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Highland Hills, Ohio

Therapist, Lead

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Lead Therapist, Behavioral Health

Full-time

Your Experience Matters

Highland Springs is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Lead Therapist joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you’ll contribute

A Lead Therapist Who Excels in This Role

  • Monitor patients for safety and report concerns or potential substance use to the Program Manager.
  • Conduct drug screenings as needed, in collaboration with outpatient nursing staff.
  • Facilitate individual, group, and family therapy sessions for patients with behavioral health or substance use concerns.
  • Actively engage patients in group settings, lead therapeutic discussions, and implement group programming tools and resources.
  • Lead treatment planning and revise goals as patient progress is evaluated.
  • Oversee patient discharges and develop thorough after-care plans with appropriate follow-up.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

Applicants should have a Master’s degree in social work or counseling and relevant state licensure. Additional requirements include:

  • Current unencumbered clinical licensure (LISW or LPCC) according to the state of Ohio
  • Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients
  • CPR and CPI certified within 30 days of employment
  • May be required to work flexible hours

More About Highland Springs

Highland Springs is a 72-bed behavioral health hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Highland Hills community for over nine years. We are proud to be accredited by The Joint Commission.

EEOC Statement

“Highland Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Highland Springs is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Lead Therapist facilitates individual, group, and family therapy sessions while overseeing treatment planning and patient discharge processes. They are also responsible for monitoring patient safety, conducting drug screenings, and collaborating with nursing staff to ensure quality care.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a Master's degree in social work or counseling and possess a current, unencumbered clinical licensure (LISW or LPCC) in Ohio. Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients is required, along with the ability to obtain CPR and CPI certifications.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Substance use counselingIndividual therapyGroup therapyPatient safety monitoringDrug screeningDischarge planningAfter-care planningCrisis interventionClinical documentationPsychiatric careChemical dependency treatment

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 34% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $59k (middle half $56k–$65k)25 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Ohio404 active7,919 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 34% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentOhio Counselor listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 17% offer loan repayment606 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,511 in the last 30 days1,528 the 30 days before (+64%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
51%
Sign-on bonus
39%
Loan repayment
34% this job
PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,910 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Paid family leave
Paid time off
Tuition assistance
Loan assistance
401(k) with company match

Living in Highland Hills

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$137k
Median resident rent
$847/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

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