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Piedmont Healthcare
Snellville, Georgia

Mental Health Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Provide Psychiatric and/or Chemical Dependency counseling services to the patients admitted to Piedmont Behavioral Health units.

Responsibilities

Provide Psychiatric and/or Chemical Dependency counseling services to the patients admitted to Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health inpatient units.

Qualifications

  • Education
  • Master’s Degree Required

Work Experience

2 years of experience in a clinical setting, either inpatient or outpatient /partial hospital setting addressing both psychiatric and chemical dependency issues with clients. A minimum of two years of supervised experience in psychiatric setting or addictive disease treatment setting Required or

3 years of continuous active recovery in twelve step program Required

Licenses and Certifications

Professional certification and/or licensure as LCSW; LMSW; LMFT; LPC or actively pursuing such certification and/or licensure with projected completion within 2.5 years of hire Required and

BCLS - Basic Life Support American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support Course (BLS or BCLS) and Certification Upon Hire Required and

  • CPI certification within 90 Days Required
  • Business Unit: Company Name
  • Eastside Medical Center

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychiatric counselingClinical assessmentInpatient careCrisis intervention

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 24% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Counselor Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 45 employers

16
<$85k
15
$85k-105k
5
$105k-125k
10
$125k-145k
4
$146k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs

401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
36%
Sign-on bonus
25%
Loan repayment
14%
PSLF eligible
11% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$60-$70/hr
#2

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$40-$70/hr
#3

Psychotherapist Outpatient Clinic – LCSW / LMHC / LMFT/Full-Time Employment/Signing Bonus 5000USD

$60-$70/hr
#4

Licensed Therapist

$60-$70/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,002 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Snellville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$315k
Typical market rent
$2,109/mo
Residents’ average commute
38 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
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 Piedmont Healthcare

Medical Practices
Statesville, NC
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Nonprofit employer (PSLF eligible)
BCLS certification required
CPI certification required within 90 days