Mental Health Therapist
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Job Description
Are you searching for a company that prides itself on providing employees with a positive work environment, career advancement opportunities, and loyalty? If so, Better Living is the place for you! Better Living strives to be the best for our employees and our employees strive to be the best for the clients that we are serving. Better Living helps give hope and guidance to children and families within the child welfare system throughout Nebraska.
Better Living provides a competitive compensation and a benefit package including the following Employer Paid Benefits. Added possible benefits of incentive bonuses and referral bonuses.
Employer Paid Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Student loan Repayment Program
- CEU Training
- Retirement Contribution
- Vacation
- Sick Leave
- 401K Matching
- Holidays
- Hiring Bonus
- Non-Employer Paid Benefits
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401K
Parental Leave
Mental Health Therapists facilitate practice experiences in individual, conjoint and family sessions related to the Area of Family Functioning concern, assess barriers to engagement and facilitate motivation, guide the family in practicing the changes needed most, and identify family trauma and symptomology.
Applicant has the ability to obtain or currently possess a Nebraska LCSW, PLMHP/PLIMHP or holds a LMHP/LIMHP license. This position reports to the IFP Clinical Supervisor.
Education/Certification Requirements
- Minimum of a Master's Degree in Social Work or Counseling
- Hold or be eligible to hold a Mental Health Practitioner's License from the state of Nebraska. (provisional)
Experience Requirements
1 to 2 years of experience in direct therapy practices (preferred)
Skills/Qualifications Including But Not Limited To
- Substance Abuse Counseling
- Psychosocial Therapy
- Listening and Excellent Verbal Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Mental Health
- Legal Compliance
- Interviewing Skills
- Building Relationships/Rapport
- Teamwork
- Knowledge about human mental development
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Computer skills and solid use of Microsoft Word and other software
- Demonstrates understanding and empathy for the needs of others
- Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Schedule
- Day and Evening hours (required)
- Weekend availability (required)
- Holidays
- Work Location: In-home services - multiple locations
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Key Responsibilities
The therapist facilitates individual, conjoint, and family therapy sessions to address family functioning and trauma. They are responsible for assessing barriers to engagement, motivating clients, and guiding families through necessary behavioral changes.
Requirements
Applicants must hold a Master's degree in Social Work or Counseling and possess or be eligible for a Nebraska Mental Health Practitioner's license. One to two years of experience in direct therapy practices is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist at Better Living Foster Care and Family Services a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 22% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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