Licensed Counselor (LPCA / LMSW / LCSW / LPC / LADC / LMFT)

About the role

Join a mission-driven behavioral health organization dedicated to helping individuals achieve lasting recovery, wellness, and community integration.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, family, and group counseling services.
• Develop and maintain individualized treatment plans and discharge plans.
• Manage an active caseload while coordinating care across multidisciplinary teams.
• Conduct assessments, treatment planning, and ongoing client evaluations.
• Support clients with housing, financial, legal, educational, vocational, and community resource needs.
• Ensure compliance with ASAM guidelines, regulatory requirements, and documentation standards.
• Collaborate with medical, nursing, and behavioral health providers to coordinate treatment.
• Advocate for client needs and support successful transitions through different levels of care.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and complete clinical documentation.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related behavioral health field.
• Active Connecticut licensure or eligibility for one of the following: LMSW, LCSW, LPC, LPCA, LMFT, or LADC.
• Experience providing substance use, behavioral health, or co-occurring disorder treatment services.
• Experience conducting assessments, treatment planning, and counseling interventions.
• Strong documentation, communication, and care coordination skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Computer proficiency and electronic documentation experience.

Qualifications

• Bilingual Spanish speaking ability (a plus).
• Experience in residential treatment settings (a plus).
• Experience with ASAM criteria and level of care determinations (a plus).
• Experience serving co-occurring mental health and substance use populations (a plus).
• Connecticut Certified Clinical Supervisor credential (a plus).
• Experience working with Medicaid, community behavioral health, or recovery support programs (a plus).

Pay

LPC, LADC, LCSW, LMFT - $75,000
LPCA, LMFT-A, MSW - $65,000
Additional $5,000 for Spanish speaking candidates.