Generalist Counselor Therapist

Student and Campus Life (SCL) inspires transformation in all Cornell students on their journey of individual, academic and personal evolution. Our division is comprised of leading student affairs experts who support our campus on pressing student life matters including public service, health, wellbeing, connection and belonging, residential living, food services, sports, recreation, career services, and student activities and organizations including sorority and fraternity life. We provide support and services to roughly 25,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on multiple campuses in the U.S. and abroad.

Cornell Health's more than 200 employees collaborate to provide integrated and culturally-sensitive mental health, medical, health promotion, public health, student accommodations, and occupational medicine care and services. Dually focused on holistic health of Cornell students and well-being of the larger campus community, the unit supports readiness to learn, to participate fully in the Cornell experience, and to achieve academic, work, and life success. Cornell Health is nationally recognized for innovation and leadership, and is committed to an ongoing journey toward integrated, cost-effective, and community-based services and campus health initiatives.

Cornell Health’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) offers confidential counseling and psychiatric services, designed to help students with mental health concerns that may be affecting their quality of life and ability to learn. Our providers include psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and nurse practitioners from diverse cultural and clinical backgrounds. CAPS providers value students in all of their individuality, and are committed to welcoming all people with respect and sensitivity. Our providers regularly collaborate with Cornell Health’s diverse array of healthcare providers as an integrated service that support both the mind and the body.

Counselor Therapists at Cornell Health's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) serve as members of a multidisciplinary service team with primary responsibility for the mental health of Cornell University's undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Counselor Therapists serve as a resource for mental health education and prevention strategies across campus, and may consult with faculty, staff, and parents regarding student mental health issues.

Counselor Therapist responsibilities will include short-term individual counseling, urgent care and crisis intervention services, and/or access and referral services for students seeking care depending on the needs of the organization.

Success Factors:

• Shares Cornell Health's commitment to providing timely mental health access to students in academic settings.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and listening skills, including the ability to speak to a wide range of audiences and communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds, identities, and life experiences.

• Strong commitment to collaborative work and demonstrated success working with colleagues and other campus partners with varying work styles.

• Demonstrates sound clinical judgment.

• Maintains curiosity and willingness to learn the evolving values, culture, training, and educational approaches to working with students in the Cornell community. 

• Works collaboratively with professionals from different healthcare, academics, and student support services.

• Flexibility in working hours to accommodate periodic delivery of services after hours or on weekends. 

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others. 

Required Qualifications

• Master of social work degree with “C” or “R” designation (LCSW or LCSW-R), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC-D), or Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology (PhD or PsyD) and a minimum of 3 years of work-related experience. 

• Licensed in New York State.

• Strong interest in entrenching clinical services within the culture of academics and the campus community.

• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.  

• Professional autonomy and maturity allowing for independent delivery of services.

• Experience with individuals presenting common clinical issues prevalent in college mental health including but not limited to suicidality, disordered eating, substance use disorders, depression, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, issues of young adulthood, and trauma. 

• Effective interpersonal, written, verbal, and electronic communications skills, including the ability to convey complex information in accessible terms to diverse or multicultural audiences.

• Understanding of, and compliance with, the ethical and legal issues involved in the provision of clinical services.

• Ability to establish, build, and maintain effective working relationships based on respect, empathy, and honesty with diverse groups and individuals.

• Ability to manage and carefully maintain confidential and private information; use confidential, sensitive and/or private records and information, and protect information appropriately.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in college mental health, working with undergraduate, graduate and professional students or with college-aged students.

• Experience working with college student services staff and faculty.

• Experience working in an integrated healthcare environment.

University Job Title:

Counselor Therapist II

Job Family:

Health

Level:

G

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$82,735.00 - $98,769.00

Remote Option Availability:

Onsite

Company:

Contact Name:

Candyse James

Contact Email:

[email protected]

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2026-10-05