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Raytown, Missouri

Licensed Therapist

CounselorIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$67k-$88k

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Job Description

The Recovery Village is a nationwide behavioral health treatment network focused on evidence-based care for addiction and mental health conditions. Our teams work to support patients through treatment that is compassionate, clinically grounded, and centered on long-term recovery.

In this role, you will help deliver meaningful therapeutic support to adults in a residential treatment environment, contributing to care that is collaborative, patient-focused, and responsive to each individual's recovery journey. You will play an important part in helping patients build stability, develop coping strategies, and move forward with a clear plan for continued care.

Responsibilities

  • Provide individual, group, and family therapy in a residential treatment setting.
  • Complete biopsychosocial assessments and develop individualized treatment plans.
  • Facilitate group sessions and psychoeducation.
  • Collaborate with medical, psychiatric, and clinical teams to support patient progress.
  • Maintain timely and accurate documentation with support from Heather AI.
  • Support discharge planning and continuity of care.
  • Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related field.
  • Active Missouri therapist license such as LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, LSW, or MFTC.
  • Experience providing individual and group therapy.
  • Experience completing biopsychosocial assessments and treatment planning.
  • Experience working with adult patients and supporting individuals with substance use and/or co-occurring disorders.
  • Eligibility to work in the United States.
  • Availability to work Sundays through Thursdays 8am-4:30pm and one weekday evening until 6:00pm.
  • Experience providing therapy in residential, PHP, or IOP treatment settings is preferred.

Why You'll Love It Here

Competitive Salary - $74,880-$87,776 USD per year for independently licensed candidates or $66,560-$73,216 USD per year for preliminary licensed candidates

Weekend Day Shift Incentive, up to $2,496/year!

Work/ Life Balance

  • Cohesive Team Culture, A Great Place to Advance Your Clinical Practice!
  • Saving lives!

Benefits

  • Health, Vision, Dental, MDLive telehealth
  • Employer-Matched 401(k)
  • Employer Matched HSA – up to $1500 a year company contribution
  • Employer Paid up to 50k Term Life Policy
  • STD, LTD Disability Options
  • Employee Wellness Program – reduces employees' premiums by $40/mo
  • Generous PTO - Vacation /Personal /Holiday /Sick
  • Employee Referral Bonus

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or a related field and an active Missouri therapist license (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, etc.). Candidates must have experience with biopsychosocial assessments and working with adult patients in substance use or mental health treatment.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual therapyClinical documentationSubstance use disorder treatmentMental health counselingCrisis interventionCollaborative care

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 32% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$77k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $85k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
29%
PSLF eligible
29%
Sign-on bonus
14%
Loan repayment
14%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,911 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes weekends

Living in Raytown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$212k≈ 3.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,436/mo≈ 26% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
MDLive Telehealth
Employer-Matched 401(k)
Employer-Matched HSA up to $1500/year
Employer Paid up to 50k Term Life Policy
STD