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Canvas Health
Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Outpatient Therapist or Clinical Trainee - Coon Rapids, MN

Counselor 8.0 Work-LifeNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60K - $80K

The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Outpatient Therapist or Clinical Trainee - Coon Rapids, MN

All are welcome! We encourage veterans, people of color, individuals with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community to apply!

Salary Range

  • Clinical Trainee Base Salary $60,004.41 - $69,478.79/annually
  • Fully Licensed Base Salary $68,755.06 - $79,611.12/annually

The expected compensation range for this position represents a good faith estimate for this position and the specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, experience, and/or FTE.

Benefits Eligibility Includes (But Not Limited To)

  • Generous paid time off, including holidays and personal days
  • Wide-ranging healthcare coverage with options to fit your needs
  • Flexible accounts for medical savings and expenses
  • Supportive services through the Employee Assistance Program
  • Access to exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, dining, and more
  • Retirement savings plan with contributions from the employer
  • Recognition opportunities through performance-based awards

About Us

This mission of Canvas Health is to bring hope, healing, and recovery to people's lives.

Canvas Health's mental health and substance use disorder providers, clinicians, and staff bring their diverse lived experience to help inform and guide the care they provide to clients. Our integrated programs and services offer coordinated care to people of all ages in their homes, the community, and in our clinics.

We strive for excellence in clinical care as we serve those living with mental illness, substance use disorders, crisis, unstable housing, and trauma. Canvas Health is a non-profit, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) specializing in serving clients who are on Medicaid.

Position Summary

This clinical position is responsible for conducting diagnostic assessments and providing ongoing individual and/or group psychotherapy to children, adolescents, adults and families.

Location: Coon Rapids, MN

Schedule

40 hours a week – clinic open 4 days/week – Monday thru Thursday 4 – 10 hour days. Position requires some early evening hours, but Fridays off.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's or doctorate degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, psychology, or Clinical Counseling.
  • Currently licensed OR currently pursuing LICSW, LMFT, LP or LPCC Mental Health Professional Licensure.
  • Credentialed with Medicare
  • Experienced working with children

Licensure Supervision Is Provided

Canvas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. Canvas Health will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based upon a person's race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, status with regard to public assistance, age, sexual or affectional orientation, familial status, ancestry, local human rights commission activity, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other protected class.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist is responsible for conducting diagnostic assessments and providing individual or group psychotherapy to children, adolescents, adults, and families. They will work within an integrated care model to support clients dealing with mental illness, substance use disorders, and trauma.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual psychotherapyMental health counselingSubstance use disorder treatmentClinical documentationCrisis interventionTrauma-informed careCase managementTreatment planningChild therapyAdolescent therapyClinical supervision

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Therapist or Clinical Trainee - Coon Rapids, MN at Canvas Health 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 8,002 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Counselor Career Context

Canvas Health ranks #11 of 24 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 44% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $71k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
89% this job
Sign-on bonus
32%
PSLF eligible
21% this job
Loan repayment
18% this job
CME allowance
14%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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LifeStance Health · Madison, Wisconsin

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,002 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights

Living in Coon Rapids

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$328k≈ 5.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,611/mo≈ 32% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Canvas Health

Mental Health Care
Oakdale, MN
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous paid time off
Healthcare coverage
Flexible accounts for medical savings
Employee Assistance Program
Retirement savings plan with employer contributions
Performance-based awards