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Serna Solutions
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Clinical Therapist - Fully Licensed

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

up to $75,000

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Job Description

  • Clinical Therapist - Fully Licensed
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • Pay - up to $75,000 depending on experience

Serna Solutions is seeking a Clinical Therapist to provide services for adults and children, individuals, families and groups in Albuquerque. Since 2003 Serna Solutions has provided clinical counseling services to individuals, couples and families with a variety of challenges.

Through our years of service we have found that the best way to help people activate their own resources for insight and change is through an integrative style that is non-confrontational, yet challenging.

We blend evidence-based practices with humanistic and insight-oriented techniques to empower people to reach their goals.

Serna Solutions employs a wide variety of techniques and methods to assist clients in reaching their goals. Some of these methods include:

  • Art Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA)
  • Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (ACRA)
  • Community Reinforcement & Family Training (CRAFT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills (DBT)
  • Brainspotting
  • Hypnotherapy

Minimum Qualifications Include

Licensure as a non-independent Master’s level behavioral health clinician (LMHC, LAMFT and LMSW) OR

Licensure as an independent Master’s level behavioral health clinician (LPCC, LCSW, LMFT, PsyD, PhD)

Preferred Qualification Include

Training in one or more Evidence Based Practice (MI, CRA, DBT, Seeking Safety, EMDR, MBSEP, Brainspotting, etc.)

  • Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred but not required.
  • Under the general direction of the clinical director/clinical supervisor the clinician will be responsible for:
  • Provide psycho-therapeutic and psycho-educational services to individuals, adolescents, families, and groups;
  • Provide individual therapeutic counseling to clients as assigned by the director;
  • Provide clinical documentation such as treatment plans, assessments, and clinical notes;
  • Attend program staffing and clinical staffing to participate in client progress reports and professional development;
  • Report relevant information in a timely manner to clinical supervisor and/or program director;
  • Provide case management to link clients with supportive services and provides follow up to referring agency;
  • Operates within compliance with related federal, state and local regulations;
  • Provides direct clinical and case management services; and provides administrative support;
  • Contact clients directly for the purposes of scheduling, follow up and case management;
  • Provide crisis intervention, as needed;
  • Provide training to other clinicians inside and outside of the organization as assigned;
  • Minimum of 25 billable hours of service per week within six months of hire;
  • Must be comfortable providing care to adolescents
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Personal Qualities

  • Well organized
  • Able to communicate and work effectively with a team;
  • High level of Integrity and honesty;
  • Customer Service/Client orientation;
  • Able to be proactive and anticipate needs of the clients and the organization;
  • Able to respond to evolving business needs and priorities;
  • A positive orientation to Social Justice Issues.

Benefits

  • Health Care benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) for the employee paid at 65% of cost (these rates can vary year to year as we negotiate contracts with our insurance carrier). (GLP 1 benefit paid at 65%)
  • 2 weeks of paid vacation per year
  • Thirteen paid holidays off per year
  • Paid sick leave
  • 5 paid mental health days per year
  • Participation in our 401K Plan, for which you can enter after one year of service during one of two enrollment periods. ar as we negotiate contracts with our insurance carrier).
  • Flexible Work Hours

Key Responsibilities

The clinician will provide psycho-therapeutic and case management services to individuals, families, and groups while maintaining accurate clinical documentation. They are also responsible for participating in staff meetings, providing crisis intervention, and ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical therapyTreatment planningAssessmentAdolescent care

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 32% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $62k–$83k)337 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNew Mexico index 92.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in New Mexico73 active7,925 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 32% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew Mexico Counselor listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 42% offer loan repayment151 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,511 in the last 30 days1,528 the 30 days before (+64%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.9% 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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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,910 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Serna Solutions

Mental Health Care
Santa Fe, New Mexico
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance (65% paid)
Dental
Vision
2 weeks paid vacation
13 paid holidays
Paid sick leave
5 paid mental health days
401K plan

Living in Albuquerque

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$339k≈ 4.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,452/mo≈ 23% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Albuquerque, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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