Minnesota - Pre-Licensed Therapist: LMFT or LPCC Track
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Job Description
Hybrid | Minneapolis or Saint Paul, MN | Independent Contractor
Grow your practice with support—and people you actually want to consult with.
Starting and developing your career as a therapist comes with a lot to learn. At Edges Wellness Center, you’ll have room to develop your clinical identity while building a practice that fits your strengths and interests.
You’ll also find colleagues who share a commitment to affirming care and are interested in learning from one another. Think thoughtful consultation and real connections—not mandatory fun.
Edges serves LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, disabled, BIPOC, immigrant, and other historically marginalized communities through affirming, culturally responsive care.
- What you’ll find at Edges
- Structured onboarding and support as you build your caseload
- Clinicians who value consultation, shared interests, and continued learning
- Client coordination, billing, and administrative support
- Flexibility to develop your schedule and clinical focus
- Hybrid work, with in-person sessions in Minneapolis or Saint Paul and telehealth across Minnesota
- What you’ll do
- Provide ethical, affirming psychotherapy within your scope of practice
- Build and maintain a minimum of 15 client sessions per week, or 10 client sessions per week if you work one weekend day
- Respond to referrals and client communication promptly
- Complete clinical documentation and billing according to practice expectations
- Engage in supervision, consultation, and ongoing professional development
- You may be a good fit if you
- Have completed a qualifying graduate degree and are pursuing Minnesota licensure as an LMFT or LPCC
- Are committed to culturally responsive, affirming care
- Welcome feedback and are curious about your growth as a clinician
- Value both independence and opportunities to connect with colleagues
We welcome a range of clinical interests and approaches. Experience with the communities we serve is valued, and so is a willingness to keep learning.
Interested in growing your practice with us? We’d love to meet you.
Key Responsibilities
Provide ethical, affirming psychotherapy to clients while maintaining a caseload of at least 15 sessions per week. Responsibilities also include completing clinical documentation, billing, and participating in ongoing supervision and consultation.
Requirements
Candidates must have completed a qualifying graduate degree and be pursuing Minnesota licensure as an LMFT or LPCC. A commitment to culturally responsive, affirming care for marginalized communities is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Marriage & Family Therapy — Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Marriage & Family Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 22% have no call, 56% require no weekends — this position is remote.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.5 / 10 · above average in counseling | ranked against 13,376 Counseling listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Marriage & Family Therapy median $77k (middle half $70k–$90k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Minnesota index 98.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Marriage & Family Therapy listings in Minnesota | 8 active | 378 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 44% remote · 22% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Minnesota counselor listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 28% offer loan repayment245 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Marriage & Family Therapy listings | 181 in the last 30 days | 72 the 30 days before (+151%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Marriage & Family Therapy pay trend | −4.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Minnesota - Pre-Licensed Therapist: LMFT or LPCC Track at Edges Wellness Center a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Counseling — ranked against 13,376 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
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