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Edges Wellness Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota · Hybrid

Minnesota - Licensed Mental Health Therapist

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsContract

Compensation

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Job Description

Hybrid | Minneapolis or Saint Paul, MN | Independent Contractor

Build the practice you want—with good people in your corner.

Edges Wellness Center is a collaborative mental health practice for clinicians who value the freedom of independent practice and the option to connect with colleagues who share their interests and values.

You bring your clinical expertise and approach. We provide shared systems, administrative support, and opportunities for connection. Think thoughtful consultation and real relationships—not mandatory fun.

  • What you’ll find at Edges
  • Autonomy to shape your caseload, schedule, and clinical focus
  • Hybrid work, with in-person sessions in Minneapolis or Saint Paul and telehealth across Minnesota
  • Client coordination, credentialing, billing, and administrative support
  • Structured onboarding and clear practice expectations
  • Colleagues who value consultation, shared interests, and continued learning

Who We Serve

We’re committed to affirming, culturally responsive therapy for LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, disabled, BIPOC, immigrant, and other historically marginalized communities. We welcome clinicians with a range of specialties and approaches, including relational and gender-affirming care.

  • What you’ll do
  • Provide ethical, affirming psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and/or groups
  • 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
  • Participate in consultation and collaboration as desired
  • You may be a good fit if you
  • Hold an independent Minnesota mental health license, such as LMFT, LICSW, LPCC, or LP
  • Value both clinical autonomy and shared accountability
  • Are committed to affirming, culturally responsive care
  • Appreciate opportunities to connect and learn with colleagues
  • Want a practice where you can do meaningful work and feel supported doing it? We’d love to meet you.-

Key Responsibilities

Provide ethical, affirming psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and groups while maintaining a consistent client caseload. Manage administrative tasks including clinical documentation, billing, and prompt client communication.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an independent Minnesota mental health license such as LMFT, LICSW, LPCC, or LP. A commitment to providing culturally responsive and affirming care to marginalized communities is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Relational therapyCase management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Minnesota - Licensed Mental Health Therapist 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 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,872 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 22% have no call, 56% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.5 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,872 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $77k (middle half $70k–$90k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMinnesota index 98.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Minnesota137 active7,884 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 Mental Health Therapy listings2,480 in the last 30 days1,469 the 30 days before (+69%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,872 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.5
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,872 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
Clinical autonomy
Administrative support
Credentialing support
Billing support
Client coordination
Structured onboarding