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Mental Health Counselor (MHC-LP or LMHC)

Manlius & E.Syracuse, NY

Full-time | W-2

This might actually be your dream counseling job.

We hear that from our counselors, and you’re welcome to ask them.

CNY Mental Health Counseling (CNYMHC) is hiring Licensed Mental Health Counselors and Limited Permit Counselors to join our growing, values-driven practice in Central New York.

This is your opportunity to be part of a true counseling dream team doing meaningful clinical work, feeling supported, and building the caseload you’ve always wanted without the loneliness of solo practice or the bureaucracy of large agencies.

We handle the business and administrative side. You focus on being a great counselor.

Who This Role Is Great For

We are currently hiring two types of counselors:

Limited Permit Counselors (MHC-LP)

If you’re early in your career and looking for:

• • Strong, consistent supervision
  • A thoughtful caseload ramp-up (no sink-or-swim)
  • Paid time for documentation, meetings, and learning
  • A team that genuinely supports your growth

You’ll find structure, mentorship, and community here.

Licensed / Mid-Career LMHCs

If you’re looking for:

• • Autonomy and collaboration
  • Meaningful, relational clinical work
  • Paid involvement beyond sessions (consultation, community work, workshops)
  • A practice that values depth over volume
  • An opportunity to provide supervision and move into leadership

You’ll find stability, respect, and room to grow.

What It’s Like to Work at CNYMHC

• • Collaborative values-driven team (we genuinely like and respect each other)
  • Beautiful, spa-like offices
  • Strong admin support (intake and billing handled)
  • Monthly Connect, Integrate, Thrive team meetings
  • Bi-weekly group supervision
  • Ongoing trainings (trauma, IFS, DBT, DEI, integrative approaches, and more)
  • Systems and processes to prevent burnout and facilitate growth
  • Opportunities for advancement through provision of trainings and supervision
  • A steady flow of referrals through strong community relationships and support for finding your ideal clients

We work with clients across NYS, ages 5–95, and take a “whatever best helps the client” approach, often collaborating with families, schools, medical providers, and other professionals.

What We Value

We’re looking for counselors who care deeply about:

• • Authentic, client-centered care
  • Connection — with self, clients, team, and community
  • Doing our own work and holding ourselves in integrity
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion in action
  • Holistic and integrative approaches
  • Lifelong learning and growth

Experience with any combination of children/adolescents, couples/families, trauma, eating disorders, neurodivergence, aging adults, IFS, and/or multicultural work is strongly encouraged to apply.

Compensation & Expectations

• • $45–$78 per clinical hour, based on licensure and experience
  • Paid time beyond sessions (documentation, meetings, supervision, trainings)
  • Full-time projected compensation ranges $60,000 (LP)–$100,000+(supervising senior counselor)
  • Minimum 12 clinical hours/week, max of 30 clinical hours/week of combined counseling and supervision
  • Two evenings or one evening + one weekend day are required while building your caseload
  • The rest of your schedule is flexible and up to you as long as your client needs are being met and office space is available

Benefits for W-2 clinicians include:

401(k) with company match, CEU stipend, exciting incentive/bonus structure, health/dental/vision options, NYS disability, workers’ comp, paid sick time, growth opportunities

What Makes CNYMHC Different

CNY Mental Health Counseling is intentionally structured to support depth of clinical work, strong professional identity, and long-term sustainability. What sets us apart is how the practice is built and led:

• • Counselor-led leadership. The practice is owned and directed by a doctoral-level clinician with over 20 years of experience in counseling, supervision, and practice leadership.
  • A relational, trauma-informed clinical model. Our Connect, Integrate, Thrive approach guides how we think about care, collaboration, and growth—for clients and clinicians.
  • Support without micromanagement. We provide clear structure, strong supervision, and administrative support while respecting professional autonomy.
  • Paid work beyond sessions. Clinicians are compensated for documentation, meetings, supervision, training, and community-based work, not just clinical hours.
  • Intentional growth. We expand carefully, with attention to culture, quality, and sustainability, rather than volume or speed.
  • Deep community integration. We maintain active partnerships with schools, medical providers, universities, and community organizations, creating a steady referral base and opportunities for meaningful collaboration.

This structure allows clinicians to focus on what matters most: high-quality client care, professional development, diverse and engaging experiences, and sustainable career development over time.

How to Apply

Send your resume and cover letter to Christine Phillips, our Practice Manager, at info@cnymhc.com

Learn more at www.cnymhc.com

Curious but not sure? We’re always open to a conversation.