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Como Care
Stamford, Connecticut

Licensed Mental Health Therapist

Counselor / TherapistNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Role Description

As a Therapist at ComoCare, you’ll play a central role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to patients participating in our IOP. You’ll lead group therapy sessions, build strong therapeutic relationships, and collaborate with our care team to ensure each patient’s treatment plan supports lasting improvement and recovery. As a ComoCare therapist, you will support refining the clinical curriculum as the program evolves and expands.

Responsibilities Include, But Not Limited To, the Following

Provide high-quality, evidence-based individual and group therapy within ComoCare’s intensive outpatient program (IOP) model

  • Deliver compassionate, patient-centered care that meets each individual’s unique behavioral health needs
  • Support patients through the full course of care — from intake to completion — ensuring strong engagement and retention
  • Monitor progress, outcomes, and adherence to care plans while maintaining accurate clinical documentation
  • Collaborate with other members of the care team to coordinate holistic support for each patient

Contribute to the ongoing refinement of ComoCare’s clinical curriculum and care delivery model based on real-world insights

Communicate and partner with the patient’s FQHC care team, including but not limited to the patient’s primary care provider and existing behavioral health provider, to ensure each patient receives the appropriate care and resources

Track and help drive key performance indicators (KPIs) including clinical quality, retention, completion, and patient satisfaction (NPS)

Reporting: This role will report to the Clinical Director

Required Qualifications

Licensed behavioral health clinician (LCSW, LPC, LMFT or equivalent) or other clinical license as required by state regulations

  • 4–5 years of experience providing behavioral health services in outpatient or community-based settings
  • Experience facilitating both group sessions and one-on-one counseling
  • Experience collaborating with interdisciplinary care teams for behavioral health patients, including primary care
  • Demonstrated ability to build rapport, establish trust, and deliver trauma-informed care
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team environment
  • High empathy quotient with a strong commitment to patient-centered care
  • Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working within community health centers or similar settings
  • Background in intensive outpatient (IOP) or partial hospitalization (PHP) programs
  • Familiarity with evidence-based treatment modalities such as CBT, DBT, MI, or ACT
  • Experience using electronic health records (EHR) systems
  • Bilingual (English and Spanish)
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy

Highlights of Our Comprehensive Benefits Package

  • Health, Dental, Vision insurance
  • 401(k) with Company match
  • Competitive pay
  • Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave
  • Continuing education and licensure reimbursement

Performance-based Salary Bonus

You will collaborate with like-minded health care professionals who, like you, understand the importance and value of ComoCare’s high-quality, behavioral health care.

ComoCare is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally-protected characteristics.

ComoCare is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should email careers@ComoCare.com for assistance. Reasonable accommodation will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide evidence-based individual and group therapy within an intensive outpatient program while collaborating with a multidisciplinary care team. They are responsible for monitoring patient progress, maintaining accurate clinical documentation, and contributing to the refinement of the clinical curriculum.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid behavioral health license such as LCSW, LPC, or LMFT and possess 4–5 years of experience in outpatient or community-based settings. Proficiency in evidence-based modalities and experience working with interdisciplinary teams are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyInterdisciplinary collaborationCrisis interventionTreatment planningCommunication skills

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Mental Health Therapist at Como Care a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,878 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 32% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,878 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Connecticut173 active7,937 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 20% remote · 32% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusConnecticut Counselor listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 27% offer loan repayment248 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,473 in the last 30 days1,673 the 30 days before (+48%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,878 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) with Company Match
Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Leave
Continuing Education and Licensure Reimbursement
Performance-Based Salary Bonus

Living in Stamford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$799k
Typical market rent
$2,971/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.