Mental Health Therapist

Be the backbone of hope and healing.
At Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, every role matters in helping people overcome addiction and find a new path forward. Whether you’re working directly with clients or supporting behind the scenes, your contributions make recovery possible. In return, we offer a values-driven workplace, supportive managers, and opportunities to grow. That commitment has earned us recognition from Newsweek as a Best Addiction Treatment Center and seven straight Star Tribune Top Workplace awards.

Mental Health Professional (Therapist)
Full-Time · Minneapolis · $71,000–$77,000/year (licensed) · $63,000–$65,000/year (clinical trainee)

Be the backbone of hope and healing.
At Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, we help people overcome addiction and the mental health challenges that often come with it. As a Mental Health Professional, you’ll do real clinical work with clients at a turning point, as part of a team that treats the whole person. We offer a values-driven workplace, supportive leadership and room to grow. We’ve been named a Newsweek Best Addiction Treatment Center and a Star Tribune Top Workplace seven years in a row.

What you’ll do

• Complete diagnostic assessments and mental health screenings
• Build individualized treatment plans with clients based on their goals
• Provide individual psychotherapy using evidence-based practices, helping clients build coping skills that last
• Lead co-occurring groups that combine psychoeducation, process work and skills-based interventions
• Coordinate with medical providers on medication management
• Respond to crises to keep clients safe
• Join weekly multidisciplinary team and mental health consult meetings to review client progress
• Stay in touch with referral sources, and keep documentation and billing current under MN 245I

Who you are

• Master’s degree in a behavioral science or related field
• Licensed in Minnesota as an LICSW, LPCC, LMFT or LP in good standing, or a clinical trainee working toward licensure (supervision provided)
• At least 6 months of experience as a clinical trainee or therapist
• Comfortable and compassionate working with people facing addiction and mental health challenges
• Calm and steady in difficult situations, with sound clinical judgment
• Organized, detail-oriented and clear in your communication
• Comfortable learning new EHR systems
• At least 1 year of freedom from problematic substances
• Able to meet MN Statute 245I.04 qualifications and pass a MN DHS background study

Why MnTC

• Clinical supervision for trainees working toward licensure
• A mission-driven team with a culture of compassion, hospitality, respect, integrity, servanthood and trust
• Medical, HSA, dental, vision, PTO, dependent care FSA, disability, life insurance and a 403(b) retirement plan

Our mission is to help every Minnesotan find help and healing from addiction. Mn Adult & Teen Challenge is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and reasonable accommodation is provided on request.

Our robust benefits package includes medical, HSA, dental, vision, PTO, dependent care FSA, disability, life insurance and 403b retirement plan.

We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool in order to successfully meet our mission of helping every Minnesotan find help and healing from addiction.

Mn Adult & Teen Challenge is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any category protected by federal, state or applicable laws.

Reasonable accommodation is provided upon request.