Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Full-time; 4161-603-N

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75K - $84K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Jackson Heights, NY

When you join the CCBQ Team, you will have an impact on the lives of many.

For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens, and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness.

Our Clinics are community-based which offer a professional and welcoming environment for both clients and staff. The Clinics provide psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological therapy, as well as individual, group, family therapy, crisis intervention, medication management, case management and collateral sessions.

Our staff members follow an approach to health care that emphasizes wellness, recovery, trauma-informed care, and physical-behavioral health integration.

  • Why you will enjoy being part of our team:
  • 1. Competitive Salaries and Benefits
  • 2. Educational Loan Forgiveness
  • 3. Professional Development (CEUs)
  • 4. High Quality Supervision
  • 5. Opportunities for Advancement

Statement of the Job

The Agency has embraced the concept of a fully integrated system of care for all consumers of service. This requires that staff assess the client’s needs holistically and see it as their responsibility to connect the client with services needed both internal and external to the Agency, regardless of the door through which the consumer enters the system.

Under the direction of a designated LCSW Clinical Supervisor, the LMHC is responsible for direct service to clients in the Agency’s outpatient mental health programs. All services are to be delivered in a professional and ethical manner, consistent with best practice tenets. The LMHC will function as part of a treatment team, maintains mandated levels of service, participates in Agency meetings as required and fully comply with Agency policies and procedures.

The LMHC will perform initial interview, crisis intervention, and ongoing therapy with individuals, groups and families. The LMHC will adhere to all standards of contract compliance, audit readiness, Agency policies and procedures, and all other regulatory requirements. The LMHC will work as a member of a team to help ensure the overall integrity and welfare of the Agency.

  • Meet Agency requirements for qualitative and quantitative contacts with clients. Includes conducting intake interviews, rendering diagnoses in accordance with DSM criteria, providing crisis intervention, providing psychotherapy in various treatment modalities, conducting telephone referrals, providing advocacy, case management and referrals.
  • Respond to all referrals in a timely and professional manner and follow-up on referrals made on behalf of a consumer/family, recognizing the need for effective collaboration in order to insure the highest levels of service provision.
  • Provide direct service
  • Participate in in-service trainings and attend relevant workshops/conferences at the request of or with the permission the Clinical Supervisor and/or Clinical Manager.

Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from a nationally accredited institution.
  • Valid NYS LMHC or LMHC-LP.
  • Obtain NPI immediately upon employment.
  • Bilingual Spanish/English; Russian/English; Creole/English; Chinese/English; Korean/English speaking preferred.
  • Frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds.
  • Able to travel to multiple locations within the five boroughs as needed.

Benefits

We offer competitive salary and excellent benefits including:

  • Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)
  • Medical,
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Retirement Savings with Agency Match
  • Transit * Flexible Spending Account
  • Life insurance
  • Training Series and other additional voluntary benefits.

For more information on our organization, please visit our website at: ccbq.org EOE/AA.

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Key Responsibilities

The LMHC provides direct psychotherapeutic services, including intake interviews, crisis intervention, and ongoing therapy for individuals, groups, and families. They work within a treatment team to assess client needs holistically and connect them with necessary internal and external services.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

DSM DiagnosisIndividual TherapyGroup TherapyClinical SupervisionBilingual CommunicationPatient Advocacy

Clinical Psychology — Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $74k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 32% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Full-time; 4161-603-N at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) — ranked against 209 active Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) listings on WeekdayDoc.

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
30% this job
Sign-on bonus
19%
PSLF eligible
19%
Loan repayment
11% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.7this job 7.2
Better work-life than 70% of Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 209 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k≈ 11.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo≈ 66% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens

Non-profit Organizations
Brooklyn, NY
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Salaries and Benefits
Educational Loan Forgiveness
Professional Development (CEUs)
High Quality Supervision
Opportunities for Advancement
Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance