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Clarksville, Tennessee

Licensed Mental Health Therapist | Veterans Clinic

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$84k-$87k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 20m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Centerstone as a Licensed Mental Health Therapist – Veterans Clinic, No Weekends in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States. Centerstone is among the nation’s leading nonprofit behavioral health systems with thousands of employees dedicated to delivering care that changes people’s lives. A dynamic, well-established organization, we offer rewarding opportunities to serve all ages in a variety of settings.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $84K - $87K
  • Medical, dental, and vision health coverage
  • Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
  • 403b retirement plan with company match
  • Paid time off and ten paid holidays
  • AD&D Insurance, Life Insurance, and Long Term Disability (company paid)
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Manageable caseloads

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers weekends off. Work with Centerstone in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will conduct clinical intake assessments and develop personalized treatment plans for veterans and their families. They will provide evidence-based individual, couples, and family therapy while collaborating with multidisciplinary care teams.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a behavioral health field and possess active Tennessee licensure such as LCSW, LPC-MHSP, or LMFT. Experience in diagnosing behavioral health conditions and treating trauma or PTSD is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychosocial evaluationsTreatment planningIndividual therapyCouples therapyEvidence-based treatmentsTrauma-focused interventionsDSM-5 diagnosisPTSD treatmentCognitive processing therapyProlonged exposureCognitive behavioral therapyCrisis interventionClinical documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Mental Health Therapist | Veterans Clinic at Centerstone a 6.0 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. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Centerstone ranks #13 of 13 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 44% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$86k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $93k in an average-cost state. 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. At the posted ~$86k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
13%
Loan repayment
9%
PSLF eligible
9%

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Work-life snapshot

6.0/ 10
Listing-based score

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

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About Centerstone

Mental Health Care
Nashville, Tennessee
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision health coverage
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
403b retirement plan with company match
Paid time off and ten paid holidays
AD&D Insurance, Life Insurance, and Long Term Disability (company paid)
Employee Resource Groups
Continuing education opportunities
Employee Assistance Program