Licensed Mental Health Counselor

CounselorIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$75-$108/hr

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Job Description

  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor – Adolescent & Trauma Focus
  • Location: 4251 Kipling St, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 - Cornerstone Christian Counseling
  • License: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
  • Position Type: Part-Time* to start, with a willingness to move towards full-time hours

*Please note that a part-time caseload can typically take three or more months to build.

Ideal Start Date: September 21, 2026

Our Mission

At Cornerstone Christian Counseling, we help people heal, grow, and thrive through evidence-based counseling grounded in a Christian worldview. We're committed to seeing lives redeemed, restored, and set free.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and licensed Christ-centered therapist who is highly trained and specializes in working with adolescents, teens and adults. The therapist who fills this position must also have formal training, and be working towards certification, in IFS, EMDR and/or BSP. This role is for in-person sessions at our beautiful office in Wheat Ridge, CO.

At Cornerstone, a part-time caseload can take three-six months to build.

Why Join Cornerstone

You’ll be part of a supportive, faith-driven team with a heart for Jesus and a commitment to clinical excellence. Our goal is to equip you well so you can focus on what matters most: caring for clients.

  • We offer a range of benefits and resources to support your growth and well-being, including:
  • A culture rooted in authenticity, excellence, second-mile service, and Biblical truth
  • Flexibility to choose your schedule within current office availability
  • Faith-based leadership, coaching, and access to our internal resources library
  • Tiered clinician compensation, based on licensure, experience, and certifications
  • Commission pay per session: $75–$108/hour
  • Paid professional liability insurance
  • Robust administrative, billing, and marketing support
  • Case consultation with other licensed professionals
  • Paid Time Off accrual
  • Beautiful office environments
  • Retirement plan through Colorado Secure Savings
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits (for clinicians averaging 30+ hours/week)
  • Medical leave through Colorado FAMLI

What We’re Looking For

Cornerstone places a high value on finding the right fit for our team and for our clients. The below outlines the requirements, preferences and expectations for our clinicians.

Required

  • Active CO license: LPC or LMFT (pre-licensed clinicians will not be considered)
  • Formal training and working towards certification in at least one of the following: IFS, BSP, EMDR
  • A strong Christian faith and ability to integrate faith-based approaches in therapy
  • Experience and passion for working with adolescents, teens and adults with trauma
  • Alignment with Cornerstone’s Mission, Vision, and Statement of Faith

Strongly Preferred

  • Additional training in other evidence-based and trauma informed modalities
  • Training in working with adolescents and/or children
  • Experience working with neurodivergent clients

Your Commitment

Weekly group supervision attendance (Wednesdays, 9-11am MT)

Willingness to commit to at least two weeknight evening blocks or one weeknight evening and one Saturday block per week

A minimum schedule availability of 15 hours/week, filling 80% of that schedule weekly, with a willingness to increase hours as your caseload fills

  • Attend ongoing training and pursue specialization and certifications
  • Build long-term client relationships (averaging 10+ sessions per client)

Apply Now

Ready to use your gifts, training and experience to bring healing and hope? Apply today!

Key Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based, Christ-centered therapy to adolescents, teens, and adults with a focus on trauma. Maintain a consistent caseload and participate in weekly group supervision and ongoing professional development.

Requirements

Must hold an active Colorado license as an LPC or LMFT and have formal training in IFS, EMDR, or BSP. Candidates must demonstrate a strong Christian faith and a commitment to integrating faith-based approaches into clinical practice.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental health counselingAdolescent therapyTrauma-informed careCrisis interventionNeurodivergent supportEvidence-based practiceFamily therapyPsychotherapy

Clinical Psychology — Counselor Career Context

Of the 42 active Clinical Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% are remote, 21% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 24 employers

CME allowance
77%
401k / retirement match
45% this job
Loan repayment
29%
Sign-on bonus
16%
PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 7.2this job 4.8
Better work-life than 30% of Clinical Psychology (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 360 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Wheat Ridge

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$600k
Typical market rent
$1,883/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
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.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Cornerstone Christian Counseling

Mental Health Care
Lakewood, Colorado
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid professional liability insurance
Paid Time Off accrual
Retirement plan through Colorado Secure Savings
Medical, dental, and vision benefits (for clinicians averaging 30+ hours/week)
Medical leave through Colorado FAMLI
Flexibility to choose schedule
Faith-based leadership, coaching, and access to internal resources library
Tiered clinician compensation