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Health Connect America
Lynchburg, Virginia

Licensed Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Join Our Impactful Team at Health Connect America!

Health Connect America and our family of brands are leading providers of mental and behavioral health services for children, families, and adults across a multi-state footprint. As a COA-accredited organization, we are held to nationally recognized standards of quality, accountability, and best practice in every aspect of care we deliver.

We are relentlessly committed to keeping families together and transforming lives through evidence-informed care, delivered by clinically trained staff who meet clients where they are — in their homes, in their communities, and in our offices. Our work is guided by five core values: client-centered care, empowerment of our people, evidence-informed excellence, a purpose-driven culture, and bold, adaptive leadership.

When you join Health Connect America, you join an organization that invests in you. You'll Grow With Us through meaningful development opportunities, Be Well With Us through programs that support your whole self, and know that You Belong With Us in a culture built on purpose, compassion, and impact.

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Responsibilities

If you're someone who believes that specialized clinical expertise can help individuals and families achieve lasting healing and growth, this role was built for you.

As a Licensed Therapist at Health Connect America, you'll provide high-quality, evidence-based mental health services while utilizing your professional licensure to support exceptional clinical outcomes. Through assessment, treatment planning, therapy, crisis intervention, and collaboration, you'll help clients navigate challenges and build healthier, more fulfilling lives.

What You'll Do

As a Licensed Therapist, you'll provide comprehensive behavioral health services while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure individuals receive the support they need to achieve their goals. Day to day, you can expect to:

Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and utilize standardized tools to identify client needs, establish diagnoses when appropriate, and inform individualized treatment planning

Develop treatment plans with measurable goals and objectives in collaboration with individuals, families, and treatment team members

Provide individual, family, and group therapy using evidence-based interventions that address mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, behavioral disorders, and other emotional challenges

Monitor client progress, maintain consistent contact and follow-up, adjust treatment plans as needed, and coordinate referrals to additional resources and support services

Provide crisis intervention, safety planning, and coordination with emergency resources when necessary to ensure client safety and continuity of care

Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation while ensuring compliance with all payer, regulatory, licensing, accreditation, and organizational requirements

What to Expect

This role is ideal for licensed clinicians who are passionate about providing high-quality therapeutic services and helping individuals achieve meaningful change. You'll work closely with clients, families, schools, healthcare providers, and community resources to deliver comprehensive, person-centered care.

As a fully licensed clinician, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to clinical excellence while maintaining professional standards and supporting organizational goals. Depending on location and program needs, you may also participate in outreach activities, referral development, and care coordination efforts that support whole-person wellness.

For clinicians providing services in North Carolina, responsibilities may include integrated care activities such as health promotion, care coordination, transitional care management, and connection to community resources.

Qualifications

  • We welcome candidates who bring strong clinical expertise and meet the following qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field required
  • Current Virginia licensure as an LPC, LMFT, or LCSW

Additional Qualifications

Experience conducting assessments, treatment planning, crisis intervention, and evidence-based therapy services

Strong knowledge of behavioral health treatment models, trauma-informed care, and best practices in mental health services

  • Excellent communication, documentation, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams while managing a diverse caseload
  • Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and current vehicle insurance required for community-based service delivery, when applicable

Be Well with Us

  • We know that people who support others need support, too. That's why Health Connect America offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to help you thrive both professionally and personally:
  • Flexible scheduling and a culture that recognizes the importance of work/life balance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including 8 mental health counseling sessions annually because your well-being matters
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Medical, dental, vision, and voluntary insurance options
  • Health Savings Account with company contribution
  • Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account
  • Access to a Health Navigator
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Benefits Hub and Tickets at Work offering exclusive savings and everyday perks

Join a team where your contributions truly make a difference in the lives of others. Apply now to be part of our dynamic and supportive community at Health Connect America!

Employment at Health Connect America and it's companies is contingent upon meeting the requirements of a comprehensive background investigation prior to joining our team.

Health Connect America and its companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. For more information on Equal Opportunity, please click here Equal Employment Opportunity Posters

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyFamily therapyCase management

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 30% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $63k (middle half $60k–$63k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingVirginia index 101.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Virginia271 active7,860 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 48% remote · 30% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia Counselor listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 12% offer loan repayment436 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,512 in the last 30 days1,528 the 30 days before (+64%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

41 jobs · 37 employers
401k / retirement match
93% this job
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
32%
CME allowance
32%
PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,896 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Health Connect America

Mental Health Care
Franklin, Tennessee
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Scheduling
Employee Assistance Program (8 counseling sessions annually)
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Voluntary Insurance Options

Living in Lynchburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$279k
Typical market rent
$1,270/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.4
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lynchburg, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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