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JourneyPure Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee

Primary Therapist-Inpatient Women’s Center

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Primary Therapist- Residential Environment-Inpatient

Our mission is to help people become healthy and stay healthy. Our high standards attract well-known behavioral health professionals from across the country. Their commitments to ethics and patient success are backed by the highest accreditation in the industry.

Position Summary

The Primary Therapist provides clinical care to individuals receiving inpatient treatment in a residential behavioral health setting.

This role is responsible for conducting assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, facilitating individual and group therapy, and supporting patients throughout the recovery process.

The therapist works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care for individuals experiencing substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.

Benefits

  • 401(k) (After 90 days of continuous employment)
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Health, Dental, & Vision insurance (Offered after 60 days of employment)
  • Compensation:

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and clinical evaluations
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans in collaboration with patients and the care team
  • Provide individual therapy sessions for assigned caseload
  • Facilitate psychoeducational and process therapy groups
  • Provide education to patients on substance use disorders, mental health, and recovery strategies
  • Deliver integrated care for individuals experiencing co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
  • Utilize trauma-informed and strength-based approaches to support recovery
  • Coordinate care and make referrals for additional clinical or therapeutic services as needed
  • Collaborate with families and support systems, including conducting family sessions when appropriate
  • Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards
  • Work closely with medical, clinical, and residential staff to ensure coordinated care
  • Participate in clinical team meetings, trainings, and ongoing professional development
  • Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or a related behavioral health field
  • Current licensure or working toward licensure preferred (examples include LCSW, CSW, LMHC, LMFT, LPCC, LPCA, CADC, LCADC)
  • At least one year of clinical experience in a substance use or mental health treatment setting preferred
  • Strong interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary treatment team

Work Environment

This position is based in a residential treatment facility and involves direct interaction with patients in a therapeutic setting. Therapists maintain an active caseload and provide a combination of individual therapy, group facilitation, treatment planning, and care coordination.

JourneyPure is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentSubstance use disorder counselingMental health counselingTrauma-informed careStrength-based approachMultidisciplinary collaborationCrisis interventionPsychoeducationFamily therapyBiopsychosocial assessment

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 30% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution42 jobs · 35 employers

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<$65k
10
$65k-85k
8
$85k-105k
10
$105k-125k
4
$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs

401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
68%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
18%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$62-$64/hr
#2

West Virginia Licensed Professional Counselor (Remote)

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$60-$62/hr
#3

Clinical Supervisor & Therapist

#4

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT, LPC, LCSW)

$92k-$125k
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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 Knoxville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$358k
Typical market rent
$1,712/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Knoxville, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About JourneyPure Knoxville

Hospitals and Health Care
Nashville, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k) after 90 days
Paid Time Off
Health, Dental, & Vision insurance after 60 days