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Sauk Centre, Minnesota

Psychotherapist | Integrated Behavioral Health | Sauk Centre

CounselorNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$78k-$119k

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Job Description

Make a difference by joining CentraCare’s Integrated Behavioral Health team at the Sauk Centre Family Medicine clinic in Sauk Centre! You will have an opportunity to provide outpatient assessment and brief intervention services to patients across the lifespan.

This role is embedded within a Family Medicine practice and focuses on same-day access, crisis intervention, and evidence-based psychotherapy delivered through close collaboration with medical providers in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Schedule

  • Full-time | 80 hours every two weeks
  • Day shifts | Monday–Friday | 8:00 a. m. – 5:00 p. m.
  • Onsite | CentraCare Sauk Centre

Pay and Benefits

  • Psychotherapist salary pay begins at $87,272.64 per year; exact wage determined by years of related experience.
  • Salary range: $77,563.20 - $118,661.09 per year
  • Salary and salary range are based on a 1.0 FTE, reduced FTE will result in a prorated offer rate
  • Full-time benefits: medical, dental, PTO, retirement, employee discounts and more!
  • $6,000 hiring bonus for those hired into a Psychotherapist role (with current MN license of LP, LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC)

Qualifications (Psychotherapist level)

  • Master’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or related Human Services field required.
  • State of Minnesota licensure required, need to have one of the following:
  • The Board of Psychology as a Licensed Psychologist (LP) or the Board of Social Work at Independent Clinical level (LICSW) or the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or the Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).
  • Minimum of one-year experience required.
  • Requires successful compliance with Minnesota Law, Chapter 372 relating to sexual exploitation of patients by staff providing psychotherapy services.

Psychologist

  • PhD or PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology is required.
  • Minimum of one-year experience is required.
  • Completion of post-doc training year prior to start date preferred
  • Licensure by the State of Minnesota Board of Psychology as Licensed Psychologist (LP).

Department Information

CentraCare’s Integrated Behavioral Health program embeds behavioral health professionals directly within primary care clinics to provide timely, coordinated support for patients with medical and behavioral health needs.

We emphasize brief intervention, motivational interviewing, and evidence-based therapeutic approaches, while also supporting resident education, staff development, and same-day crisis response. Providers work as part of a multidisciplinary team focused on access, continuity, and whole-person care.

Our Location - Sauk Centre

CentraCare, a leading not-for-profit health system and one of the largest providers of rural care, serves patients across Central, West Central, and Southwestern Minnesota.

It delivers nationally recognized care through 40+ medical and surgical specialties, innovative population health programs, and a collaborative physician–administration leadership model. CentraCare – Sauk Centre offers high-quality, convenient care close to home to a service area of nearly 17,000.

The campus features a Level IV trauma center and critical access hospital, family medicine clinic and wellness center, and offers 16 inpatient rooms, 26 clinic exam rooms, 12 outreach rooms, 2 labor and delivery suites, 2 operating suites, and an emergency department with 2 trauma bays, lab, pharmacy, and advanced imaging with MRI and 3D mammography.

Adjacent to the medical campus are a 60-bed long-term care facility and a 30-unit senior living building.

Outpatient services include chemotherapy, IV infusions, rehabilitation, transitional care, diabetes education, integrated behavioral health, complemented by visiting specialists and tele-stroke/STEMI collaboration with St. Cloud Hospital. The Sauk Centre community is family-friendly, with excellent schools, four-season recreation, a lively downtown, parks, golf courses, trails, lakes, and the historic hometown of Nobel Prize-winning author Sinclair Lewis.

About CentraCare centracare.com

Sauk Centre, Minnesota: jobs.centracare.com

CentraCare has made a commitment to diversity in its workforce. All individuals including, but not limited to, individuals with disabilities, are encouraged to apply. CentraCare is an EEO/AA employer.

Key Responsibilities

The psychotherapist will provide outpatient assessment and brief intervention services within a family medicine clinic. They will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based care and crisis intervention to patients across the lifespan.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or a related field and possess a current Minnesota clinical license (LP, LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC). A minimum of one year of experience is required for this position.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Evidence-based PracticeClinical PsychologyPrimary Care CollaborationMultidisciplinary Teamwork

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychotherapist | Integrated Behavioral Health | Sauk Centre at Centra 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 8,085 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Counselor Career Context

Centra Care ranks #2 of 30 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

In Minnesota, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$79k (172 salary observations; 470 listings), vs ~$74k nationally (4,976 salary observations; 21,563 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 30% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$98k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $100k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

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  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Sauk Centre

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k≈ 3.7× annual pay
Median resident rent
$843/mo≈ 13% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.6
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Cloud, MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Centra Care

Hospitals and Health Care
St. Cloud, MN
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical
Dental
PTO
Retirement
Employee Discounts
$6,000 Hiring Bonus