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Edges Wellness Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota · Hybrid

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

Case managementClinical supervisionEthical practice

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.

What does the Marriage & Family Therapy market look like in Minnesota?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.5 / 10 · above average in counselingranked against 13,376 Counseling listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMarriage & Family Therapy median $77k (middle half $70k–$90k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMinnesota index 98.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Marriage & Family Therapy listings in Minnesota8 active378 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 44% remote · 22% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMinnesota counselor listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 28% offer loan repayment245 active listings, Nov 2026
New Marriage & Family Therapy listings181 in the last 30 days72 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (13,376 Counseling listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

38 jobs
401k / retirement match
82%
CME allowance
39%
Loan repayment
32%
Sign-on bonus
21%
PSLF eligible
16%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.7this job 6.5
Better work-life than 50% of Marriage & Family Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 371 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Hybrid
  • Remote
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About Edges Wellness Center

Mental Health Care
Minneapolis, MN
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
Hybrid work
Administrative support
Billing support
Client coordination
Structured onboarding
Supervision and consultation