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SOL Mental Health
Littleton, Colorado

Associate Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50k-$65k

The week · per this posting

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Job Description

Start Your Career at SOL Mental Health Build your future as a therapist—with real support from day one. At SOL,  you’ll  learn fast, grow your confidence, and make an impact—while we support you on your path to full licensure with built-in clinical supervision.   Anticipated Start Date: 2027 Compensation & Benefits   $50,000 – $65,000+ inclusive of a guarantee plus clinical hour-based incentives   Medical, dental, vision,  FSA  and HSA    401(k) with match    Annual CEU budget of $1,500 annually   Admin,  billing  and marketing support   PTO + 10 paid holidays    Professional liability insurance   Employee Assistance Program (EAP)   Short & long-term disability    Life insurance    Office space in our Littleton location What You Bring   Pre-Independently licensed in Colorado   (working toward  LPC, LMFT, LCSW, or LMHC )    Experience in direct clinical care (Internship experience counts)   Strong communication  skills    Eagerness to learn and grow as a clinician   What  You’ll   Do   Provide outpatient therapy to a diverse client population    Build skills using evidence-based approaches    Work with anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, and more    Participate in supervision and team collaboration   Why Start at SOL   You’re  never on your own  with a   collaborative, supportive team    Built-in supervision   to support licensure, both individual and group   Structured career path   from day one    Exposure to  diverse clinical cases     Integrated care model  = better patient outcomes + learning    Our Culture   We Lead with Heart   We Look for the Good   We Strengthen Each Other   We Strive for Excellence   We Break New Ground   Commitment to Inclusion   We’re  building a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone feels supported and valued.   Apply today and start building your career in mental health.

Key Responsibilities

Provide outpatient therapy to a diverse client population using evidence-based approaches. Participate in clinical supervision and team collaboration to support patient outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must be pre-independently licensed in Colorado as an LPC, LMFT, LCSW, or LMHC. Previous experience in direct clinical care, including internships, is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Anxiety treatmentTrauma treatmentEating disorder treatmentInterdisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

SOL Mental Health ranks #14 of 21 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 24% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$58k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $56k 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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Salary Distribution32 jobs · 24 employers

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<$85k
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$85k-100k
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$100k-115k
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$115k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
87% this job
CME allowance
55% this job
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
23%
PSLF eligible
23%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,885 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Littleton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$580k≈ 11.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,067/mo≈ 50% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About SOL Mental Health

Mental Health Care
Denver, Colorado
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision
FSA and HSA
401(k) with Match
Annual CEU Budget ($1,500)
Admin, Billing, and Marketing Support
PTO + 10 Paid Holidays
Professional Liability Insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)