Clinical Manager - Psychotherapy

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Position Summary
Lorenz Clinic is seeking an Outpatient Clinical Manager to lead one of our flagship outpatient psychotherapy programs in Wayzata. This role is a blend of clinical excellence and managerial stewardship, designed for a seasoned clinician who is passionate about fostering systemic, relationally grounded therapy in a dynamic, community-based setting. The Outpatient Clinical Manager ensures that Lorenz’s outpatient services remain a national benchmark for family psychology while supporting clinicians, refining systems, and shaping a culture of growth, reflection, and integrity.

About Lorenz Clinic
Lorenz Clinic is not your typical mental health clinic—we're a clinician-led, family psychology institute built around excellence in both care and training. Our mission is to heal the world one relationship at a time. We’re proud to be the first family psychology specialty clinic in Minnesota, and the first to develop organized Post-Master’s Fellowships in the state. But we’re not the biggest—and that’s by design. We’re here to be the best.

Licensed therapists who thrive here are intellectually curious, relationally skilled, and drawn to big ideas. They want to work at a clinic where systems thinking, reflective practice, and relational intervention are more than buzzwords—they’re daily tools. Our clinicians aren’t burdened by trainees—they’re invigorated by being surrounded by growth, thoughtfulness, and a sense of shared purpose.

Lorenz is a training site by design, not default. At any given time, about 40% of our clinical team is involved in supervision, teaching, or professional development. Our training programs are nationally respected and highly selective—admitting only the top 5% of applicants. But training isn’t a side gig here—it’s a central source of vitality for our system. It keeps us sharp, connected, and committed to evolving the field.

We believe that in order to do good clinical work, you need a system that supports good clinical work. That’s why we’ve adopted an evidence-based Clinician Wellness Roadmap that includes autonomy, reasonable caseloads, peer connection, and meaningful alignment with our core values. Reflective Practice is part of the culture—something we protect and prioritize, not just a box to check.

Our licensed staff come from diverse backgrounds and represent a high bar of professionalism. We hire only the top tier of applicants and invest deeply in their development. The result is a clinic where you can practice at the highest level, surrounded by like-minded colleagues—whether or not you're directly involved in training.

If you’re a licensed therapist looking for a place that will challenge and support you, a place where depth and excellence are non-negotiable, Lorenz might be your next professional home.

Why Join Lorenz Clinic?

• Mission-Driven Excellence: We are committed to raising the standard of care in mental health—rooted in systemic thinking, reflective practice, and ethical stewardship.
• Relational Culture: Our managers are mentors, not just administrators. You’ll lead in a space that values presence, containment, and growth.
• Training Integration: At Lorenz, training is part of the engine, not an add-on. You’ll work alongside the Assistant Training Directors to support a developmental pipeline that begins in practicum and culminates in national-level post-master’s training.
• Community Impact with National Reach: Be part of a team that shapes the field of family psychology while remaining deeply invested in local communities.

Ideal Candidate Profile
You are a non-anxious presence.  An emotionally differentiated leader experienced in providing containment and reflection for other psychotherapists.  You're a licensed mental health professional (LMFT, LICSW, LPCC, LP) with extensive outpatient clinical experience and a track record of supervision or management. You understand that management is a practice within the profession—an opportunity to steward the tone, structure, and developmental arc of a clinical team. You are deeply aligned with Lorenz’s commitment to systemic thinking, reflective practice, and relational intervention. You thrive on developing clinicians, metabolizing complexity, and building systems that hold both staff and clients with integrity.

About the Role 

In the Lorenz Clinic system, the Outpatient Clinical Manager role is not just an administrative function but a stewardship of the system’s tone, developmental climate, and reflective posture. This role embodies core clinical leadership principles and holds the edges of the clinical team, creating a space where therapists can metabolize anxiety, grow in complexity, and align with the clinic’s systemic and relational model. The Clinical Manager functions as a good-enough leader: steady without overfunctioning, consistent without rigidity, and emotionally present without collapse. This role is the linchpin that holds structure, tone, and developmental scaffolding, allowing clinicians to thrive while preserving the integrity of Lorenz Clinic’s outpatient services. Here, management is not a retreat from clinical work; it is a deeper commitment to the profession, a generative force that shapes the team’s capacity to grow and serve.

The key objectives for the Outpatient Clinical Manager at Lorenz Clinic focus not just on operational excellence, but on tone stewardship, developmental containment, and systemic alignment. The manager’s role is to ensure that the outpatient program functions as a living, breathing container where clinicians can metabolize anxiety, grow in their professional identities, and consistently align with the clinic’s relational and systemic approach. This means overseeing clinical outcomes and documentation with an eye toward integrity, while also fostering a climate of reflective supervision and growth. The manager holds the edges of the system, protecting it from emotional leakage and tone drift, ensuring that each clinician feels held and guided without collapsing into overfunctioning. At its heart, the role’s objectives are to maintain fidelity to the clinic’s philosophy, sustain the emotional climate that allows clinicians to thrive, and operationalize a system that balances accountability with developmental support, all while modeling what it means to lead from clarity, presence, and coherence.

This role is the linchpin of clinical transformation-- where tone, growth, and systemic coherence intersect.  The role allows a leader to leave a legacy of shaping not just clinicians, but the future of family psychology itself.  Here, you’re not just managing people; you’re holding a system that holds others.

Core Responsibilities

Program Oversight:

• Oversee daily operations of the outpatient psychotherapy program, including schedule management, caseload distribution, and clinical workflow.
• Align outpatient services with The Lorenz Clinic Way, ensuring fidelity to systemic, relational, and developmental clinical practice.
• Act as the program’s primary steward of tone, rhythm, and coherence—modeling reflective leadership in a complex clinical environment.

Staff Supervision and Development:

• Provide reflective supervision and mentorship to outpatient therapists, focusing on tone regulation, developmental pacing, and clinical excellence.
• Integrate reflective supervision, developmental feedback, and formative evaluation to support clinical growth.
• Develop new supervisors and support the Assistant Training Director in embedding the clinic’s signature pedagogy.
   

Systemic Leadership:

Monitor clinical quality and documentation compliance, ensuring adherence to agency standards and best practices.

Manage crisis escalation processes, partnering with the Director of Psychological Services and clinical supervisors.

Serve as a point of accountability for program-level performance metrics and staff development.

Collaboration and Integration:

• Partner with the Director of Psychological Services, Growth & Partnerships Manager, and training leadership to align outpatient services with the clinic’s strategic vision.
• Collaborate with the Post-Master’s Fellowship and Practicum programs to support a vertically integrated training pipeline.
• Represent the outpatient program in interdisciplinary meetings, strategic forums, and community partnerships. 

This is an in-person role because leadership is an act of presence, not just insight.  And containment, belonging, and developmental growth require embodied relationships that virtual platforms cannot replicate. In a system committed to relational health and reflective practice, physical presence is the vessel that carries our systemic ethic and ensures that clinicians—and the system itself—are properly held.

Requirements

Either:

A) the equivalent of one year of experience as a Mental Health Professional at Lorenz Clinic with a proven track record of leadership and exceeding position requirements or

B) the equivalent of five years of post-licensure experience as a Mental Health Professional providing clinical services, of which one year must have been in a management or supervisory capacity equivalent to that of a Clinical Manager in an outpatient program.

And:

• Board-approved supervisor or eligible to become board-approved
• Possession of a master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited school of marriage and family therapy, social work, psychology, professional counseling, or related field
• Possession of a valid, independent clinical license from one of the applicable licensing authorities (LP, LMFT, LICSW, LPCC); the Minnesota board of Marriage and Family Therapy, Minnesota Board of Social Work, Minnesota Board of Psychology, or Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy
• Proven track record of directing programs and/or managing clinicians for effectiveness, productivity, and high ethical standards
• Cooperative work attitude toward management facility staff, patients, visitors, and clinicians
• Ability to promote favorable facility image with clinicians, patients, insurance companies, referral sources, and general public
• Ability to lead clinical staff in making ethically- and clinically- appropriate decisions and solve problems

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep competence as a systemic, relational, or developmental psychotherapist 
• Experience in family therapy or couples therapy modalities.
• Familiarity with COAMFTE, CACREP, or APA-accredited training environments.
• Formal training in supervision or leadership development (e.g., AAMFT-approved supervisor or equivalent).
• Experience working in multi-site or community-based clinical settings.

Other Requirements

• Evidence of leadership qualities
• Strong ethical and moral character references
• Language skills adequate for high-level written, interpersonal, and telephone communication in American English
• Computer literacy
• Ability to work full-time, in-person (our leaders are in the clinic, not on Zoom)
• Strong ethical and moral character references
• Competent in psychological consultation and supervision
• Possesses a National Provider Identifier (NPI) prior to first day of employment
• Approval for Medicare participation within 180 days of hire, if Medicare participation is allowed for license type

Benefits

Full-time, independently licensed clinicians enjoy a robust benefits package that includes paid burnout time, twelve weeks of paid parenting leave regardless of gender, and an annual CEU allowance. Employer-sponsored health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability insurance are also available. A 401k with 401k matching is available. Paid time off, paid holidays, paid service/volunteer time, paid continuing education hours, paid parental leave, an employee assistance program, a flexible schedule, and professional development assistance in the way of an annual continuing education allowance round out the offering. 

As an active training clinic, most clinicians at Lorenz earn about 100 hours per year of board-approved continuing education just from showing up to work. The clinic hosts an annual conference, monthly grand rounds, and four hours per month of case consultation with a specialist. Above all, adding Lorenz Clinic to your resume is a distinctive badge of professionalism and quality recognized the field over. For the past decade and a half, Lorenz has been known as the psychotherapist’s clinic– one of the few practices many clinicians would entrust with their career or in many cases, their own family. For an unabridged job description or more information about our benefits, please contact human resources.

Compensation

The hiring range for this position is $80,000 - $135,000 annually, depending on experience, credentials, breadth of clinical competence, and clinical program. The hiring range for master's-prepared clinicians is $80,000 - $110,000, and the hiring range for doctorally-prepared psychologists is $110,000 - $135,000.

Individual & Cultural Diversity

Lorenz Clinic is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.  

Navigation & Search

Clinicians might find this posting beneficial if looking for positions using following search terms: licensed psychologist, mental health therapist, mental health, therapist, LPCC, LICSW, LMFT, counselor, psychotherapist, trauma therapist, family therapist, child therapist, children's mental health, clinical supervisor, outpatient psychotherapist, outpatient psychology. Pre-licensed therapists such as Licensed Graduate Social Workers (LGSW), Nationally Certified Counselors (NCC), or Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapists (LAMFT) should consider the practice’s Post-Master’s Fellowship position instead.

Ready to Lead?
If you are ready to lead at the intersection of clinical care, systemic stewardship, and reflective management, we invite you to apply. Please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your experience, vision for clinical leadership, and alignment with the clinic.