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Denver, Colorado

Mental Health Therapist II ( Team 227)

Counselor 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$65k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

WellPower envisions a community where every person's mental health is fostered through strength, resilience and hope. We empower people to overcome barriers and achieve lasting well-being through collaborative behavioral health care and comprehensive support.

Our Guiding Principles

Person Centered. We honor people's identities, lived experience and journeys and treat every person with the dignity we all deserve.

Exceptional Care. We offer compassionate, innovative services that meet people where they are, from immediate support to long-term recovery.

Integrity. We operate from a deep foundation of ethical, accountable practices in all we do.

Organizational Resilience. We meet the moment and adapt to changing contexts with collaborative creativity, agile business processes, and financial stewardship.

Position Summary

Mental Health Therapist provide comprehensive psychological and behavioral case management services within a continuum of high to low intensity services designed to improve or maintain each mental health consumer's abilities to function in the community. Assesses, monitors, and follows up with consumer's ability to meet basic needs in moving toward recovery. Responsible for all clinical documentation of consumer interaction.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Mental Health Therapist II (Master's Level) - $31.25/hour - $65,000/year
  • LAC Differential - $1.00
  • Language Differential - $1-$2.50/hour for bilingual proficiency in Spanish or ASL
  • For complete overview of our robust Benefits: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/

The posted range represents the full hiring range. Offers will not exceed this range, the majority of candidates are placed near the midpoint based on experience and qualifications.

Job Duties & Functions

  • Provide diagnostic mental health assessments as well as individual and/or group psychotherapy.
  • Develop treatment plans; monitor treatment progress and follow-up as clinically indicated.
  • Facilitate the individual's growth and development with an emphasis on strengths, culture, resiliency, and wellbeing.
  • Collaborate with internal and external partners to support the growth and development of those we serve.
  • Facilitate the coordination of services for individuals with supplemental needs in psychiatric, case management, and medical domains.
  • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation consistent with WellPower standards.
  • Participate in team/department meetings, trainings, and supervisory sessions as required.
  • Maintain a trauma informed environment of wellbeing.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Master's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or other human services field required.
  • Licensed or within 6 months of licensure preferred
  • 1 to 2 years of experience in mental health or human services preferred

Work Location

4455 E 12th Ave, Denver, CO 80220

Shift/Hours

8am – 5pm Mon – Fri, Hybrid

Physical Requirements

Requires sitting, standing, bending and reaching. May require lifting up to 40 pounds. Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office machines such as computers, fax machines, the telephone and other office and/or clinical equipment

Learn More About WellPower

WellPower is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range.

WellPower is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, transfer, or promotion opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

For a complete overview of our robust benefits, visit: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice

Key Responsibilities

The Mental Health Therapist provides comprehensive psychological and behavioral case management services to help consumers function in the community. Responsibilities include conducting diagnostic assessments, developing treatment plans, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation.

Requirements

A Master's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related human services field is required. Candidates with 1 to 2 years of experience and professional licensure are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentTreatment planningTrauma informed careCrisis interventionCollaborationPatient advocacyPsychological assessmentRecovery support

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist II ( Team 227) at WellPower - All Jobs a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,853 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

WellPower - All Jobs ranks #17 of 21 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 22% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$65k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $63k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
79%
CME allowance
47%
Sign-on bonus
26%
PSLF eligible
26%
Loan repayment
18%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,853 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Denver

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$560k≈ 8.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,881/mo≈ 35% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 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.

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

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About WellPower - All Jobs

Mental Health Care
Denver, Colorado
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Robust Benefits Package
Language Differential ($1-$2.50/hr for bilingual Spanish or ASL)
LAC Differential ($1.00/hr)