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Associate Psychotherapist | Psychotherapist | Adult Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Program

CentraCare

Saint Cloud, MNFull-time$73–119K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$73–119K/yr
Location
Saint Cloud, MN
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

MN LP Or LICSW Or LMFT Or LPCC LicenseMN LGSW Or LISW Or LAMFT Or LPC LicenseFull MN Licensure Within 5 YearsMaster's degree

Job overview

CentraCare seeks an Associate Psychotherapist or Psychotherapist for its Adult Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient programs in St. Cloud. The role provides diagnostic, psychological, or biopsychosocial evaluations and therapeutic treatment toward defined goals, using motivational interviewing and evidence-based psychotherapy. The clinician works with an interdisciplinary team to support adults receiving outpatient behavioral health treatment and stabilization.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Diagnostic EvaluationPsychological EvaluationBiopsychosocial EvaluationTherapeutic TreatmentMotivational InterviewingEvidence-Based PsychotherapyGroup TherapyMental Health EducationCoping Skills Groups

Qualifications

Master's in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or Related Human ServicesMN LP or LICSW or LMFT or LPCC LicenseOne Year ExperienceMN LGSW or LISW or LAMFT or LPC LicenseFull MN Licensure Within 5 YearsRelevant Clinical Internship ExperienceCompliance With Minnesota Law Chapter 372

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Job Shift: Day

Assignment Category: Full-time regular

Hours per Pay Period: 80

Work From Home 100%: No

Pay Ranges: 73112-118664

Job Identification: 232405

Job Category: Clinical Professional

Job Schedule: Full time

On-site

Make a difference as an Associate Psychotherapist - Psychotherapist with our Adult Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)! Be part of our amazing team providing diagnostic, psychological, or biopsychosocial evaluation and executing therapeutic treatment toward defined goals. You will make an impact by helping to strengthen motivation and commitment to specific change goals through a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication using motivation interviewing and evidence-based psychotherapy.

The Adult Partial Hospitalization Program provides intense behavioral health treatment and stabilization of behavioral health symptoms (to individuals 18+ years old) in an out-patient setting.

The Intensive Outpatient Program delivers structured mental health treatment that offers group therapy, education groups, and coping skills groups, all in an out-patient setting. IOP provides a more intense group mental health treatment modality than individual therapy alone.

Be part of the interdisciplinary treatment team alongside psychiatry, psychotherapists, recreation therapist and program facilitators.

Schedule

  • Full time | 80 hours every two weeks

  • Monday-Friday |8am - 4:30pm

  • On-site | CentraCare Plaza | St. Cloud MN

Pay and Benefits

  • Psychotherapist starting pay begins at $83,385.96 per year; exact wage determined by years of related experience.

  • Salary range: $79,123.20 - $118,664.00 per year

  • Salary and salary range are based on a 1.0 FTE, reduced FTE will result in a prorated offer rate

  • $6,000 hiring bonus for those hired into a Psychotherapist role (with current MN license of LP, LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC)!

  • Associate Psychotherapist starting pay begins at $81,387.66 per year; exact wage determined by years of related experience.

  • Salary range: $73,112.00 - $109,699.20 per year

  • Salary and salary range are based on a 1.0 FTE, reduced FTE will result in a prorated offer rate

  • Full-time benefits: medical, dental, PTO, retirement, employee discounts and more!

Qualifications (Psychotherapist level)

  • Master’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or related Human Services field required.

  • State of Minnesota licensure required, need to have one of the following:

  • The Board of Psychology as a Licensed Psychologist (LP) or the Board of Social Work at Independent Clinical level (LICSW) or the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or the Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).

  • Minimum of one-year experience required.

  • Requires successful compliance with Minnesota Law, Chapter 372 relating to sexual exploitation of patients by staff providing psychotherapy services.

Qualifications (Associate Psychotherapist level)

  • Master’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or related Human Services field required.

  • State of Minnesota licensure required, need to have one of the following:

  • The Board of Social Work as a Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) or Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) or the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy as a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (LAMFT) or the Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).

  • Full MN licensure (LP, LICSW, LMFT or LPCC) for independent practice is required within 5 years.

  • Clinical internship experience relevant to the position is preferred.

  • Requires successful compliance with Minnesota Law, Chapter 372 relating to sexual exploitation of patients by staff providing psychotherapy services.

To be eligible for the hiring bonus you must be an external candidate who is hired into an eligible full or part-time benefited position. Previous employees qualify if they have not worked for CentraCare for at least 9 months at the date of hire. CentraCare pay incentives to include but not limited to, hiring bonuses may be discontinued at any time due to business needs

CentraCare has made a commitment to diversity in its workforce. All individuals including, but not limited to, individuals with disabilities, are encouraged to apply. CentraCare is an EEO/AA employer.

How this job compares

Set against the 564 open Psychotherapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$73–119K/yr
  • US median$60–85K/yr310 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $96K, is 31% above the US median midpoint ($73K) — in the top quarter of Psychotherapist salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 19 open Psychotherapist jobs in Minnesota and 564 across the US. 30% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Psychotherapist postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (105 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a master's degree; 288 of the 564 open Psychotherapist jobs (51%) ask for a master's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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