Behavioral Health Therapist II
Compensation
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Job Description
Could you be our next Behavioral Health Therapist II at Mental Health Exton?
Behavioral Health Therapist II
Make an Impact! The Behavioral Health Therapist II is responsible to asses and treat patients via evaluation, individual, group, and family counseling. To provide pyscho-educational lectures, crisis intervention, case management services, and treatment and discharge planning.
Provide direct care to patients and families as appropriate to the age of the patient and complete associated indirect or documentation responsibilities. Will maintain timely documentation of services provided in accordance with licensure and MLH requirements.
Develop and Grow your Career! Invest in furthering your education through seeking certifications or advanced degrees by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement! This position is eligible for up to $6,000 per year based upon your Full or Part Time status.
Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose: providing superior service and care.
Position-Specific Benefits include: You are eligible for up to 100 hours of paid time off per year based on your Full or Part Time status. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!
Position: Behavioral Health Therapist II
Shift: Monday - Friday; 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Experience
Minimum 2 years experience at a Graduate-level supervised internship or practicum in a mental health setting and at least 2 years of post-graduate
Education
Master's or Doctorate in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, or Master's in Social Work
Licensures/Certifications
Pennsylvania Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Professional Counselor
Key Responsibilities
The Behavioral Health Therapist II is responsible for assessing and treating patients through individual, group, and family counseling. They also provide crisis intervention, case management, and psycho-educational lectures while maintaining accurate clinical documentation.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's or Doctorate in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or a Master's in Social Work. Additionally, at least 2 years of post-graduate experience and a valid Pennsylvania license as a Psychologist, LCSW, or LPC are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Therapist II at Main Line Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,479 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% 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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Mental Health Therapy median $70k (middle half $55k–$81k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Pennsylvania | 434 active | 7,540 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 34% remote · 34% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 12% offer loan repayment718 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,563 in the last 30 days | 1,376 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −1.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,479 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
- On-site
About Main Line Health
Benefits & Perks
Living in Exton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $521k
- Typical market rent
- $2,422/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 28 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.6
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.