Mental Health Therapist (Clinic)

WCA: Wisconsin Counties Association; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 74,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Wisconsin Counties Association in Wisconsin is seeking a full-time Behavioral Health clinician to provide outpatient mental health and case management services. The role includes individual, family, and group therapy across mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders, in-person and telehealth, with no weekend or holiday requirements.

The position requires a Master’s degree in a behavioral health field, 3 years of clinical practice, and Wisconsin licensure is preferred; DBT training

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, clinical psychology, counseling, or related field.
• Three years’ experience providing clinical services in a clinic setting.
• Experience with criminal justice-involved services and substance use assessments (ASAM) preferred.
• DBT training and experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, family, and group therapy for mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders in outpatient settings.
• Conduct integrated mental health and substance use assessments to determine level of care.
• Develop diagnoses, treatment plans, and recovery plans with clients and teams.
• Deliver crisis stabilization services and safety planning.
• Document assessments, ASAM evaluations, treatment plans, progress notes, and referrals.

Skills

ASAM Criteria knowledge

DBT training

Crisis planning

Mental health assessments

Documentation in records

Education

Master’s degree in social work, clinical psychology, counseling, or related behavioral health

Three years of clinicalexperience in a clinic setting

Tools

ASAM evaluations

Job description

Application Deadline: 2026-11-02

Job Type: County

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

This position does not require availability on weekends, on-call, overnights and holidays.

Clinic

This position provides professional mental health services and case management to clients and their families. Responsibilities include therapeutic interventions, assessments, referrals, crisis planning, and collaborative service planning to promote development and recovery within a natural environment.

Essential Functions

The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Provides individual, family, and group therapy for mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders in an integrated outpatient clinic setting, including in-person, telehealth, phone contact, and written correspondence.
• Conducts integrated mental health and substance use assessments, including completion of ASAM Criteria (3rd Edition) multidimensional evaluations to determine appropriate level of care.
• Develops diagnoses, treatment plans, and recovery plans in collaboration with clients and interdisciplinary team members, incorporating evidence-based practices for co-occurring disorders.
• Performs ongoing risk assessments, creates crisis plans, and determines appropriate levels of care as needed.
• Delivers emergency and crisis stabilization services including screening, referral, and short-term care planning.
• Conducts ongoing assessment of client stability, including evaluating risk of harm to self or others, development of crisis/safety plans, and determining level of care needed.
• Provides substance use counseling services including individual and group counseling, relapse prevention, psychoeducation, and aftercare planning.
• Documents assessments, ASAM evaluations, treatment plans, progress notes, referrals, and discharge summaries in accordance with agency, professional, state, and federal standards.
• Prepares and submits service billing and completes data collection and state reporting requirements in a timely and accurate manner.
• Provides community education, psychoeducational groups, and prevention activities on mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders.
• Offers training, screening, consultation, and collaboration to internal divisions, law enforcement, schools, and other community partners.
• Provides clinical input to justice-system-aligned programs including Drug Court, including assessments, staffing participation, treatment recommendations, and court communication.
• Participates in clinical staffing, case consultation, and team-based care planning across mental health and substance use programs.
• May provide services or coverage in other program areas within Health and Human Services.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s degree in social work, clinical psychology, counseling, or related behavioral health field.
• Three (3) years’ experience providing clinical services to clients in a clinic setting.
• Experience working with young children preferred.
• Experience with criminal justice-involved services and conducting substance use assessments, specifically ASAM, 3rd edition, preferred.
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) training and experience, preferred.

Licensure And Certification Requirements

• State of Wisconsin Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), preferred.
• State of Wisconsin Advanced Practice Social Worker (APSW), Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT-IT), or Licensed Professional Counselor-In Training (LPC-IT) will be considered. Full licensure is required within one (1) year of employment
• Applicants who are not fully licensed should have:
• Completion of a qualifying licensure exam (preferred), such as:
• LCSW – Association of Social Work Board Exam (ASWB)
• LMFT – National Examination in Marriage and Family Therapy
• LPC – National Counselor Examination or National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination
• Verification of completed clinical hours (required):
• Applicants must have completed at least 1,500 clinical hours at the time of application/hire to ensure eligibility for full licensure within one (1) year of hire.

Expected Pay Range: $74,090 – $83,803/year

Full Pay Range: $74,090 – $103,210/year

Department: HHS – Behavioral Health

FTE: 1.0

St. Croix County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to an individual’s race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

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