Mental Health Counselor

LMR Technical Group • Concord, NH

16d • Onsite

About The Position

Supporting the New Hampshire National Guard, this role focuses on strengthening the resilience of Service Members and their families by providing direct, evidence-based counseling. Military service presents unique challenges such as deployments, reintegration, operational stress, and balancing civilian and military life, which can strain individuals and households. The Mental Health Counselor will offer direct counseling and therapeutic support, emphasizing timely care for those who might otherwise have difficulty accessing it. This position is crucial for maintaining an operationally ready force by improving individual well-being, strengthening families, supporting retention, and ensuring Service Members remain mission-ready. The role involves working with Soldiers, Airmen, spouses, couples, children, and adolescents as part of a multidisciplinary readiness program that addresses mental, physical, nutritional, and financial well-being. It offers a meaningful impact by practicing in an environment where quality counseling directly supports both families and national defense.

Requirements

• Must possess a current, active, and unrestricted license to independently practice in the State of New Hampshire in one of the following disciplines: Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC), Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Psychologist.
• Experience providing direct clinical counseling or psychotherapy.
• Demonstrated ability to assess clients, develop treatment plans, maintain clinical documentation, and deliver evidence-based behavioral healthcare.
• Ability to work effectively with adults, couples, families, and military populations.
• Knowledge of professional confidentiality requirements, HIPAA, and appropriate handling of protected health information.
• Ability to successfully complete required background screening and meet DoD installation and information-system access requirements.
• Ability to travel to New Hampshire National Guard locations and support scheduled drill weekends or organizational events as required.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with military members, veterans, first responders, or military families.
• Experience with deployment, reintegration, trauma, family systems, or occupational stress.
• Experience counseling children and adolescents.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct, evidence-based mental health counseling and therapy to New Hampshire National Guard Service Members, adult family members, children, and adolescents.
• Offer individual therapy, family and relationship counseling, deployment and reintegration support, and treatment for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and other behavioral health concerns.
• Assess and treat concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, adjustment difficulties, and other behavioral health challenges within the counselor's professional scope.
• Provide couples and marriage counseling, including support addressing deployment, separation, communication, and reintegration.
• Provide counseling to children and adolescents addressing deployment-related stress, military-family transitions, and other challenges associated with military life.
• Develop individualized treatment plans based on client needs and evidence-based practice.
• Maintain appropriate clinical documentation, treatment plans, and progress notes.
• Utilize applicable Government medical and readiness information systems as required to document care and coordinate services.
• Maintain strict compliance with HIPAA, privacy requirements, professional standards, and applicable DoD and NHNG policies.
• Manage an active clinical caseload while prioritizing direct, in-house counseling services.
• Coordinate with program leadership when client needs exceed available internal capacity or require services outside the counselor's scope.
• Participate in interdisciplinary coordination with other readiness professionals when appropriate and consistent with privacy and clinical requirements.
• Support program outreach designed to reduce barriers to seeking behavioral healthcare.
• Participate in unit events, meetings, drill weekends, and other NHNG activities as required.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Continuing Education Reimbursement Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level