Mental Health Therapist Full-Time

Creative Spirit Counseling • Fargo, ND

8d • $60,000 - $85,000

About The Position

Creative Spirit Counseling is seeking a growth-minded therapist to provide innovative, evidence-based therapeutic interventions to a diverse community. The practice values creativity, a whole-health mindset, continued education, collaboration, and an interest in learning about trauma treatment. Its mission is to provide a supportive setting where people can show up as they are, with care, creativity, and humor integrated into the healing process. Treatment is individualized and emphasizes the relationship with the client rather than the client’s diagnosis.

The full-time therapist maintains an average of approximately 104–121 scheduled client sessions per month (about 24–28 per week), with flexibility for client needs, holidays, practice operations, supervision, and training. The role includes documentation, clinical consultation and teamwork, ethical and accurate billing, professional communication, and providing evidence-informed care within the therapist’s scope of practice. Clinical performance and caseload expectations are reviewed periodically, including during onboarding and annually.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited university in social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, clinical counseling, or another related and pertinent field.
• At least one year of experience providing outpatient mental health therapy services to individuals, couples, and/or families.
• Knowledge of mental health conditions and treatment best practices.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Organizational skills to maintain current clinical records.
• Familiarity with privacy, health, and safety laws.
• Active clinical licensure, as required for the role.

Nice To Haves

• Passion for innovative and evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
• Interest in continued education and collaboration.
• Understanding of, or interest in continued learning about, trauma treatment.
• Creative approach to mental health and a whole-health mindset.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an average of approximately 104–121 scheduled client sessions per month, or approximately 24–28 sessions per week, with flexibility for client needs, holidays, practice operations, supervision, and training.
• Maintain timely, accurate, clinically appropriate documentation in accordance with practice policies and regulatory standards.
• Attend and actively participate in weekly team meetings and scheduled clinical consultations.
• Consult and collaborate with team members and leadership to support quality care and professional growth.
• Maintain active clinical licensure and comply with applicable professional, ethical, and legal standards.
• Communicate professionally with clients, care teams, collaterals, and caregivers in accordance with practice policies and HIPAA requirements.
• Maintain accurate and ethical billing practices in collaboration with the Operations Manager and administrative team.
• Provide clinically appropriate, evidence-informed care consistent with practice values and scope of practice.
• Maintain reliable attendance, timely client communication, and professional management of schedule changes and cancellations.

Benefits

• BCBS of ND medical coverage
• Colonial Life vision, dental, and short-term disability coverage, with access to additional services
• Simple IRA with up to 3% match
• Flexible scheduling
• Paid time off
• Supervision toward independent licensure, if applicable
• License and certification renewal
• CEU budget

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time