Outpatient Therapist - Knox

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Job Description

Outpatient Therapist

Knox County| Full-Time

Help People Find Hope, Healing, and a PATH Forward.

Behavioral Healthcare Partners (BHP) is seeking a compassionate Outpatient Therapist to provide person-centered behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and adults. You’ll provide therapy, support recovery, and help clients build healthier, more fulfilling lives.

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What You’LL Do

  • Provide individual, group, family, and telehealth counseling.
  • Conduct behavioral health and risk assessments and develop individualized treatment plans.
  • Provide crisis intervention and coordinate higher levels of care when needed.
  • Monitor client progress and update treatment plans.
  • Connect clients with community resources and coordinate transitions of care.
  • Collaborate with providers, families, schools, hospitals, courts, and community partners.
  • Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation and electronic health records.
  • Participate in supervision, team meetings, quality improvement, and professional development.

Why Join BHP?

Since 1955, Behavioral Healthcare Partners has been helping individuals and families throughout Central Ohio find hope, recovery, and wellness.

We Offer

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 403(b) retirement plan
  • Generous vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays
  • Continuing education and professional development opportunities
  • Licensure support
  • Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility
  • A collaborative, mission-driven team environment

What We're Looking For

Required

  • Valid Ohio LSW or LPC license
  • Bachelor's degree with an acceptable entry-level license or master's degree in social work or counseling
  • Strong clinical, communication, and documentation skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team

Preferred

  • LISW or LPCC
  • One to three years of behavioral health therapy experience
  • Experience working with individuals with serious mental illness
  • Experience with evidence-based treatment and crisis intervention

Make a Difference Every Day

If you're passionate about building therapeutic relationships, helping people navigate challenges, and supporting meaningful recovery, we'd love to have you join Team BHP.

Apply today at: www.bhcpartners.org/careers [http://www.bhcpartners.org/careers]

Behavioral Healthcare Partners is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide individual, group, and family counseling while conducting behavioral health assessments and developing treatment plans. They will also collaborate with community partners and maintain accurate clinical documentation for client care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid Ohio LSW or LPC license and possess at least a bachelor's degree in social work or counseling. Strong clinical, communication, and documentation skills are required to work effectively in this collaborative environment.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Behavioral health assessmentRisk assessmentTreatment planningCase managementInterdisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Therapist - Knox at Behavioral Healthcare Partners of Central Ohio 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.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 20% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

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).

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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,885 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Mount Vernon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$265k
Typical market rent
$1,332/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
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.

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

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About Behavioral Healthcare Partners of Central Ohio

Mental Health Care
newark, ohio
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
403(b) retirement plan
Generous vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays
Continuing education and professional development opportunities
Licensure support
Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility