance management, professional development and organizational growth (i.e., new hire onboarding and acclimation support, goal setting,…