Behavioral Health Therapist
Listed compensation
$58K - $79K
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Behavioral Health Therapist - DUI Services
Salary Range
Master's Level: $58,011 - $69,618 annually based on relevant years of experience
Master's Licensed: $66,040 - $79,217 annually based on relevant years of experience
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
Status: Full Time, Salaried, 40 hours per week
Hours: On-site, Monday-Friday, 8:00-5:00
The salary range for this position is SummitStone’s good faith belief and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation for this position at the time of the posting. SummitStone may ultimately offer more or less than the posted range.
The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including the applicant’s education, training, skills, experiences, and other job-related information and how relevant those are to SummitStone’s needs, aspirations, organizational priorities, and the evolving needs and delivery of services to the community that it serves.
Role Overview
The DUI Clinician plays a vital role in supporting clients through the DUI education and treatment process while ensuring compliance with state regulations and referral source requirements.
This position involves facilitating structured group sessions focused on substance use education, decision-making skills, and personal growth.
The clinician is responsible for accurately tracking clients earned DUI hours and regularly reporting progress to appropriate referral sources such as probation officers, courts, and other agencies.
Other duties include coordinating with internal as well as external supportive services to deliver needed services to our clients and collaborating with peers and psychiatrists regarding treatment.
In addition to group facilitation, the DUI Clinician provides individualized support through one-on-one meetings as needed to address personal challenges, develop treatment goals, and ensure clients remain engaged and on track with program requirements. The clinician collaborates with internal team members and external partners to promote client accountability and success, while maintaining detailed and confidential documentation in alignment with organizational and legal standards.
This position will also do some general outpatient therapist services (individual therapy, group facilitation) that may not be DUI-focused.
Essential Duties
- Direct client care includes care coordination, behavioral health related screenings and assessments, individual and group therapy, brief therapy, case management, and related clinical services.
- Responsible for facilitating Level II education & Therapy DUI groups.
- Collaborate with referral sources and other legal entities, such as probation officers and courts.
- Serves as a clinical resource person to building site(s), clinical staff, case managers, medical providers and collaterals.
- Knowledge of professional policies and procedures.
- Collaborates with other staff in providing, planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating clinical services, including collaborating with Clinical Managers and Program Supervisors.
- Performs behavioral health screenings and assessments within the medical clinic setting, to include review of treatment options and referral information.
- Provides on going care coordination within SummitStone, community agencies and resources.
- Provides crisis intervention to include crisis assessment and de-escalation.
- Provides on-site collaboration with medical providers to provide behavioral health assessments for those clients identified with behavioral health needs.
- Clinical documentation.
- Supports and fosters team values with peers and clinic staff, to provide support and remove barriers.
- Maintains superior customer service for internal and external customers by providing information and answering questions/requests in a timely matter.
- May participate on committees (both internal and external), in meetings, and works on projects as assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or related field from an accredited college or university
- Licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, CAS, LAC Track) or about to get licensed
- At least one year of experience in the behavioral health field
- At least one year of experience with mild to severe mental illness and substance use disorders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Trauma-Informed Care
- Bilingual/Bicultural
SummitStone will take into consideration a combination of an applicant’s education, training, skills, experiences, and other job-related information and how relevant those are to SummitStone’s needs, aspirations, organizational priorities, and the evolving needs and delivery of services to the community that it serves. The position posting describes the minimum and preferred qualifications for position and, beyond those, the candidate is responsible for making a compelling case in support of their application.
At SummitStone Health Partners, we strive to foster trust, empower recovery, and inspire hope to strengthen and enrich our Northern Colorado community.
We need your help to make this vision a reality.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can be their authentic self.
We actively seek team members with a variety of backgrounds, identities, and experiences, and we honor the whole self—embracing differences in race, ethnicity, ability, age, gender, sexual orientation, spiritual beliefs, socioeconomic status, language, and the many intersections of identity.
We invite everyone to be part of our journey and proudly serve as an equal opportunity employer.
Please visit summitstone.org [//summitstone.org] for more information about who we are.
Total Rewards
At SummitStone Health Partners, we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our team members. Eligibility and pro-rated benefit levels are based on FTE (full-time equivalent) status.
Below Are Some of the Benefits We Offer
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage — including options for eligible dependents
- Mental health and wellness resources
- Short-term and long-term disability insurances
- Paid time off (PTO): Accrued vacation and personal leave based on FTE status and length of service
- Paid Sick Leave: Provided in accordance with the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA)
- A range of voluntary benefits available to all employees
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching contributions
Reach Out
SummitStone will provide persons with disabilities reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or selection process, please let your recruiter know.
Questions? Please email us at hiring@summitstonehealth.org.
Key Responsibilities
The DUI Clinician supports clients through the DUI education and treatment process, facilitating group sessions and providing individualized support. Responsibilities include tracking client progress, collaborating with referral sources, and maintaining detailed documentation.
Requirements
A Master's degree in a relevant field and at least one year of experience in behavioral health and substance use disorders are required. Licensure or the process of obtaining licensure is also necessary.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Therapist at SummitStone Health Partners a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,035 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% are remote, 26% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$69k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $67k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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