Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician (LPC, LCSW, LMFT)

Job Description:

• Location: Cherry Hills Village, CO (with local support to Boulder Hills Recovery)

• Job Type: Full-Time, W-2 OR Independent Contractor

• Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

• Compensation: $65,000 - $90,000 base annual salary (Commensurate with licensure type, clinical specialization, and experience)

Position Overview

Are you a licensed therapist ready to step away from factory-style corporate care, or wanting to work in a truly collaborative team again? Ignitus Recovery is an emerging, mission-driven organization providing premier residential and outpatient treatment for substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.

We are seeking a dedicated Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician (Therapist) to provide high-quality care across our Cherry Hills Recovery and Boulder Hills Recovery locations. This unique role allows you to collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary clinical team, shape an expanding program from the ground up, and utilize client-centered, trauma-informed evidence-based frameworks to drive authentic, long-term recovery outcomes.

Why This Team Is Different

• Program Innovation: Play a tangible, influential role in designing and expanding clinical programming for a growing startup organization.

• True Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work directly alongside highly experienced, mission-driven clinical, medical, and operations leadership.

• Comprehensive Care Focus: Deliver meaningful therapeutic impacts across multiple levels of care (residential and outpatient).

• Professional Alignment: Receive consistent leadership backing, clinical case consultation, and pathways for career development.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Assessments: Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, diagnostic impressions, risk screenings, and ASAM-aligned evaluations.

• Therapeutic Interventions: Facilitate high-quality individual, group, and family therapy sessions tailored to substance use and co-occurring disorders.

• Treatment Planning: Formulate, implement, and dynamically update individualized treatment plans based on direct client progress and measurable goals.

• Compliance & Documentation: Maintain pristine clinical documentation within the EHR system in strict compliance with state regulatory and insurance standards.

• Continuity of Care: Manage clinical discharge planning, formulate robust aftercare recommendations, and coordinate with external support structures.

• Milieu Collaboration: Participate in weekly multidisciplinary team meetings to ensure consistent care alignment and safety protocols.

Qualifications

Required:

• Education: Master’s Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field.

• Licensure: Active Colorado state license in good standing: LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or CAS (Licensed Addiction Counselor / Certified Addiction Specialist). Active candidates near full licensure (LPCC, LSW) with deep SUD experience may be considered.

• Experience: Proven track record providing direct clinical therapy within residential, PHP, IOP, or outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) or co-occurring mental health settings.

• Clinical Knowledge: Strong operational proficiency with ASAM criteria, DSM-5 diagnostic frameworks, and evidence-based modalities (CBT, DBT, ACT, or EMDR).

• Technical: Comfortable utilizing electronic health records (EHR/EMR) systems for streamlined charting.

Preferred Skills & Competencies:

• Advanced training in trauma-responsive therapies and crisis-de-escalation frameworks.

• Bilingual fluency (English / Spanish) is highly valued.

• Strong workplace autonomy, emotional stability, and collaborative communication style.

Ignitus Recovery is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diverse perspectives and encourage qualified professionals who bring unique, lived insights into the recovery process to apply.