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StepStone Family & Youth Services
Morehead, Kentucky · Hybrid

Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Our Company

StepStone Family & Youth Services

Overview

Our therapy team follows a best-practice, trauma-informed care model, tailoring treatment to the unique needs of each youth and family we serve. At Stepstone Family and Youth Services, we prioritize a healthy work-life balance. Allowing flexible, hybrid work structure, where team members provide in-person and / or virtual therapy that may occur after school hours.

We are committed to supporting career growth and building a strong foundation for our team members through ongoing trauma-informed care training and professional development opportunities. Our people are our greatest asset, and by joining our team, you'll have access to a range of perks and training resources designed to support your professional growth, as outlined below:

  • Competitive salary· Company paid basic life and AD&D Insurance· Health insurance· Dental & Vision· Health Savings Account· 401(k) Retirement Plan· PTO Accrual Plan· Paid Holidays

Responsibilities

Conduct Initial Mental Health Assessments

Provide individual, family, and/or group therapy sessions to clients as determined by the treatment plan and document the sessions according to best practice documentation and regulatory requirements.

Maintain electronic record to meet regulatory management standards and document all client meetings, progress toward treatment goals and ensure compliance with confidentiality and ethical standards.

  • Develop individualized treatment plans Based on client needs and goals
  • Utilize evidenced based, trauma informed, therapeutic techniques, such as trauma therapies, TF-CBT (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral and Solution
  • Focused Techniques and other modalities necessary to assist client in meeting goals
  • Participate as a member of the child and family team
  • Provide consultation to non-clinical team members, when appropriate
  • Abide by company policy when receiving a subpoena for records and/or court appearances.
  • Work in consultation with and report any concerns to State Executive Director and/or Statewide Treatment Director
  • Attendance is an essential function of the job
  • Other job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Possess a working knowledge and understanding of culture and its function in human behavior and society.
  • Deliver services that are sensitive to client’s culture.
  • Foster mutually respectful partnerships with persons served and their families in which they are helped to gain the skills and confidence to address identified issues they face.
  • Able to effectively partner with other team members.
  • Possess a conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change.
  • Able to set appropriate boundaries and maintain a helping role and intervene appropriately to meet the needs of the person(s) served or other family.
  • A Master’s degree in a psychology, social work or counseling
  • 1 year experience in child welfare services.
  • A valid professional Master’s level, provisional or full license in social work, therapy or counseling.

About Our Line of Business

StepStone Family and Youth Services, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, provides the full spectrum of support to children in need of alternative, safer, and more positive living environments with residential and family services.

StepStone connects children and youth who need homes with foster families, as well as foster care training, respite care and support services.

For young adults transitioning from foster care to independent living, StepStone provides personalized guidance and training on basic life skills, including money management and education. For more information, please visit stepstoneyouth.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Additional Job Information

Our position follows a hybrid work structure where employees may work remotely at home or in the community as well as from the office, based on the demands of specific tasks. Working from the office is encouraged for tasks that require a high degree of collaboration. The population being at-risk youth, therapy sessions will primarily occur outside of school hours, unless otherwise indicated by the youth’s treatment plan.

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentIndividual therapyFamily therapyTreatment planningElectronic record managementCrisis interventionCase managementClinical consultation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist at StepStone Family & Youth Services 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 remote work flexibility.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 22% have no call, 62% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Kentucky129 active7,903 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 48% remote · 22% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedKentucky Counselor listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 13% offer loan repayment189 active listings, Oct 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,525 in the last 30 days1,706 the 30 days before (+48%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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About StepStone Family & Youth Services

Individual and Family Services
Louisville, Kentucky
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Company paid basic life and AD&D Insurance
Health insurance
Dental & Vision
Health Savings Account
401(k) Retirement Plan
PTO Accrual Plan
Paid Holidays