Licensed Clinical Counselor - Fee For Service

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Job Description

For more than 126 years, Epworth has grown and adapted to the individual needs of children and families by providing a safe and nurturing environment, evidence-based practices, and programs across the continuum of care and across the state of South Carolina.

  • Epworth Center for Counseling offers the community it serves:
  • Outpatient counseling for children, teens, and adults.
  • Licensed and trained therapists specialized in treating mental, behavioral, and substance use concerns.
  • Parenting classes.
  • Individual, family, and group therapy.
  • Join Epworth as a Fee-for-Service Licensed Clinical Counselor!

Position Summary

Licensed Clinical Counselors facilitate therapeutic services in accordance with Epworth Center for Counseling policies and procedures. Licensed Clinical Counselors provide individual, group and family counseling services to clients and significant others with substance use problems, at-risk behaviors and/or behavioral needs. In addition, provide intake, assessment, case management, referral, and intervention services as needed.

This is a part-time, employed, fee for service position and is not an independent contractor.

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in a license-eligible field.
  • LPC/S, LPC-A, LMFT, LMFT-A, LPES, LPES-A, LISW-CP, OR LMSW in South Carolina.
  • Two (2) years-experience working with children who have therapeutic needs preferred, but not required.

Must be able to pass standard background checks, including drug screen, SLED, DSS Central Registry, and Sex Offenders Registry.

Has a belief system and engages in faith practices that are compatible with those of the United Methodist Church.

Bilingual is a plus!

The mission of Epworth is to serve children, youth and families through caring, safe, Christian communities, where hurts are healed, hope is nurtured, and faith in God, self, and others is developed.

Key Responsibilities

Facilitate therapeutic services including individual, group, and family counseling for clients with substance use and behavioral needs. Perform intake, assessment, case management, and referral services in accordance with organizational policies.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual CounselingCrisis InterventionSubstance Use TreatmentBehavioral HealthBilingual Communication

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 22% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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About Epworth Children's Home

Non-profit Organizations
Columbia, SC
51-200 employees