Outpatient Therapist - Licensed

2 months ago
Cleveland, TennesseeSalary Range: $62,000 - $68,000Full TimePsychologist
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Accepting this costs you $170k over 3 years

Posted 62 days ago — employer likely flexible on terms

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Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join Centerstone as a Outpatient Therapist – Licensed in United States. Centerstone is among the nation’s leading nonprofit behavioral health systems with thousands of employees dedicated to delivering care that changes people’s lives. A dynamic, well-established organization, we offer rewarding opportunities to serve all ages in a variety of settings.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide therapy to clients in a clinic setting while maintaining good clinical judgement.
  • Provide therapy services based upon assessment of clinical needs and diagnosis Respond to supervisory commun.

Requirements

  • level semester hours in psychology, social work, counseling, or other behavioral health
  • MHSP or LMFT license. Starting Salary Range: $62,000
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Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $62K - $68K
  • 401(k) with employer match.
  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Centerstone in United States.

Key Skills

TherapyClinical JudgementDiagnosis FormulationClinical DocumentationTreatment PlanningAssessmentSupervisory CommunicationUrgent CareComputer UtilizationElectronic Equipment Utilization
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Therapist - Licensed at Centerstone a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Centerstone is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

Centerstone lists compensation for this psychologist position at $62k to $68k annually.

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Cleveland, Tennessee.

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a psychologist earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($62k–$68k)
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Therapy, Clinical Judgement, Diagnosis Formulation, Clinical Documentation, Treatment Planning, Assessment, Supervisory Communication, Urgent Care. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The therapist will provide therapy services to children, adults, and families in a clinic setting based on assessment and diagnosis, while maintaining good clinical judgment. Essential duties include formulating diagnoses, completing timely documentation, updating treatment plans, and responding pro...

Benefits package: Medical, Dental, Vision, 403b Retirement Plan with Company Match, Paid Time Off and Ten Paid Holidays, AD&D, Life, and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Continuing Education Opportunities, Employee Assistance Program. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Mental Health Therapy psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Centerstone

Mental Health Care
Nashville, Tennessee
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Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision
403b Retirement Plan with Company Match
Paid Time Off and Ten Paid Holidays
AD&D, Life, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Continuing Education Opportunities
Employee Assistance Program
7.5

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 25%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

2mo ago