Therapist, Substance Abuse Counselor, Behavioral Health
Listed compensation
$69k-$93k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Lifepoint Health as a Substance Abuse Therapist – Forensic Unit, $5K Sign-On in Holyoke, MA, US.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $69K - $93K
- Signing bonus: $5,000.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Paid Family Leave
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Assistance
- Loan Assistance
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No weekends required.
This position offers weekends off, a signing bonus, student loan benefits. Work with Lifepoint Health in Holyoke, MA, US.
Key Responsibilities
The therapist provides direct assessment, counseling, and psychotherapy services to adolescent, adult, and geriatric clients in individual, marital, family, and group settings. They are also responsible for maintaining accurate clinical records, participating in treatment team meetings, and ensuring effective performance and productivity.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as social work, counseling, or nursing, and possess at least one year of clinical experience. A valid LADC-I or LADC-II certification is required for this position.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 30% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$81k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $77k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist, Substance Abuse Counselor, Behavioral Health at Lifepoint Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Addiction Medicine (Counseling) — ranked against 1,285 active Addiction Medicine (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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- No weekends