Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor

Quick Facts

• Role: Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC)

• Setting: Embedded in Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) within primary care

Description

The Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) provides integrated behavioral health and collaborative care services to support early identification, improved access, and better coordination between primary care and mental health teams. The role delivers brief, evidence-based assessments, interventions, and consultation for Veterans seen in primary care, including same-day access and warm handoffs. Responsibilities include measurement-based care, risk assessments, crisis stabilization, referral/bridge care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and compliant clinical documentation.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Full, current, unrestricted LPMHC license with authority to provide clinical supervision to trainees and/or unlicensed LPMHCs

• 5 years of post-licensure experience demonstrating advanced practice skills and progressive competency

• 1 year of progressively complex LPMHC experience equivalent to GS-11

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Must pass pre-employment physical examination

• Seasonal influenza vaccination is required

Benefits

A comprehensive federal benefits package is available; eligibility depends on the position type and whether it is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.