Licensed Mental Health Counselor LMHC

Next Level Mental Health Counseling; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

CE stipend

Paid time off

W-2 employment

Admin support

In-house trainings

Job summary

Next Level Mental Health Counseling is a growing group practice with 60+ clinicians across New York State, offering individual, couples, family, and group therapy from Midtown Manhattan and Irvington offices, with telehealth across NY. Clinicians join a supportive network that handles billing and admin, enabling focus on clinical care.

The role requires an LMHC in NY, a strong ethical, client-centered approach, and the ability to grow a robust caseload while collaborating with a diverse team.

Qualifications

• Master's or doctoral degree in Mental Health Counseling or closely related field
• Active New York State LMHC license
• Strong clinical foundation and culturally responsive care
• Commitment to ethical, client-centered practice
• Strong communication, organizational, and technological skills
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative clinical team
• Demonstrated multicultural competency and cultural humility
• Availability for in-person sessions at Midtown Manhattan or Irvington offices

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, couples/relationship, family, and/or group psychotherapy in areas of expertise
• Conduct assessments and develop diagnoses, treatment plans, and therapy goals
• Complete progress notes, treatment plans, discharge planning, and other required docs
• Consult with leadership and colleagues on complex cases
• Build and maintain a consistent caseload and respond to referrals
• Contribute to the clinical community through peer consultation and trainings

Skills

Clinical counseling

Multicultural competence

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Technology proficiency

Independent yet collaborative

Cultural humility

In-person availability

Education

Master's or doctoral degree in Mental Health Counseling

Job description

Midtown Manhattan or Irvington, NY | Hybrid | Full-Time, W-2

Range: $64,500 – $103,400, fee-for-service model

Practice your specialty, not whoever calls.

Join 60+ clinicians across 100+ specialty areas serving all of New York State. You bring the clinical judgment. We handle billing, credentialing, and admin.

Compensation and benefits

50% session-based fee-for-service to start, growing to 55% after your first year at a full caseload, and 60% FFS after 2 years

Medical, dental, and vision insurance once you reach a full caseload after year one (75% of the premium covered by us)

401(k) with employer match

$1,000 annual continuing education stipend, plus free in-house trainings and master classes

Paid time off, sick time, refresher leave

Admin, billing, and credentialing handled

Offices in Midtown Manhattan and Irvington, plus telehealth across New York State

What You'll Do

Provide individual, couples/relationship, family, and/or group psychotherapy in your areas of clinical expertise.

Conduct assessments and develop diagnoses, treatment plans, and therapy goals.

Complete progress notes, treatment plans, discharge planning, and other required documentation accurately and on time.

Consult with clinical leadership and colleagues on complex cases.

Build and maintain a consistent caseload by actively responding to Next Level referrals, participating in client matching, and independently pursuing opportunities to grow your caseload and professional presence.

Contribute to the clinical community through peer consultation, case discussion, and the trainings we run in-house.

What you bring

Master's or doctoral degree in Mental Health Counseling or a closely related counseling field

Active New York State LMHC license

Strong clinical foundation and demonstrated ability to provide culturally responsive care

Commitment to ethical, client-centered practice

Strong communication, organizational, and technological skills

Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative clinical team

Demonstrated multicultural competency and cultural humility

Availability for in-person sessions at our Midtown Manhattan or Irvington office

Why you should level up and join the team

Your specialty drives your caseload. We match clients by fit, so your depth in perinatal work, ADHD, non-monogamy, grief, or couples work brings you the clients you actually want to see.

You're never the only one who gets it. 60+ colleagues, 100+ specialty areas — peer consult is a quick conversation, and an out-of-scope client becomes a warm handoff instead of a session you dread.

Supervision is a real career track here, with selected, trained supervisors guiding our MHC-LPs and Counselors in Training.

W-2 employment, not a contractor. Benefits, structure, and a practice built to develop your career, from day one.

Multicultural competency. Being able to address identity, culture, and context directly in session is a clinical skill, not an add-on.

Professional growth. Trainings we run ourselves, CE support, and real paths into groups, training, supervision, and leadership.

About Next Level

Next Level Mental Health Counseling is a group practice of 60+ clinicians serving all of New York State, virtually and in person from our Midtown Manhattan and Irvington offices, offering individual, couples, family, and group therapy across 100+ specialty areas to clients ages 6 to 65+.

Dr. Christine Romano built this practice around a pattern she kept seeing from both sides of the room: clients spending their first sessions explaining their culture, identity, or family before the real work could begin, and therapists stretched too thin to be the ones who already understood. Solving one meant solving the other — and that belief still shapes how we practice today, through our commitment to clinical excellence, multicultural competency, inclusivity, and professional growth.

We welcome clinicians from different backgrounds, cultures, languages, identities, and clinical perspectives, and we want people who bring a real point of view to the work.