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CFHW
Longmont, Colorado

Licensed or Unlicensed Therapist | Adult Outpatient

Counselor Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)Full-Time

Listed compensation

$54,763 - $76,968/year

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Develop and carry out a consistent plan of treatment, from intake and assessment to closure.

Essential Functions

  • Guided by 40-55 requirements and best clinical practices, provides individual and group psychotherapy and teaches psychoeducation
  • Documents provision of services, assessments, evaluations and treatment goals and plan consistent with clinical and administrative policies and procedures
  • Provides a variety of case management services, including managing Social Security payeeships, assisting clients to apply for various types of public assistance and providing supporting documentation, attending multi-agency clinical case consultations, and facilitating referrals to other organizations
  • Participates in internal consultation and supervision with team members and other professionals in the organization
  • Collaborate with clients, other treatment team members, DHHS, doctors, hospitals, medical clinics, housing programs, etc. to provide the best service to the clients
  • Provides external consultation and referrals to other organizations
  • Maintains contact with clients in distress, including assisting with hospitalization
  • Participates in multidisciplinary focus groups, committees, and task forces charged with researching and improving clinical practices and developing or updating programs and business processes
  • Provides clinical services required by special programs and projects
  • Meets defined individual and department goals, activity metrics and Key Performance Indicators
  • Promotes, supports and demonstrates MHP’s mission, vision and values [http://www.mhpcolorado.org/About/Vision-Mission-Values.aspx] through both behavior and job performance and adheres to policies, procedures, Compliance Plan and Standards of Conduct [http://www.mhpcolorado.org/About/Corporate-Compliance.aspx] on a day to day basis
  • Effectively interacts and communicates with other MHP staff/clients/customers/partners/etc.
  • Regular and consistent attendance is required to perform other essential functions of the job
  • Other duties as assigned

LAOS Data Focus and Clinical Position

  • Spends part of full-time schedule working on clinical analytics and research, outcome tracking, program evaluation, and other duties as required
  • Maintains up-to-date internal and external databases
  • Creates and assembles complex documents and charts
  • Tracks situations that require the attention of the Program Manager to support productivity, timeliness, and quality service delivery
  • Clinician will take a case load of approximately 65 clients
  • 30% of case load would be Medicare clients

What’s In It For You

  • Full time job with benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, disability and retirement plan)
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Engaged employer who believes you are a key factor in delivering our mission to the community
  • Training, personal and professional growth opportunities such as TF-BDT and CAC training
  • Strong leadership support that will engage in your growth and development

As a condition of employment, you will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccination (and any subsequent boosters) and the annual influenza vaccine.

Medical exemptions or religious accommodations may be requested.

Education/Experience/License/Certification

  • Training in CBT, DBT, and Solution-Focused Therapy, preferred
  • Masters in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or related field plus 1 to 2-year internship and 3+ years prior experience in a clinical setting OR Related PhD or PsyD plus zero to three years prior experience in a clinical setting
  • Clinician will be required to run groups and attend treatment team meetings in addition to individual therapy
  • Bilingual preferred

This position will be posted, at minimum, until April 1st and may remain open until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will develop and implement treatment plans, provide individual and group psychotherapy, and manage a caseload of approximately 65 clients. Additionally, the role involves clinical research, outcome tracking, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality service delivery.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or a related field with at least 3 years of clinical experience, or a PhD/PsyD with up to 3 years of experience. Proficiency in CBT, DBT, and Solution-Focused Therapy is preferred, and the role requires the ability to manage clinical data and documentation.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentTreatment planningCrisis interventionClinical documentationData managementMultidisciplinary collaborationReferral coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed or Unlicensed Therapist | Adult Outpatient at CFHW 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 7,933 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 26% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$66k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $64k 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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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
83% this job
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
31%
PSLF eligible
17%
Loan repayment
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 7,933 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Longmont

Rent affordability

42% of gross pay

Market rent compared with this listing’s advertised pay.

Purchasing power

$52,055–$73,162/yr

At national-average prices · Before taxes

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$513k≈ 9.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,923/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.2
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.

BEA 2024 · Boulder, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use the advertised annual pay range’s lower bound, before taxes. Regional prices are not a personal budget.

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Ratings need at least 30 other listings, five employers and three locations; no employer may contribute over 35%. Strong: top quarter; Typical: middle half; Weaker: bottom quarter. Missing ratings mean insufficient comparable data, not a poor offer. These are offer comparisons, not city grades.

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About CFHW

Medical Practices
Lafayette, Colorado
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays