Post-Graduate Residency Program at Centus

Now Recruiting Pre-licensed Mental Health Clinicians for 2025

Could a Post-Graduate Residency Program with Centus be your next step in building your counseling career? If you have a master’s in counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy and have licensure candidate status in Colorado for any of these disciplines, this valuable opportunity is for you. You will get high-quality training and supervision at no cost to you, and you’ll be paid to serve.

Who Is This Residency For?

We’re searching for candidates from diverse backgrounds who are passionate about working with vulnerable and underserved communities. Cultural humility and engagement along with spiritual assessment and integration are the key focal points of our two-year training course, with the ultimate goal of logging the qualifying hours necessary for Colorado licensure in your discipline.

The benefits of our program include:

Individual and group supervision, plus peer support, are all included at no extra cost.
Flexible work schedule - set your own hours, with a minimum of 40 clinical hours monthly.
Serve the populations and clients of your choosing - build your own caseload.
Serve via telehealth, office and/or community based, including school settings if desired.
Competitive base pay starting at $40,000 with opportunities to earn more.
In Year 2, up to $1,000 will be awarded for additional advanced clinical training of your choice.

Our Curriculum Includes

Trauma-Informed Care

Cultural Humility and Engagement

Clinical Assessment for Spiritual Resources

Recognizing Cultural and Spiritual Barriers to Recovery

Integrating Cultural and Spiritual Beliefs

Clinical Treatment Modalities

And, more...

What residents are saying about the program…

"I am passionate about serving traditionally underserved individuals and communities of all ages, particularly within the LGBTQIA community. I believe the residency program at Centus is an excellent fit for me because they offer a diverse training curriculum with numerous opportunities for professional and personal growth and development."

Suzanne Ramirez, MSW, SWC

"I was given an opportunity with Centus to continue to serve the adolescent population. Centus is providing me direct supervision and guidance to earn my LCSW. The residency program is allowing me to meet with clients in a clinical and therapeutic way as a social work candidate while working towards my LCSW."

Tara Benegas, MSW, SWC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to have candidate status?

Yes. Licensure candidate status in each respective discipline is required for this Post-Graduate Residency Program (counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy).

How is Centus qualified to offer this program?

Centus has applied for and received designation as a Community Mental Health Clinic with the State of Colorado and completed licensure as a Behavioral Health Entity.

Who does Centus serve?

The designation and licensure from the State will allow the residents, under direct supervision, to serve clients covered by Medicaid.

What does the training curriculum look like?

Year 1 Training Curriculum:

Intro to LGBTQ+ Behavioral Healthcare, Josh Parker, MSW, LCSW
Intro to Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Dawn Crosswhite, MSW, LCSW
Exploring Bias & Cultural Humility, Dr. Kinette Richards, Ph.D., NCC
Intro to Spiritually-Integrated Psychotherapy, Rev. Dr. Mark Killmer, Psy.D., M.Div., LMFT
Intro to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Denise Killmer Magoto, MA, LPC, LAC, Ph.D. Candidate
Into to Dialectical-Behavior Therapy (DBT) & Borderline Personality Disorder: A Theoretical Overview, Denise Killmer Magoto, MA, LPC, LAC, Ph.D. Candidate
Intro to Susan’s School Counseling and Nondirective Play Therapy, Georgia Angelo, MSW, LCSW.
Trauma Informed Care through the Lens of EMDR, Melissa Schwappach, MA, LPC, NCC
Intro to IMAGO Relationship Therapy, Paul D. Bretz, D.Min, LCSW, MHSA
Military Cultural Competency, Tiffany Morgan, CEO of Warrior Now https://warriornow.org/
Intro to Working with “Addictions” & Intro to Motivational Interviewing (MI), Denise Killmer Magoto, MA, LPC, LAC, Ph.D. Candidate

Year 2 residents will have access to up to $1,000 to put towards additional training in obtaining advanced training, certification, and/or additional licensure, i.e. Licensed Addiction Counselor. 3-4 in-house trainings on advanced topics in spiritually-integrated psychotherapy will also be provided and required.

How many hours per week are required for this program?

We require a minimum of 15 outpatient clinical hours per week. In addition, 1 hour of individual and 2-3 hours of group supervision is required per week.

Would I need to work weekends or evenings?

No – this is not a position requiring crisis assistance. The clinical work in this residency is for hours of your choosing. You may set your own availability, creating your own flexible schedule. You can choose to work some weekend or evening hours or not.

Where does this residency take place?

Consultations and training will be a blend of in-person and virtual meetings. In-person meetings may be in various community office locations or school sites in the Denver area. Virtual meetings will occur via HIPAA-compliant Zoom video conference.

What are the (post-Master's) supervision requirements for licensure in Colorado?

Click here to view the Colorado Credential Requirements

Do I need to pay for anything?

There are no fees for applying or being accepted to the Centus Post-Graduate Residency Program. However, the fees associated with the candidate’s application to the State of Colorado is the prospective resident’s responsibility, as obtaining candidacy status is a job position requirement.

Will participation in this program lead to a position with Centus?

Upon completing this program, we’d be delighted to consider you for a full-time Licensed Clinician position with Centus.