Reports to: Geoffrey Latsch, Program Director, First Responder Mental Health Program
Location: Hybrid – St. Paul, MN / Telehealth (Remote)

Our ideal candidate is a compassionate, motivated clinician who is passionate about supporting first responders through resilience-building and trauma recovery work. We are seeking a Clinical Trainee (pursuing licensure) to join our expanding, mission-driven team of professionals who are passionate about helping those who protect others. 

About Us

Pathways Counseling Center is growing and expanding to meet the increasing demand for high-quality, trauma-informed mental health care. Our First Responder Mental Health Program is dedicated to supporting the brave individuals who serve our communities. We understand the unique mental and emotional challenges faced by police officers, firefighters, EMTs and dispatchers — and we meet them with respect, confidentiality, and culturally competent care.

Our Services

Pathways offers a wide range of trauma-informed services specifically designed for first responders, including:

• Individual Talk Therapy
• Couples Therapy
• Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
• Group Therapy & Peer Support
• Critical Incident Debriefing

Position Overview

This is an independent contractor position—not a salaried or benefits-eligible role.
What we offer:

• Free supervision toward licensure (LPCC, LMFT, or LICSW)
• Free CEU trainings and monthly professional development
• Exposure to trauma-informed and crisis intervention practices
• Exceptional flexibility and autonomy

Position Responsibilities

• Provide psychotherapy to adults (18+) through telehealth and/or in-person sessions at our St. Paul office.
• Conduct diagnostic assessments as needed.
• Attend monthly professional meetings. 
• Attend clinical supervision. 
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.

Contract Details & Compensation

• Work Location: Hybrid (Remote and/or St. Paul, MN Office) 
• Job Type: Full-Time, or Part-Time Independent Contractor 
• Independent Contractor Status: paid time off and health insurance are not provided.
• Flexibility: Create your own schedule; work remote, in person, or hybrid.
• Commitment: Minimum one-year contract.
• Caseload: 20+ sessions per week (with option to expand).
• Compensation: Flat-rate reimbursement per service, plus travel reimbursement (if applicable).
• Bonuses: Potential bonus opportunities.

Professional Development

Pathways invests in your growth with opportunities to strengthen your expertise in trauma, crisis response, and culturally responsive care for first responders:

• Monthly trainings on topics such as trauma recovery, stress response, resilience, and crisis intervention.
• Access to free CEU-approved trainings to meet state licensure requirements.
• Ongoing case consultation and peer collaboration.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, or a related clinical mental health field.
• Meets Minnesota requirements to provide psychotherapy under clinical supervision while working toward independent licensure. 
• Therapists directly connected to at least one first responder profession (preferred).
• Experience or strong interest in working with trauma, crisis, or first responder populations (preferred).

Skills & Attributes

• Respect and empathy for first responder cultures.
• Flexibility, reliability, and professionalism.
• Excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills.
• Strong understanding of clinical ethics and boundaries.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with the team.

Additional Requirements

• Active Professional liability insurance.
• Laptop and secure internet connection.
• Minimum two years of sobriety.
• No record of felony or gross misdemeanor.

Support Through Every Stage of Your Career

Pathways offers an established team around your clinical work. You can build a flexible practice with support for referrals, supervision when applicable, billing, credentialing, documentation, and continued learning. You will also have people who want to know you and support the career you are trying to build. 

Supervision

• SUPERVISION AT NO COST FOR ELIGIBLE CLINICIANS: Pathways provides qualifying licensure supervision for applicable LICSW, LMFT, and LPCC pathways through an approved supervisor qualified for the track. The arrangement is reviewed against the candidate’s requirements before clinical work begins. 
• SUPERVISION CONNECTED TO YOUR CLINICAL WORK: You can receive guidance while developing clinical judgment, serving clients, learning documentation expectations, and understanding the program in which you practice. 
• A WAY TO EARN WHILE DEVELOPING PROFESSIONALLY: After graduation and once applicable requirements are met, a paid clinical trainee role may allow you to build your practice while completing the supervised experience required for your pathway. 
• ADDITIONAL PEOPLE AND RESOURCES: Clinical consultation, experienced colleagues, program leadership, documentation feedback, and training support your development alongside formal supervision. 

As You Become Independently Licensed

• Credentialing and contracting expertise help you navigate the next professional stage.
• Existing familiarity with systems, supervisors, and colleagues can carry forward too.
• Where clinical, payer, and role requirements allow, clients may be able to continue with you, the therapist they already trust.
• Your established service-volume tier carries into the licensed compensation structure when the applicable requirements are met. 

 Billing, Credentialing, And Contracting

• Bring your clinical skills into an organization equipped to support that work.
• A therapy practice has work around every clinical service: payer requirements, enrollment, claims, follow-up, documentation, and the systems that connect them.
• Pathways has already developed people and processes around those responsibilities. 

Credentialing And Payer Enrollment

• Our Credentialing Liaison supports credentialing and contracting with experience in payer applications, enrollment requirements, follow-up, and the steps clinicians encounter as they move into independently licensed practice.
• We provide help understanding and completing the complex process so you can focus on your primary work instead of having to develop that expertise alone. 

Payer Contracting and Administrative Systems

• Pathways provides support with the payer contracts and requirements relevant to the Pathways practice.
• Administrative support, electronic documentation systems, policies, procedures, and team communication are already established. 

Billing and Collections

• For services provided through Pathways, the organization handles billing and collections.
• The team supports claim processing and insurer follow-up, including denials, unpaid claims, and claims that need correction.
• When a clinical or documentation question requires the therapist’s input, you have people to work with on the next step. 

Additional Benefits

Schedule with Flexibility

• Your schedule is built around the appointments you arrange with clients, the needs of the role, and contract commitments.
• APPOINTMENT TIMES THAT FIT YOUR LIFE: Depending on client needs, possibilities can include four longer days, earlier starts and earlier finishes, later starts, or some evening and weekend appointments.
• ROOM FOR FAMILY AND PERSONAL COMMITMENTS: Scheduling flexibility can help you arrange work around parenting, caregiving, appointments, and other priorities. 

Meetings and Time Away

• Required scheduled meetings are relatively limited and primarily remote.
• They may include clinical supervision or consultation, monthly documentation review and support, monthly team meetings or training, and weekly specialty-team meetings when applicable.
• Licensure supervision follows the arrangement required for the clinician’s specific pathway.
• You have flexibility in planning time off while coordinating appropriate client care and meeting your responsibilities. 

A Predictable Payment Schedule

• Contractors are paid every other Friday for eligible completed services.
• Pathways does not wait for the insurance company to reimburse the organization before paying the therapist. 

 Compensation for Eligible Travel

• We recognize the travel involved in providing eligible community-based services.
• Required travel is paid according to the travel-minute structure in the contractor agreement.
• THERAPISTS RECEIVE 100% OF WHAT INSURANCE PAYS US FOR TRAVEL!