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Newport Healthcare
St. Cloud, Minnesota

Primary Therapist (Licensed or Non-Licensed)

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75k-$100k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 11m ago · Verified live

Job Description

What You’ll Do

The Primary Therapist conducts assessments, develops treatment plans, and facilitates therapy sessions. You’ll collaborate with your clients’ treatment teams and connect directly with families. Key responsibilities include:

  • Serving as a compassionate, informative point of contact for clients’ family members
  • Facilitating individual, group, and family therapy sessions, within the framework of Newport Healthcare’s clinical model and the Attachment-Based Family Therapy model
  • Leading family orientations, welcome presentations, and family support groups
  • Conducting intake assessments and developing individualized treatment and safety plans
  • Participating in treatment team meetings, staff meetings, and clinical supervision sessions

What Makes You a Great Fit

Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or related field; or enrollment in a doctorate program from an accredited or state-approved graduate school (required)

Board registered (APCC, LAPC, ASW, AMFT, MHCA) or Psychologic Associate in the state where services are provided (required)

  • Experience facilitating therapy with young adults and/or adolescents
  • A patient-first mindset that inspires you to reach the highest standards in delivery of care
  • Cultural sensitivity and interpersonal savvy that allow you to build constructive and effective relationships with colleagues, clients, and families
  • A problem-solver who digs deep and uses all the information available to craft skillful solution.

Compensation for a licensed therapist ranges from $75,000- $100,000 depending on education, licensure and experience.

Key Responsibilities

The Primary Therapist conducts intake assessments, develops individualized treatment plans, and facilitates individual, group, and family therapy sessions. They also collaborate with treatment teams and serve as a primary point of contact for clients' families.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field and possess current board registration or licensure in the state of service. Experience facilitating therapy for adolescents or young adults is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

AssessmentTreatment planningGroup therapyIndividual therapySafety planningPatient careInterpersonal skills

Counselor Career Context

Newport Healthcare ranks #5 of 26 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 32% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$75k–$100kMental Health Therapy median $62k (middle half $46k–$70k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$89k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Minnesota136 active7,916 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 32% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMinnesota Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 31% offer loan repayment237 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
Newport Healthcare#5 of 26 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Counselor Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

39 jobs · 30 employers
12
<$75k
18
$75k-95k
3
$95k-115k
4
$115k-135k
2
$141k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 30 employers
401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
26%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Mental Health Therapist

LifeStance Health · Lake Oswego, Oregon

$123k-$141k
#2

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

LifeStance Health · West Linn, Oregon

$123k-$141k
#3

Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LMHC, LCSW)

$115k-$120k
#4

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

$115k-$120k
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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

Living in St. Cloud

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k≈ 3.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,241/mo≈ 20% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.