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Seven Counties Services
Louisville, Kentucky

Child Crisis Therapist Independently Licensed Supervisor - Child and Family Acute

CounselorIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS 1. Performs clinical services, including intakes and therapeutic interventions such as group, individual, and family therapy, and crisis intervention. 2. Maintains and completes service documentation such as psychosocial assessments, case notes, case reviews, court reports, letters, etc., according to prescribed standards. 3. Conducts case reviews and determines current and future treatment and treatment planning, including after-care plans for clients completing treatment, based upon quantitative results and professional opinion of client progress. 4. Collaborates with external agents including school officials, family members, and other health agencies regarding organizational programs and client needs and conditions. 5. Attends and participates in staff meetings, treatment planning meetings, case conferences, and clinical seminars providing information relating to program administration and development. 6. Writes correspondence on behalf of clients and their families such as court reports, letters of recommendation, etc., according to prescribed standards. 7. Assists supervisor or Division Director with development and coordination of clinical programs, as needed. The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. EDUCATION

  • Master's degree in social services field with certification or licensure in area of specialization (e. g., LPCC, LPCA, LMFT, Marriage and Family Therapy Associate) EXPERIENCE
  • Two to three years of clinical experience, including two years of post-master's experience.
  • Strong knowledge of the mental and physical characteristics of applicable population group (e. g., growth and development and range of treatment needed), psychotherapy, human behavior, and related issues.
  • Basic knowledge of community resources and SCS services.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to handle a case load with varying levels of client disability and need. PHYSICAL DEMANDS/REQUIREMENTS
  • Position has some unusual physical demands, including exposure to threat of bodily harm from clients or their families.
  • Normal work tasks may involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue.
  • Position at times requires incumbent to remain on twenty-four hour call.
  • Reliable transportation for frequent travel between work sites. Within the bounds of their respective job descriptions, all staff are expected to exercise principle-centered leadership, focused on customer service responsiveness, with a continuous quality improvement orientation. Additionally, all staff are expected to develop a working knowledge of and follow all policies and procedures related to safety management and other Joint Commission standards. Time Type: Full time Seven Counties is the provider of choice for mental and behavior health services in and around the Louisville Metro. Over 1,400 employees work in 25+ locations throughout Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer and Trimble counties; making sure that the 31,000 people we serve annually have the best chance of living their best lives. At Seven Counties, we give our staff the opportunity to do what they do best with continued training, effective mentoring and competitive salaries and benefits. In an effort to protect our employees, clients and community, we require the COVID and Influenza vaccinations for all employees.

Key Responsibilities

The role involves performing essential clinical services, including therapy and crisis intervention, while maintaining comprehensive service documentation such as assessments and case notes according to prescribed standards. Responsibilities also include conducting case reviews, determining treatment plans, and collaborating with external agents regarding client needs.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master's degree in a social services field with relevant certification or licensure, along with two to three years of clinical experience, including two years post-master's. Required knowledge includes mental/physical characteristics of the population, psychotherapy, human behavior, and community resources, alongside strong communication skills.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

CollaborationCase Load ManagementClinical Program Development

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child Crisis Therapist Independently Licensed Supervisor - Child and Family Acute at Seven Counties Services a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 34% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs

401k / retirement match
90%
Sign-on bonus
38%
CME allowance
38%
Loan repayment
19%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,002 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$277k
Typical market rent
$1,353/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.