CONTRACT THERAPIST

CounselorContract

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Job Description

Your Expertise. Your Flexibility. a Lasting Community Impact.

RFS Behavioral Health is seeking experienced, mission-driven Contract Therapists to provide high-quality behavioral-health services to children and families throughout Toledo and Sylvania.

This independent contractor opportunity is ideal for licensed clinicians who value flexibility and professional independence while continuing to perform meaningful clinical work. Use your expertise to help children and adolescents develop stronger coping skills, healthier relationships, and brighter futures.

Why Contract with RFS?

  • Flexible scheduling and caseload opportunities
  • Greater autonomy in managing your professional time
  • Meaningful work with children, adolescents, and families
  • School- and community-based service opportunities
  • Collaboration with behavioral-health professionals and community partners
  • Opportunity to expand your professional reach and community impact

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide individual, family, and group therapeutic services
  • Conduct clinical assessments and develop individualized treatment plans
  • Deliver evidence-informed interventions based on each client’s needs
  • Help clients work toward measurable clinical goals
  • Coordinate care with families, schools, and community partners
  • Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation
  • Maintain all applicable professional, ethical, and regulatory standards

Qualifications

  • Active Ohio LSW, LPC, or higher behavioral-health licensure
  • Experience serving children, adolescents, or families preferred
  • Strong clinical judgment, communication, and documentation skills
  • Ability to manage scheduling and clinical responsibilities independently
  • Reliable transportation and ability to serve the assigned area
  • Commitment to ethical, compassionate, and client-centered care

Build your schedule. Use your expertise. Make a difference that reaches far beyond the therapy room.

Apply today to explore a Contract Therapist opportunity with RFS Behavioral Health in Toledo and Sylvania.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentTreatment planningIndividual therapyFamily therapyGroup therapyCare coordinationCrisis interventionCommunication skills

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 10% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

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

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Counselor Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 38 employers

24
<$80k
9
$80k-100k
6
$100k-120k
11
$120k-140k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks41 jobs · 38 employers

401k / retirement match
80%
CME allowance
44%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
24%
PSLF eligible
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$66 per hour
#2

Remote Licensed Professional Counselor-VirginiaContract

Adjuvant Behavior Health · Virginia Beach, Virginia

$66/hr
#3

Licensed Therapist (LCSW or LPC)

#4

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (Bilingual)

$65/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,853 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Toledo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$143k
Typical market rent
$1,128/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Toledo, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About RFS Charitable Foundation

Mental Health Care
Toledo, Ohio
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
Greater autonomy in managing professional time
Collaboration with behavioral-health professionals