Community Based Therapist - PT
Listed compensation
$33-$38/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Nexus Family Healing is excited to add a Community Based Therapist based out of Mendota Heights, MN!
At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.
Location, Schedule and Pay
- Part-time, around 10 hours per week
- Schedule: flexible PT schedule - mixture of days/evenings
- $33-38 hour, dependent on licensure and experience
- Mendota Heights, MN
- This is a hybrid position requiring frequent in person, remote, and travel between sites
Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include
- Generous paid time off (PTO)
- 401k match
- Training opportunities
- Advancement pathways and internal promotion
- And much more!
Position Summary
Our Community-Based Therapist provides mental health therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and families in homes, community settings, via telehealth, and at Nexus Family Healing offices. Using a trauma-informed, strength-based approach, the therapist delivers individualized care through evidence-based models like EMDR, DBT, TFCBT, and Systemic Family Therapy.
Primary Responsibilities
- Intake & Assessment
- Complete intake forms and diagnostic assessments.
- Ensure timely and accurate clinical documentation.
- Trauma Informed Care
- Complete CANS assessments using TCOM principles.
- Develop, update, and monitor individual treatment plans (ITPs) based on assessments and CAT/CANS.
- Provide crisis intervention and safety planning as needed.
- Participate in mandatory clinical supervision and team case consultation meetings.
- Participate in family collaborative intake meetings.
- Provide client-centered, strength-based therapy in collaboration with families.
Therapy Services
- Deliver individual, group, and family therapy aligned with treatment goals.
- Meet direct service and documentation requirements.
- Support discharge planning and post-care coordination.
Case Management
- Coordinate referrals and collaborate with families, schools, and providers.
- Attend supervision, team meetings, and required trainings.
- Maintain compliance with all clinical and regulatory standards
Community Collaboration
Communicate client needs with care teams, families, and community partners.
Ensure confidentiality and HIPAA compliance.
Requirements
Required Education and Licensure:
Master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences, human services, social work, marriage & family therapy, psychology, counseling, or clinically related fields. If social worker, must have LGSW in Minnesota.
If currently unlicensed: Must be on track to complete licensure for a specific, related discipline,
And/or currently holds a provisional/intermediary license for a specific track (i. e. LGSW, LAMFT or LPC)
- Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements
- Must successfully pass a DHS background check
Preferred Education and Experience
- Fully licensed in Minnesota as an LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC
- Related residential or human services experience working with youth and families
At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.
ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies
- Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches.
- Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern.
- Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly.
- Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate.
- Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards.
APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!
Key Responsibilities
Provide individualized mental health therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and families in homes, community settings, offices, and through telehealth, using trauma-informed and evidence-based approaches. Complete assessments and treatment plans, provide crisis support and case management, coordinate with families and community partners, and maintain clinical documentation and regulatory compliance.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Community Based Therapist - PT at Nexus Family Healing a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 48 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 63% are remote, 13% have no call, 60% require no weekends — this position is remote.
The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$74k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $69k–$79k | Mental Health Therapy median $71k (middle half $62k–$81k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$75k in purchasing power | Minnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Minnesota | 133 active | 7,907 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 63% remote · 13% no call · 60% no weekends48 benchmarked listings |
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