What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Therapist position at Pride Counseling Services PLLC?
Location: Mankato, Minnesota
Organization: Pride Counseling Services PLLC
We’re not just hiring a therapist. We’re inviting you to join a practice that will empower you.
Pride Counseling Services is seeking a LGBTQIA affirming Mental Health Therapist to provide culturally responsive care to queer and trans clients across Minnesota. We’re a people-first, self-managed practice rooted in justice, authenticity, and radical healing.
We help LGBTQIA individuals heal, energize, and reclaim their power through therapy. Our work is grounded in the Minority Stress Model, recognizing how systemic oppression—homophobia, transphobia, racism, gender norms—fuels mental health disparities. We don’t pathologize identity. We affirm it.
- Provide diagnostic assessments, individual, group, and/or family therapy
- Offer referrals and collaborate with external providers
- Deliver ongoing support that centers the client’s lived experience
- Practice with autonomy, creativity, and compassion
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or marriage and family therapy and fully licensed as a LICSW, LPCC, or LMFT.
- Commitment to ongoing learning and professional growth
- Experience working with LGBTQIA individuals
- Comfort working with children and adolescents
Preferred Qualifications
- Credentialed with major Minnesota insurance providers
- Training or certification in trauma-informed care and/or sexual health
- Interest in facilitating therapy groups
- Lived experience or deep passion for LGBTQIA liberation
- Flexible schedule with a minimum of 22 billable sessions/week
- Mix of in-person in Mankato and telehealth
- Full-time | $40–$45/hour - All admin time paid!
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off
- Flexible scheduling
- Professional development support
- A work culture that celebrates authenticity, autonomy, and joy
Ready to practice therapy that’s bold, affirming, and rooted in justice?
Send your resume and cover letter to: jeni@pridecounselingservices.com
Salary : $40 - $45