Clinical Director (Mental Health)

Clinical Director at Cornerstone Christian Counseling

Location: Denver or Colorado Springs Metro Area
Reports to: CEO
Schedule: Full-Time (40 hours/week)

Our Mission

At Cornerstone Christian Counseling, we help people heal, grow, and thrive through counseling that is both clinically excellent and biblically sound, grounded in a Christian worldview. We're committed to seeing lives redeemed, restored, and set free.

Position Overview

The Clinical Director is a dual-role executive leader responsible for the clinical integrity, spiritual alignment, and operational success of Cornerstone Christian Counseling. This role provides high-level oversight of all clinical operations, ensuring that therapy remains both biblically sound and clinically excellent. As a strategic partner to the CEO, the Clinical Director fosters a healthy, high-performing culture that empowers clinicians to help clients heal, grow, and thrive. The Clinical Director will also maintain a personal client caseload of 13-15 clinical sessions per week.

This role is ideal for an experienced clinician-leader who is passionate about leading a counseling practice through evolving industry trends, achieving data-driven outcomes, mentoring others toward excellence, and advancing a culture where both clients and clinicians flourish.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership & Excellence

• Lead all clinical operations to ensure mission alignment, clinical excellence, ethical integrity, and strong client outcomes
• Develop and oversee clinician coaching and development systems, utilizing Cornerstone’s Clinician’s Guide to Clinical Excellence and outcome-based performance data
• Implement and monitor systems that track therapist performance, clinical outcomes, utilization, documentation compliance, and client retention
• Collaborate with the CEO, leadership team, and Caseload Management Team to address clinical performance, utilization challenges, and staff development needs
• Oversee organizational quality including, treatment plans, notes incident management, and all clinical, ethical, and legal concerns
• Ensure compliance with licensure, continuing education, regulatory standards, and evidence-based practices, while responsibly leading the ethical integration of AI and emerging clinical technologies
• Support and sustain a culture that expresses our Cornerstone values - Second Mile Service, Life to the Full, Authenticity, Biblically sound with Clinical Excellence

Team Development & Supervision

• Provide clinical oversight of the entire clinical team and lead regular clinical meetings to support mission alignment and excellence
• Mentor and develop clinical supervisors in leadership, coaching, and spiritual and clinical oversight
• Support licensed clinicians through recognition of high performance and structured performance improvement when needed
• Oversee supervision for some unlicensed clinicians in compliance with state licensing boards, including bi-weekly individual supervision sessions
• Conduct annual performance reviews for all clinical staff
• Clinician Recruitment and Onboarding
  • In collaboration with Cornerstone’s HR Specialist, performs interviews of potential clinical hires, assessing for personality fit as well as experience in the field and clinical excellence.
  • Train all new clinical hires on all aspects of Cornerstone’s clinical expectations
  • Mentor and guide new Cornerstone clinicians, alongside their clinical supervisor, through the initial three month onboarding/ramp up period.

Licensed Counselor (13–15 clients/week)

• Provide individual, family, and couples therapy using evidence-based and experiential approaches (e.g., CBT, EMDR, Brainspotting)
• Maintain the highest standards of clinical care and documentation

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role is measured by two primary outcomes:

• Practice-wide client goal attainment of at least 80%
• All clinicians consistently meeting Cornerstone’s core performance metrics

The Clinical Director translates clinical data into actionable coaching, policies, and systems—fostering growth, accountability, and excellence throughout the team.

Qualifications

Education & Licensure

• Master’s Degree or higher in counseling
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
• ACS-Approved Supervisor certification or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in the mental health field

Faith & Mission Alignment

• Alignment with Cornerstone’s Statement of Faith
• Strong commitment to integrating biblical principles with clinical excellence
• Passion for advancing Cornerstone’s mission and vision

Skills & Core Competencies

• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop clinicians
• Strong clinical expertise with evidence-based and experiential modalities
• Excellent judgment in ethical, legal, and quality-of-care matters
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Strategic thinker with the ability to implement systems and initiatives
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills
• Adaptability and openness to new technologies and evolving practices

Weekly Schedule/Location

• Full-time, salaried position (40 hours/week)
  • Clinical Director: ~25 hours/week
  • Licensed Counselor: 13–15 client sessions/week
• Predictable schedule with availability during normal business hours and occasional crisis response outside standard hours
• Clinical director work is primarily remote from a home office, which requires a secure, private home office compliant with telehealth standards.
• Client sessions are held in-person at one of our Colorado office locations.

Compensation & Benefits

The salary range for the Clinical Director position is $118,000 - 124,000 per year and is commensurate with the candidate’s experience, education, certifications, background and qualifications.

As a full-time employee at Cornerstone Christian Counseling, you will qualify for the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, with Cornerstone contributing $300 towards the employee medical premiums
• Paid Time Off Accrual and Paid Holidays
• Annual Professional Development Stipend and initial onboarding Ergonomic Stipend
• Retirement plan (currently offered through CO Secure Savings)
• Paid professional liability insurance
• Robust administrative, billing and marketing support
• Beautiful CO office locations for meeting with clients
• Family and Medical Leave Insurance: 12 weeks of paid leave for qualifying life events

Outside of the tangible benefits and salary, the candidate who fills this position will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the team by working within a collaborative, authentic and supportive work environment, rooted in Christian community.