Therapist I | Adult Outpatient Services

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

starts at $65K

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Hope In Action!

Make a meaningful impact where it matters most. Join Valley ACT and work alongside a multidisciplinary team delivering life-changing, community-based mental health care to individuals facing severe mental illness, substance use challenges, homelessness, and psychiatric crises. If you're passionate about meeting clients where they are and helping them build lasting stability, we'd love to hear from you!

Pay: Range starts at $65,020.80 annually (pay is calculated based on years of licensed working experience)

Schedule: Monday – Friday | 8:00am – 5:00pm

Benefits Highlights

Compensation Our compensation program includes tenure-based service increases and performance bonuses that recognize and reward high-performing team members.

On-Demand Pay gives you access to a portion of your earned wages before your scheduled payday.

Time Off We offer 15 days of accrued paid time off annually (increasing by one day with each year of service), 10 paid holidays, 2 wellness days, and paid parental leave.

Health & Insurance Benefits Full-time and part-time team members working 30+ hours per week are eligible for medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as voluntary options including accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, financial protection, and pet insurance. Valley also provides Basic Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Long-Term Disability Insurance at no cost to eligible team members.

Health Savings & Reimbursement Out-of-pocket medical expenses may be eligible for reimbursement through our Garner HRA — up to $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for families. Depending on your medical plan selection, you may also contribute pre-tax dollars to a Health Savings Account (HSA), with a company match of up to $900 for individuals and $1,800 for families.

Retirement Our 401(k) plan accepts both pre-tax and Roth (post-tax) contributions and includes a company match of up to 6% of your annual salary.

Professional Development We invest in our team members' growth through tuition reimbursement, new licensure reimbursement, paid training and conference attendance, continuing education reimbursement, and paid time for continuing education.

Why Valley?

Since 1984, Valley Behavioral Health has helped thousands of adults, children, and families access high-quality behavioral health care.

As the largest non-profit community behavioral health provider in the Intermountain Region, Valley offers a comprehensive range of services to ensure each individual receives the personalized care they need to heal and grow.

You will belong to a community where you can be yourself, grow your career, and embrace new opportunities. Valley is committed to being an organization that promotes authenticity and encourages opportunities for success.

Job Summary

The Therapist I (ACMHC, AMFT, CSW, CSW-I, LMSW) conducts mental health assessments, develops individualized care plans, and delivers evidence-based psychotherapy interventions. The Therapist collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and community partners to prioritize client care and achieve treatment objectives. The Therapist ensures compliance with ethical standards, participates in professional development, and maintains timely documentation.

Essential Functions

Conducts assessments to diagnose mental health and substance abuse disorders

Directs clients’ care by developing, implementing, and managing personalized care plans with specific treatment goals and objectives for each client

Provides therapy sessions for individuals, groups, families, and provide crisis support using approved evidence-based tools to effectively enhance treatment

Follows agency documentation policies for all phases of treatment, including assessments, care plans, treatment transitions and discharge plans, and client care

  • Collaborates with internal and external multidisciplinary teams regarding clinical aspects of treatment
  • Adheres to ethical and legal standards set by licensing boards and state regulations

Meets Direct Care Expectations

Participates in ongoing professional development activities to meet licensure, certification, and/or other agency requirements

Requirements

Education

Master’s degree – Social Work, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or equivalent

Experience

  • None
  • Licenses/Certificates
  • ACMHC, AMFT, CSW, CSW-I, LMSW licensure in state of practice
  • Agency provided certifications

Key Responsibilities

Conduct mental health and substance use assessments, develop and manage individualized care plans, and provide evidence-based individual, group, and family therapy as well as crisis support. Maintain timely treatment documentation, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and community partners, and follow applicable ethical, licensing, and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Mental Health AssessmentDiagnosisIndividualized Care PlanningIndividual TherapyGroup TherapySubstance Use TreatmentClinical DocumentationTreatment PlanningDischarge PlanningMultidisciplinary CollaborationEthical PracticeRegulatory Compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist I | Adult Outpatient Services at Valley Behavioral Health Incorporated 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 7,995 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, 50% are remote, 38% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$65k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $66k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
89% this job
Sign-on bonus
56%
CME allowance
15% this job
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,995 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Salt Lake City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$590k≈ 9.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,603/mo≈ 30% of gross pay
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Valley Behavioral Health Incorporated

Mental Health Care
Salt Lake City, Utah
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

15 days PTO (increasing with tenure)
10 paid holidays
2 wellness days
Paid parental leave
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
401(k) with up to 6% match
Tuition reimbursement
Licensure reimbursement