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SOL Mental Health
Boulder, Colorado

Associate Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50k-$65k

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Job Description

Start Your Career at SOL Mental Health Build your future as a therapist—with real support from day one. At SOL, you’ll learn fast, grow your confidence, and make an impact—while we support you on your path to full licensure with built-in clinical supervision.

Compensation & Benefits $50,000 – $65,000+ inclusive of a guarantee plus clinical hour-based incentives Medical, dental, vision, FSA and HSA 401(k) with match Annual CEU budget of $1,500 annually Admin, billing and marketing support PTO + 10 paid holidays Professional liability insurance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Short & long-term disability Life insurance Office space in our Boulder location What You Bring Pre-Independently licensed in Colorado (working toward LPC, LMFT, LCSW, or LMHC ) Experience in direct clinical care (Internship experience counts) Strong communication skills Eagerness to learn and grow as a clinician What You’ll Do Provide outpatient therapy to a diverse client population Build skills using evidence-based approaches Work with anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, and more Participate in supervision and team collaboration Why Start at SOL You’re never on your own with a collaborative, supportive team Built-in supervision to support licensure, both individual and group Structured career path from day one Exposure to diverse clinical cases Integrated care model = better patient outcomes + learning Our Culture We Lead with Heart We Look for the Good We Strengthen Each Other We Strive for Excellence We Break New Ground Commitment to Inclusion We’re building a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone feels supported and valued. Apply today and start building your career in mental health.

Key Responsibilities

Provide outpatient therapy to a diverse client population using evidence-based approaches. Participate in clinical supervision and team collaboration to support patient outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must be pre-independently licensed in Colorado as an LPC, LMFT, LCSW, or LMHC. Experience in direct clinical care is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Evidence-based practiceAnxiety treatmentTrauma-informed careEating disorder treatmentInterdisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 32% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$50k–$65kMental Health Therapy median $71k (middle half $69k–$74k)21 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$56k in purchasing powerColorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Colorado233 active7,937 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 20% remote · 32% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedColorado Counselor listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 31% offer loan repayment341 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,473 in the last 30 days1,673 the 30 days before (+48%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, 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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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
29% this job
Sign-on bonus
21%
Loan repayment
11%
PSLF eligible
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,878 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About SOL Mental Health

Mental Health Care
Denver, Colorado
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision
FSA and HSA
401(k) with match
Annual CEU budget of $1,500
Admin, billing, and marketing support
PTO + 10 paid holidays
Professional liability insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Living in Boulder

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$964k≈ 19.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,435/mo≈ 58% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.2
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boulder, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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