Mental Health Counselor

The Landmark College Counseling Department invites applications from Master's-level mental health professionals with strong team orientation and a commitment to evidence-based treatment models. This position offers the opportunity to apply clinical expertise in a vibrant higher education environment that is flexible, highly creative, and supportive of pursuing specialized areas of clinical interest. Serving emerging adults at a pivotal stage of personal and academic development, Landmark College provides a unique academic community where mental health is recognized as an essential component of success for students who learn differently.

Landmark College Counseling Services is dedicated to supporting the mental health and emotional well‑being of our neurodiverse student community. As part of the Student Affairs division, we provide individual counseling, crisis intervention, outreach, and consultation services that empower students to thrive academically, socially, and personally. Our counselors work to foster a supportive and inclusive environment where students can explore their strengths, build resilience, and achieve their goals.

With a collaborative, creative, and student‑centered approach, our department plays a vital role in helping students who learn differently navigate the challenges and opportunities of college life.

Reporting to the Director of Counseling, Counselors provide mental health services to enrolled students. Primary responsibilities are providing individual psychotherapy, performing initial evaluations, and providing crisis interventions. Counseling staff provide training to students, faculty, and staff on a variety of relevant topics related to the interplay between emotional wellbeing and academic performance. Additional responsibilities include providing consultation services to staff, faculty, administrators, and families;

designing and delivering mental health programming and outreach services to the college community; and other duties as assigned.

Direct Clinical Services

• Conduct psychosocial assessments of students referred by staff, faculty, or self‑referral.
• Provide individual counseling and psychotherapy services responsive to a diverse population of students.
• Provide after‑hours and weekend on‑call coverage by phone as necessary (shared among counseling team members).
• Respond to mental health crises and, when necessary, facilitate student access to local crisis team assessment.
• Refer students to professionals outside the College when appropriate.
• Provide service in accordance with legal and ethical mandates.
• Provide thorough and accurate documentation.
• Be able and willing to pivot to telehealth platforms as needed.

Prevention, Outreach, and Consultation

• Provide prevention and outreach related to neurodiversity and mental health. Provide guidance and support to staff and faculty during emergencies and crisis interventions involving students.
• Offer consultation services to student groups, faculty, and staff that address psychological and emotional wellbeing and developmental needs.
• Participate in student orientations, workshops, and programs that address mental health and developmental concerns
• Participate in New Student & Family Orientation, consult with parents as appropriate, and contribute to Family Weekend programming.
• Provide clinical services, consultation, staff training, on‑call services, and attend meetings for summer programs as necessary.

Administrative, Collaborative, and Professional Development

• Participate in the development of policies and operating procedures related to Counseling Services.
• Attend regular staff meetings, residential life meetings, and other meetings for the coordination of student care or to support community wellbeing.
• Remain current with developments in counseling and mental health, particularly as they relate to college students, neurodivergence, and campus life.
• Develop and maintain computer skills necessary for recordkeeping and communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned or directed.

• Master's degree in counseling, clinical or counseling psychology, or social work;
• Experience…