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Odyssey Behavioral Group
West Des Moines, Iowa

Therapist

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
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Job Description

  • ability, Integrity, Flexibility, Collaboration, and Service. We are committed to our team and our team is committed to our clients! We are seeking a Full Time Therapist to join our team in Des Moines, IA. Pasadena Villa Outpatient – Des Moines specializes in the treatment of adults, 18 years and older, facing a range of mental health conditions, including anxiety disorders, major depressive disorders, and personality disorders. Providing outpatient care Monday through Friday, we offer exceptional benefits, development opportunities, professional training, and much more detailed below. Join our team! Be part of our amazing vision of changing lives empowering each client’s inherent strengths making a difference in countless lives, while being part of a larger nationwide network that is growing each day!
  • vision of fully licensed therapists. Associate Therapists assess the therapeutic needs of clients, develop appropriate treatment plans, and facilitate group, family and individual therapy sessions. Position collaborates with clients, team members, external clinical partners and family members, as appropriate, to coordinate care throughout the treatment process. Relationships and Contacts Within the organization: Maintains frequent and close working relationships with clinical, admissions, and leadership team members throughout the organization. Outside the organization: Initiates and maintains strong professional relationships with clients and families, clinical providers, referral partners and vendors, as needed. Position Responsibilities Essential Responsibilities Facilitates group and individual therapy sessions in accordance with the clinical program schedule. Completes session notes, contact logs, discharge plans and other reports in compliance with State, accrediting bodies, quality guidelines and payor source guidelines. Completes all necessary documentation within prescribed format and timelines. Ensures documentation reflects ongoing assessments of client’s clinical presentation and behaviors. Facilitates specialized groups as assigned based on education, training, and experience. Selects appropriate interventions to meet the clinical needs of individual clients. Maintains therapeutic relationships with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes. Sets limits and holds boundaries in a kind and firm manner. Conducts effective verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation involving other team members, as needed. Collaborates with an interdisciplinary treatment team to coordinate client care from admission through discharge. Attends clinical, consultation, and operations meetings; serves as a clinical advocate for assigned cases. Communicates client progress with the referral sources, families, parents and/or guardians, as appropriate. Addresses clients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in a welcoming and respectful manner. Responds to clients and families with empathy and positive professional skills. Additional Responsibilities Can be relied upon to be at work as scheduled, proactively notifying supervisor of planned and unplanned time off needs. Reads, understands, and adheres to all company policy statements on ethics, conduct, and conflict of interests; adheres to facility policies, procedures, rules, and regulations. Maintains positive attitude and acts as a team player with others on the team. Attends and completes all trainings within assigned time frames. Completes other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • visional or temporary clinical license, in good standing, within the state of Iowa. Requires minimum of 2 years of experience working with clients with a primary mental health diagnosis and/or substance use disorder. Must become fully licensed within two years from the date of hire. Physical Requirements While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to: Communicate effectively with peers, clients, families’, and external partners, Sit or remain stationary for extended periods of time, Move throughout the building, Speak and hear. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to: Smell and taste, Lift up to 15lbs. Other Requirements Requires clearance of TB test, criminal background check clearance, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements. Current CPR and First Aid certification or willingness to complete within 30 days of start date. Skill Competencies Ethics and Values – adheres to and promotes the ethics and values outlined in the company and accrediting/licensing bodies Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance. Consistently upholds and models a high level of Integrity in clinical services and team member interactions. Clinical Knowledge – acquires and maintains a working knowledge of current theory and evidence-based practice. Proactively seeks super
  • vision, consultation and continuing professional development to ensure knowledge and skills are maintained relative to position and clinical program delivery. Cultural Competence – continuously strives to provide client-centered, culturally competent care, recognizes, and affirms cultural and linguistic diversity through therapeutic alliances and ongoing professional development. Screening and Assessment – engages clients and members of the client support system, as appropriate, in screening and assessment to develop individualized, client-centered, evidence-informed care plans. Leverages established screening tools for psychosocial, pain, domestic violence, substance use, self-hard, and distress assessments, among others. Care Planning and Intervention – develops and implements evidence-informed care plans that promote clinical excellence throughout the client-centered continuum of care. Care plans outline necessary steps, identified collaboratively with the care team, to achieve objectives identified in the biopsychosocial assessment. Leverage evidence-informed, clinically excellent treatment interventions. Advocacy – advocates for the needs and interest of clients and families to promotes clinical excellence through improved outcomes, access to care, and service delivery. Participates in quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing client outcomes and strengthening clinical service delivery. Interdisciplinary and Interorganizational Collaboration – promotes cross functional collaboration among team members and referral partners to support and enhance clinical service delivery and support. Pasadena Villa Outpatient LLC provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, dis
  • ability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Pasadena Villa reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.”

Key Responsibilities

The therapist facilitates individual, family, and group therapy sessions while developing and implementing evidence-based treatment plans. They collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate client care and maintain accurate clinical documentation in compliance with regulatory standards.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a master's degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, counseling, or psychology, along with a provisional or temporary clinical license in Iowa. A minimum of two years of experience working with mental health or substance use disorders is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment planningMental health assessmentSubstance use disorder treatmentInterdisciplinary collaborationClient advocacyPsychosocial assessmentBoundary setting

Counselor Career Context

Odyssey Behavioral Group holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 72 active listings.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 32% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
50% this job
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
21%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

3.9/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No weekends

Living in West Des Moines

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$317k
Typical market rent
$1,359/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.7
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Odyssey Behavioral Group

Mental Health Care
Glen Allen, Virginia
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence
Multiple Career Development Pathways
Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification
Multiple Health Plan Design Options
Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options
100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
100% Company Paid Critical Illness
100% Company Paid Life & ADD