Equipo Esperanzo Outpatient Clinician (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or LPCC)

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Kikta Behavioral Health LLC

Equipo Esperanzo Outpatient Clinician (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or LPCC)

Lakewood, CO
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Full-Time | Hybrid | Colorado

    Equipo Esperanza

    Bilingual Behavioral Health Team at Kikta Behavioral Health ****

    About Kikta Behavioral Health LLC

    Kikta Behavioral Health LLC is a behavioral health organization committed to high-quality, ethical, and sustainable mental health care. Services extend to children (5+), adolescents, and adults across Colorado. Kikta operates with a structured leadership team, operational infrastructure, compliance oversight, and defined clinical standards.

    Equipo Esperanza is a specialized service line within Kikta Behavioral Health focused on improving access, engagement, and outcomes for Spanish-speaking individuals and families. The team delivers evidence-based behavioral health services through linguistically accessible and culturally responsive care designed to reduce barriers to treatment for Spanish-speaking communities across Colorado.

    Position Overview

    Kikta is hiring a full-time, W2 MaRT Outpatient Clinician providing telehealth services exclusively. This role is not remote.

    This role serves Spanish-speaking individuals and families while remaining integrated within Kikta’s broader clinical and operational structure. Onsite presence supports collaboration, supervision, consultation, and coordinated care.

    Clinicians typically maintain 25–30 client sessions per week, allowing sustainable pacing, quality care, and protected documentation time.

    Caseloads may include children (5+), adolescents, adults, and families based on clinician training, experience, and clinical preference.

    Compensation Overview

    Kikta uses a variable salary model connected to consistent productivity expectations.

    • Clinicians meeting minimum productivity expectations earn $59,940 annually, including clinicians entering the field immediately after graduate school
    • Most clinicians in their first year post-graduation earn approximately $68,000–$70,000 annually
    • Fully licensed clinicians earn an average of approximately $78,000 annually

    Compensation reflects licensure level, experience, and sustained caseload management. Earnings increase alongside professional development and panel growth.

    Why Join the Equipo Esperanza Team

    • Opportunity to serve Spanish-speaking individuals and families through linguistically accessible behavioral health care
    • Evidence-based clinical practice delivered with cultural responsiveness and language accessibility
    • Structured organizational support within Kikta Behavioral Health
    • Weekly individual supervision and weekly group supervision
    • Ongoing case consultation and access to team members for professional development
    • Training focused on culturally responsive care, immigration-related stressors, and reducing barriers to behavioral health access
    • Administrative and compliance infrastructure supporting clinical focus
    • Long-term employment stability within a growing organization
    • Opportunity to contribute to the development of future Spanish-language behavioral health services, intensive programs, and community partnerships
    • Equipo Esperanza clinicians help shape a service line designed for access, longevity, integrity, and impact within Spanish-speaking communities.

    Clinical Scope & Professional Development

    Equipo Esperanza clinicians provide outpatient behavioral health services across a broad diagnostic spectrum appropriate for outpatient care.

    Kikta prioritizes evidence-based treatment approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and other research-supported modalities. Clinicians receive support pursuing advanced training and skill development.

    Common clinical presentations include:

    • Major Depressive Disorder and other mood disorders
    • Bipolar I and II
    • Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety
    • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
    • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and complex trauma
    • ADHD and neurodevelopmental presentations
    • Autism spectrum presentations
    • Adjustment disorders
    • Personality disorder features and attachment-related concerns
    • Self-harm behaviors
    • Suicidal ideation appropriate for outpatient level of care
    • Family conflict, grief, and life transitions

    Care is delivered through a linguistically accessible and culturally responsive framework recognizing the diverse experiences within Spanish-speaking communities, including immigration stressors, bicultural identity experiences, and barriers to behavioral health care, while maintaining clinical rigor and ethical standards.

    Clinical complexity is viewed as an opportunity for professional growth. Kikta supports clinicians through weekly individual supervision, weekly group supervision, ongoing case consultation, and access to team members for professional development. Leadership and clinical support remain accessible throughout the development process, promoting confidence, skill development, and ethical decision-making.

    Core Responsibilities

    • Provide individual, family, and group therapy using evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches
    • Deliver developmentally appropriate interventions for children, adolescents, and adults
    • Engage caregivers in treatment planning when clinically appropriate
    • Conduct thoughtful case conceptualization and coordinate referrals when needed
    • Participate in regular supervision and clinical case consultation
    • Maintain accurate and timely documentation aligned with organizational and payer standards
    • Complete progress notes within 4 business days, treatment plans by assigned due dates, and case closures within 60 days of last contact
    • Respond professionally and promptly to client communication
    • Uphold organizational standards related to ethics, professionalism, and collaboration
    • All responsibilities remain within scope of licensure and defined role parameters.

    Professional Environment

    Kikta operates with:

    • Defined clinical expectations
    • Structured operational support
    • Administrative assistance
    • Supervision for LPCC clinicians
    • Leadership accessibility
    • Compliance oversight

    This structure allows clinicians to focus on clinical work while remaining aligned with organizational standards.

    Ideal Candidate Profile

    This position aligns well with clinicians who:

    • Value serving Spanish-speaking individuals and families
    • Provide services fluently in Spanish and English
    • Practice from a trauma-informed, culturally responsive framework
    • Prefer working within a structured behavioral health organization
    • Value evidence-based practice and ongoing professional development
    • Seek long-term, full-time employment within a stable organization
    • Balance clinical autonomy with organizational policies and compliance requirements
    • Appreciate consistent supervision, consultation, and operational support

    Kikta leadership places strong emphasis on work-life balance and clinician sustainability. This role aligns well with clinicians who value realistic caseload expectations, protected time for documentation, supportive supervision, and leadership practices designed to reduce burnout and promote longevity in the field.

    Successful candidates value balance, professionalism, and ethical practice, and seek an organization where clinical quality and personal well-being are treated as equally important.

    Bilingual clinicians and clinicians with lived experience or professional experience serving Native communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

    Who This Position Does Not Fit

    This position does not align with clinicians seeking remote work from home, minimal documentation expectations, informal practice environments, less than full-time work expectations, or an individual or group private practice model.

    This role also does not align with clinicians planning concurrent work with multiple companies or platforms, including SonderMind, Rula, Headway, or an independent practice.

    Required Qualifications

    • Master’s degree from an accredited program in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related field
    • Active Colorado DORA credential in one of the following:
      • Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC)
      • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
      • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
      • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
    • Licensed clinicians registered with CAQH
    • Skill in crisis intervention and lethality assessment
    • Experience using evidence-based modalities including DBT, CBT, EMDR or similar approaches
    • Understanding of trauma-informed care
    • Comfort using electronic health records and completing clinical documentation
    • Medicaid and insurance credentialing experience preferred

    Supervision provided for LPCC clinicians in accordance with Colorado regulations.

    Benefits

    • Highly competitive salary within the Colorado outpatient behavioral health market
    • Weekly individual clinical supervision
    • Weekly group supervision
    • Ongoing case consultation and access to team members for professional development
    • Dental and vision insurance
    • 401(k) with employer matching
    • Medical insurance stipend
    • Administrative and operational support

    Equal Opportunity Employer

    Kikta Behavioral Health LLC provides equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any legally protected characteristic.

    Updated 3/14/2026