Licensed Counselor -ACT- SIGN ON BONUS
Listed compensation
$68k-$86k
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Job Description
- Job Location: Jet Wing - Colorado Springs, CO
- Position Type: Full Time
- Salary Range: $68000.00 - $86000.00Salary
- Job Shift: Any, Licensed Therapist (LPC, LCSW, LMFT) Multiple Specialty Clinical Teams | Advanced Practice Environment Colorado Springs, CO | Full-Time | Exempt ACT Licensed Clinician
- FLSA Status: EXEMPT This position is classified as Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay
Build Stability Beyond the Therapy Office The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team provides a higher level of care for adults living with Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, or Bipolar Disorder with Psychotic Features. This is not traditional office-based therapy.
ACT clinicians meet clients where they are, working in the community and with families to provide individualized care that supports stability, recovery, independence, and meaningful community connection.
At Diversus Health, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team committed to providing exceptional behavioral health care to our community. Your work will help ensure that every individual, including those in underserved populations, receives the care and support they deserve, one person at a time.
Benefits and eligibility may vary based on employment status, scheduled hours, and applicable plan requirements.
Position Summary As an integral member of the multidisciplinary ACT team, the ACT Licensed Clinician provides expert, high-quality, and transparent clinical mental health services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness.
The clinician provides individualized, person-centered services in office, home, outreach, and community-based settings.
Clinical services may include diagnostic assessments, individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, treatment planning, crisis de-escalation and stabilization, safety planning, and coordination with clients’ families and support systems.
This role is well suited for a licensed clinician who values teamwork, enjoys community-based care, and is comfortable adapting their approach to meet clients’ changing clinical and practical needs.
Essential Functions Provide Individualized Clinical Care Complete diagnostic assessments, including psychosocial history, diagnostic justification, and conceptualization of client needs. Conduct comprehensive assessments addressing intake diagnostics, safety, risk management, and treatment planning.
Develop treatment recommendations grounded in diagnostic evidence and measured through appropriate clinical outcome tools. Provide evidence-based and outcomes-informed individual, group, and family therapy. Provide treatment for clients who may have co-occurring mental health and substance use needs.
Engage clients as active partners and co-owners of their treatment plans.
Adjust treatment approaches based on client feedback, therapeutic rapport, symptoms, strengths, preferences, motivation, and progress. [ Deliver Community-Based ACT Services Provide therapeutic services in office, home, outreach, and community-based settings.
Work with ACT clients and their families to support treatment participation, stability, recovery, and community integration. Develop individualized interventions based on clients’ strengths, needs, goals, cultures, and living environments.
Maintain flexibility and adaptability while providing services in a dynamic behavioral health environment. Facilitate Groups and Practical Skill Development Facilitate therapeutic and skill-building groups that support recovery, independence, and social connection.
Support Crisis Management and Stabilization Assess safety and risk and develop strategic safety plans that balance identified risks with client strengths and support systems. Provide interventions that de-escalate and stabilize clients experiencing behavioral health crises.
Initiate an involuntary mental health hold when clinically appropriate based on the severity of the identified risk and applicable requirements. Complete crisis-related documentation clearly, comprehensively, and within required timeframes.
Collaborate With the ACT Team Participate in treatment planning, clinical consultation, and ongoing care coordination. Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment. Maintain collaborative relationships with clinical and operational team members.
Provide and receive constructive feedback to improve client care and team effectiveness. Adapt clinical approaches when feedback from clients, families, or team members identifies an opportunity to improve services.
Use clinical and operational data to understand caseload dynamics, length of service, clinical complexity, productivity, and service-delivery intervals. Deliver Culturally Responsive Care Demonstrate multicultural awareness and sensitivity to client treatment preferences.
Work respectfully and effectively with clients and families from diverse racial, cultural, socioeconomic, and lived-experience backgrounds. Incorporate each client’s identity, values, strengths, preferences, and experiences into treatment planning and service delivery.
Maintain Quality and Compliance Complete clinical documentation accurately and within required timeframes. Ensure documentation meets established quality standards and complies with state and federal requirements. Communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
Use the electronic health record and other required technology to document and coordinate services. At Diversus Health, we believe in creating a truly healthy society, where mental and behavioral healthcare work together to improve lives. Join our team and help us make this lofty goal a reality. Together, we can build a better tomorrow. Ready to make an impact? Apply today!
Services are provided in office-based, community-based, and outreach settings.
The position operates within a dynamic behavioral health environment requiring flexibility and adaptability. Diversus Health is committed to ensuring that employees can perform the essential functions of their positions with reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Employees requiring an accommodation should contact Human Resources. Join Diversus Health We look forward to having you join Diversus Health.
Your contributions will support our mission of providing exceptional behavioral health care to our community, ensuring that every individual, including those in underserved populations, receives the care and support they deserve, one person at a time. Your next career move starts here.
If you're passionate about community-based mental health, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are ready to make a meaningful impact- we want to hear from you. At Diversus Health, your expertise and compassion can help change lives, including your own. Apply today and bring your purpose to life- right here with us.
Key Responsibilities
Provide person-centered assessments, individual, group, and family therapy, crisis intervention, and practical skill-building for adults with serious and persistent mental illness in office, home, and community settings. Collaborate with clients, families, and the multidisciplinary ACT team on treatment planning, care coordination, safety, documentation, and recovery goals.
Requirements
Applicants must hold an active, good-standing Colorado license in a relevant behavioral health field, such as LCSW, LPC, or LMFT, and have therapeutic experience with the population served. They must be able to provide individual, group, and family therapy, work effectively on a team, make sound clinical decisions, communicate professionally, and use an electronic health record.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$77k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 18% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $68k–$86k | Mental Health Counseling median $78k (middle half $68k–$88k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$75k in purchasing power | Colorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Counseling listings in Colorado | 19 active | 788 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 60% remote · 18% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus · loan repayment | Colorado counselor listings (all specialties): 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 31% offer loan repayment310 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Counseling listings | 327 in the last 30 days | 219 the 30 days before (+49%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Counseling pay trend | −7.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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