Mental Health Counselor (LPC/LCSW/LMFT)
Location: Houston, Texas | Onsite
Pay: $70,000 - $80,000/yr
Position Type: Full-time
Are you the kind of clinician who actually wants to connect with your clients—not just click through notes all day? Do you speak Spanish and know how powerful it is to meet people where they are? Good. Keep reading!
We’re looking for a passionate, licensed Mental Health Counselor to join a mission-driven outpatient clinic serving diverse, underserved communities in Houston, TX. This is your chance to do meaningful work with real support, real autonomy, and real impact!
What You’ll Be Doing (aka the important stuff):
- Provide individual, group, and family counseling to children, adolescents, and adults using evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches
- Conduct intakes, psychosocial assessments, diagnosis, and develop/implement treatment plans while evaluating client progress
- Deliver crisis intervention and respond appropriately to emergency situations
- Provide case management, coordinate referrals, and connect clients with internal and community resources
- Deliver services across multiple settings, including clinic sites, schools, and community locations
- Collaborate with primary care providers and interdisciplinary teams to support integrated, whole-person care
- Participate in behavioral health program development and community partnership initiatives
- Lead psychoeducational groups and presentations to promote mental health awareness
- Maintain accurate, timely documentation in EMR systems and complete all required reports (including mandated reporting)
What You Bring:
- Master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work from an accredited program
- Active Texas license for independent practice (LPC, LMFT or LCSW)
- Minimum of 2 years of experience providing therapy to adults, children, and adolescents across individual, family, and group modalities
- Strong experience with assessments, diagnostic tools, treatment planning, and progress evaluation
- Demonstrated experience in crisis intervention and trauma-informed care
- Fluent in both English and Spanish, with the ability to provide services independently in both languages
- Experience working with underserved/community-based populations
- Solid knowledge of DSM diagnoses, human development, family/group dynamics, and evidence-based treatment approaches
- Proficiency with computers and electronic medical records (EMR) systems
The Perks:
- Full benefits package (health, dental, vision, 401k—you know the drill)
- PTO + work-life balance that doesn’t feel like a myth
- Professional development support (we want you to grow)
Why This Role?
Because you didn’t get into this field to feel like a cog in a machine. You want to help people, build relationships, and see real progress—and this is the kind of place where that actually happens.