Mental Health Therapist

1 month ago
Onarga, Illinoisstarting at $70,000Full TimePsychologist
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ Flexible Schedule

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32% below median for Psychologist in IL — negotiate

Accepting this costs you $182k over 3 years

Posted 46 days ago — employer likely flexible on terms

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Nexus Family Healing as a Mental Health Therapist – Flexible Schedule, Loan Forgiveness in United States. Description Nexus Family Healing is hiring a Therapist for our Onarga, IL location! Nexus-Onarga Family Healing is located approximately 30 miles south of Kankakee and 45 miles north of Champaign-Urbana and just a few minutes from I-57 on a historic site in Onarga, IL.

Key Responsibilities

  • focused, strength and evidenced
  • informed practices, and de
  • service as required.

Requirements

  • economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith. Our ICARE Values: Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $70K - $74K
  • 25 days PTO.
  • 401(k) with employer match.
  • Student loan repayment assistance.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Nexus Family Healing in United States.

Key Skills

Trauma-Informed CareIndividual TherapyFamily TherapyTreatment PlanningClient AssessmentDischarge CoordinationGroup FacilitationDe-escalation TechniquesCase ManagementDocumentationCollaborationStrength-Based InterventionsEvidence-Based PracticeMilieu ManagementStaff Coaching
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist at Nexus Family Healing a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, flexible scheduling.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Nexus Family Healing 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

Nexus Family Healing lists compensation for this psychologist position at $70k to $74k annually.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Onarga, Illinois.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Flexible scheduling options available
  • Transparent compensation ($70k–$74k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Trauma-Informed Care, Individual Therapy, Family Therapy, Treatment Planning, Client Assessment, Discharge Coordination, Group Facilitation, De-escalation Techniques. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The Therapist oversees youth treatment by conducting assessments, planning interventions, and coordinating discharge, while providing trauma-informed clinical support and leading family therapy sessions. Primary duties include collaborating with youth and family to develop guidance plans, providing ...

Benefits package: Flexible Scheduling, Student Loan Forgiveness Eligibility, Five Weeks PTO, Health Insurance, No-Cost Life Insurance, Short/Long-Term Disability, 401k Match, Tuition Assistance. 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 Nexus Family Healing

Mental Health Care
Plymouth, MN
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Scheduling
Student Loan Forgiveness Eligibility
Five Weeks PTO
Health Insurance
No-Cost Life Insurance
Short/Long-Term Disability
401k Match
Tuition Assistance
6.3

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (3)

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

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Flexible scheduling (Schedule control protective)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

1mo ago