Licensed Therapist
Listed compensation
$75k-$85k
The week · per this posting · Tuesday – Saturday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Keystone Retreat is hiring a full-time Licensed Therapist to join our residential substance use treatment team in Ephrata, PA. Keystone Retreat is not affiliated with the previous company or prior operations that resided at this location.
Scheduling Requirement: Tuesday-Saturday 8:30am-5pm.
What You’ll Do
We are seeking licensed clinicians who are passionate about recovery, client-centered care, and making a meaningful impact.
Provide individual, group, and family therapy using evidence-based approaches such as CBT, DBT, ACT, and motivational interviewing. This role also includes conducting assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, facilitating psychoeducational groups, completing timely EMR documentation, providing crisis intervention, supporting discharge planning, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary clinical team.
Accepted Licenses: LPC, LCSW, LMFT, PsyD, PhD, or LSW/LAPC with CAADC.
What We Offer
- $5,000 retention bonus
- Quarterly KPI-based bonuses
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-paid life insurance
- Retirement plan
- PTO, holidays, and sick time
Apply today to join a growing team that values your clinical expertise.
Keystone Retreat is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Key Responsibilities
The therapist will provide individual, group, and family therapy using evidence-based approaches while managing treatment plans and clinical documentation. They will also facilitate psychoeducational groups, perform crisis interventions, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid license such as LPC, LCSW, LMFT, PsyD, PhD, or LSW/LAPC with CAADC. The role requires a commitment to a Tuesday-Saturday schedule at the residential facility.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 50% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $82k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $75k–$85k | Mental Health Therapy median $81k (middle half $74k–$86k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$82k in purchasing power | Pennsylvania index 97.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Pennsylvania | 438 active | 7,561 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 34% remote · 50% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $5k sign-on | Pennsylvania counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 12% offer loan repayment721 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,576 in the last 30 days | 1,373 the 30 days before (+88%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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- Includes weekends
About Keystone Retreat Behavioral Health
Benefits & Perks
Living in Ephrata
- Typical market rent
- $1,401/mo≈ 22% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 23 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 98.3
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Lancaster, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.