Mental Health Therapist

Company: Nexus Family Healing
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: January 1, 2026

Job Description:

Description: Nexus Family Healing is looking to hire a Mental Health Therapist to join our newest youth crisis and stabilization center set to open in fall 2025 in Hennepin County ! This new youth crisis and stabilization center is a 13-bed, short-term residential service is for Hennepin County youth with complex mental and behavioral health issues looking for appropriate care. The service will help to reduce the number of youth who are stuck in inappropriate care settings such as emergency rooms, police stations, juvenile detention or unstable home situations and provide treatment and therapeutic supports while triage, assessment, and transition planning take place with families. At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity. Pay and Schedule: Full-time onsite opportunity Location: 1800 Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis Pay range: $65,000-80,000 annually dependent on licensure Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include: Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment Multiple options for health insurance coverage No-cost life insurance Short/long-term disability insurance 401k match NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit Tuition assistance and training opportunities Advancement pathways and internal promotion And much more! Position Summary : Our Therapist will provide overall management of youth’s treatment through active engagement, clinical assessment, treatment, and discharge planning. Therapist will provide clinical insight and work from a trauma informed lens to enhance the milieu and programming. Engage with families through family therapy and treatment planning. Collaborate with the community and providers related to the youth’s progress and discharge planning. Primary responsibilities : Trauma Informed Care Helps establish and maintain a positive treatment culture & environment Works with youth & family to develop a Nexus Individual and Family Guidance Plan Active involvement with Family Collaborative Intake meetings Completes Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) functional assessment in accordance to TCOM (collaborative) principals Through the collaborative effort with family, youth, and providers, develop and monitor the individual treatment plans Provide individualized, youth-focused, strength and evidenced-based family and individual therapy models to youth and families. Examples: Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization (TF-CBT) and Reprocessing (EMDR) Milieu Coordination Develop and facilitate milieu and treatment groups that are trauma informed, educational, and treatment focused Participate in all youth related treatment team meetings, using family centered language and youth driven principals Serve as a clinical treatment team leader to YCP's. This includes but is not limited to modeling and coaching staff on rapport building with clients, trauma-informed practices, and de-escalation techniques on the treatment milieu as needed Be available on-call for consultation/treatment direction and/or decisions when appropriate Assess readiness for discharge in conjunction with the treatment team Community Care Coordinate/communicate aftercare needs of the client with family and all necessary social service and community providers to ensure a smooth transition Communicate with the treatment team to include all desired and necessary family members, educational, legal, community, and social service providers (as well as all-natural supports that the youth and family identify) to gather all necessary information to inform and support the treatment process Ensures that all required client reports, records, and all documentation are produced accurately and maintained in a consistent, timely, and professional manner according to policy and regulated statutes Educate and facilitate trainings for staff on trauma informed practices, clinical diagnosis treatment processes, and other clinically relevant training material Participate in team meetings, program clinical team meetings, therapy clinical supervision sessions, and in-service as required Ensure confidentiality regarding mental health, medical issues, background treatment and comply with all HIPAA related requirements Remains current on all company policies, assigned trainings and/or certification requirements Requirements: Required Education and Licensure: Master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences, human services, social work, marriage & family therapy, psychology, counseling, or clinically related fields If currently unlicensed, must be on track to complete licensure for a specific, related discipline. And/or currently holds a provisional/intermediary license for a specific track (i.e. LGSW, LMSW, LAMFT or LPC) Some experience working in a residential or intensive inpatient or outpatient setting required Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements Preferred Education and Experience: Fully licensed in Minnesota: LICSW, LPCC, LMFT Related residential or human services experience working with youth and families At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith. Our ICARE Values: Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own! Key Words: "Mental Health Therapist", "Residential Treatment Facilities", "Non-Profit", "Children's Mental Health", "caring career", "Clinical Therapist", "Therapist", "Crisis Center", "LI-onsite", "Youth Crisis Center", "Youth shelter", "Hennepin County" Compensation details: 65000-80000 Yearly Salary PI4ce6bb3f13d2-37456-38617790

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