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Corner Health Center
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Contract Therapist

CounselorContract

Listed compensation

$30-$60/hr

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Role: Contract Therapist

Term: 12 months, renewable

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Perform accurate assessments of client needs to develop appropriate goals, progress, and treatment plans
  • Accurately submit fully completed billing and patient documentation in a timely manner according to company standards demonstrating services are medically necessary
  • Collaborate with organizational peers including nurse practitioners, physicians and therapists
  • Provide care in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulatory standards
  • Coordinate transition of care
  • Provide psychotherapeutic interventions appropriate to age, education, culture, ethnicity and functional ability.
  • Attend individual and group supervision meetings in accordance with MDHHS CAHC Program requirements
  • Attend monthly integration and All Staff meetings
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Master of Social Work degree or related degree from an accredited institution
  • Licensed LMSW to practice in the State of Michigan. Clinician with limited licenses will be considered.
  • 2 years’ experience providing therapy required
  • Experience or ability to learn the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Athena
  • Successfully pass background screening and not be in the OIG exclusion database
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work with clients from diverse cultural, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
  • School based counseling experience is a plus
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
  • Commitment to the agency’s mission and DEI initiatives
  • Provide services in accordance with the MDHHS CAHC Minimum Program Requirements and grant guidelines
  • Ability to work well as part of a team and independently

Remuneration

  • $50-$60 per completed and timely documented therapy session, based on experience
  • $30 per meeting (e. g. supervision, treatment team, integration, All Staff)

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will perform client assessments, develop treatment plans, and provide psychotherapeutic interventions while maintaining accurate billing and patient documentation. They are also responsible for collaborating with a multidisciplinary team and attending required supervision and staff meetings.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

PsychotherapyTreatment planningClinical assessmentCase managementMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPoint

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 32% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$94k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $97k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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<$80k
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$80k-100k
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4
$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
52%
Loan repayment
35%
PSLF eligible
26%
Sign-on bonus
22%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,885 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Ypsilanti

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$273k
Typical market rent
$1,293/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.9
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Ann Arbor, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Contract position
Renewable term