Licensed Counselor First Responder Wellness

Company Description Valor Counseling Center PLLC provides clinical counseling and wellness services tailored to first responders and their family members. The practice specializes in attachment-focused and trauma-informed therapy designed to support individuals who face high-stress, high-risk environments. Care is delivered through a preventative and resiliency-building approach that considers the interconnected needs of mind, body, and spirit. Using a holistic lens, the team supports long-term mental health, emotional stability, and overall wellness for first responder communities.

Role Description The Licensed Counselor for First Responder Wellness will provide individual, couples, and family counseling to first responders and their loved ones, using attachment-based and trauma-informed interventions. Day-to-day responsibilities include conducting biopsychosocial assessments, developing and implementing treatment plans, maintaining accurate clinical documentation, and coordinating care with other providers when needed. The counselor will engage in preventative wellness programming, such as psychoeducation, resiliency-building workshops, and outreach to first responder agencies. Additional responsibilities may include participating in case consultations, adhering to ethical and regulatory standards, and contributing to a supportive, collaborative practice culture. This is a full-time hybrid role based in Holly springs or Cary, NC, with a combination of in-office sessions and work-from-home flexibility.

Qualifications

• Active FULL licensure in North Carolina as an LCMHC, LCSW, LMFT, or equivalent counseling/therapy license.
• Demonstrated experience providing trauma-informed care, attachment-focused therapy, or work with high-stress populations such as first responders, military, or healthcare workers.
• Strong clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning, including maintaining accurate and timely clinical documentation in an electronic health record.
• Ability to apply a holistic approach to care, integrating mental, physical, and spiritual wellness, and incorporating preventative and resiliency-building strategies.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the capacity to build rapport, maintain professional boundaries, and collaborate within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Comfort with hybrid work, including in-person sessions in Cary, NC and telehealth services from home, with reliable internet and appropriate workspace.
• Commitment to ethical practice, cultural humility, and non-discriminatory, inclusive care for diverse first responder communities and their families.
• Prior experience with first responder organizations or familiarity with first responder culture is a plus.