Behavioral Health Therapist
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Job Description
Department: Behavioral Health IP
Job Summary
Provides person-centered and empathetic care, evaluates psychosocial needs, uses brief interventions and evidence-based practices to enhance the individual’s function and emotional wellbeing. May provide counseling, psychoeducation, and access to appropriate and agreed upon services. Working within a multidisciplinary team, adheres to established standards of care.
Required Qualifications
- Require a master's degree in psychiatric related field or an active State of Florida Registered Clinical Social Work Intern (RCSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselor Intern (RMHC), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Intern (RMFT).
- Require the ability to obtain a level 2 AHCA clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
Mandatory Education
Preferred Education
Required License and Certs
Preferred License and Certs
Employment Screening Requirements
As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. info.flclearinghouse.com
Key Responsibilities
Provides person-centered care and evaluates psychosocial needs to enhance individual emotional wellbeing. Collaborates within a multidisciplinary team to deliver counseling and psychoeducation using evidence-based practices.
Requirements
Requires a master's degree in a psychiatric-related field or an active Florida clinical intern license (RCSW, RMHC, or RMFT). Candidates must be able to obtain a level 2 AHCA background clearance.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 32% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Living in Sarasota
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $438k
- Typical market rent
- $2,175/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.