Full-Time Mental Health Clinician

HEART STONE COUNSELING

Full-Time Mental Health Clinician

South Portland, ME  ·  Permanent  ·  $51–$58/session

The Short Version

We're a growing group practice in South Portland with an active referral stream, a real team culture, and offices you'll actually want to spend time in. We're looking for a full-time clinician who wants to do meaningful, creative clinical work — and feel genuinely supported while doing it.

What Makes This Role Different

• A full week of orientation and onboarding before your first client — so you're set up to succeed from day one
• Strong administrative support so you can stay focused on clinical work
• Monthly paid group consultation, individual supervision, and CEU reimbursement that grows each year
• A team that values non-pathologizing, body-based, and expressive approaches — not just talk therapy
• 401(k) with employer match, generous PTO, and a professional headshot from Jen Dean Photography

 We're Especially Excited About Clinicians With

• Body image and eating disorder treatment

• Couples and family therapy

• Brainspotting or EMDR

• Expressive arts, somatic, or movement-based modalities

• Mindfulness-based and non-pathologizing frameworks (ACT, IFS, Narrative Therapy)

Not your whole list? That's okay. Bring what you have.

About Heart Stone Counseling

Founded in 2015 and expanded into a group practice in 2022, Heart Stone Counseling provides compassionate, creative, and responsive mental health care to adolescents and adults across Maine. We specialize in trauma, grief, life transitions, relationship dynamics, body image, eating concerns, and addiction — offering individual and group therapy, virtually and in-person.

Our Values

• Respect — We honor each person's lived experience and innate strengths.

• Appreciation — We recognize the richness and complexity of every human story.

• Curiosity — We remain open and inquisitive, always learning and unlearning.

• Openness — We embrace growth — in ourselves, in our clients, and in our practice.

Qualifications

Required

• Maine licensure: LCPC, LCSW, LMFT, or conditional license (LCPC-C, LCSW-C, LMFT-C)

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or a related field

• Strong communication skills and clear documentation practices

• Comfort using (or learning) EHR systems — we use SimplePractice

• Reliable time management and ability to work independently

• Alignment with HSC's values and genuine openness to learning

Strongly Preferred

• Experience or training in body image and eating disorder treatment

• Training in couples or family therapy modalities

• Brainspotting or EMDR certification or active training

• Experience with trauma-informed, somatic, body-based, or expressive modalities

• Interest in non-pathologizing frameworks such as ACT, IFS, or Narrative Therapy

Compensation & Benefits

• Session rate: $51–$58 per session, based on licensure and experience

• Group session rate: $95–$119 (based on session length)

• One-time group development bonus for clinicians who build and launch a group

• Administrative rate: $25/hour (staff meetings, supervision, required trainings)

• Performance incentives available for clinicians maintaining higher weekly session volumes

• Payroll processed biweekly

• PTO: approximately 4 weeks (up to 80 clinical hours annually) accruing after 30 days

• 401(k) with up to 3.5% employer match

• CEU reimbursement: $750 / $900 / $1,050 (Years 1, 2, 3 )

Ready to Apply?

Send your resume and a brief cover letter to hello@heartstonecounseling.com — we'd love to hear what draws you to this work and to HSC specifically.

963 Broadway · South Portland, ME 04106 · heartstonecounseling.com

Heart Stone Counseling is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.