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Lifepoint Health
Holyoke, Massachusetts

Therapist, Substance Abuse Counselor, Behavioral Health

Addiction CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$69k-$93k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Position: Substance Abuse Therapist, Forensic Unit, Mountain View 4th floor

Job Type: Fulltime Days

Schedule: Monday – Friday 7am – 330pm

Sign on Bonus: $5,000

Your Experience Matters

Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital is operated jointly with Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Baystate Health. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Substance Abuse Therapist joining our team, you’re embracing our promise to provide superior patient care that exceeds industry standards as well as patient expectations.

Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More About Our Team

Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital offers compassionate, high-quality inpatient and outpatient mental health and co-occurring treatment for teens, adults, and seniors.

We provide a full-range of evidence-based medical and clinical services in a state-of-the-art, 150-bed hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Baystate Health, in Holyoke, MA.

Programs include inpatient mental health and co-occurring treatment, Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP).

Essential Functions

  • Provides direct assessment and counseling services to adolescent, adult, and geriatric clients.
  • Provides individual, marital, family and group psychotherapy as assigned
  • Maintains accurate and complete records, including adequate paperwork to facilitate properbilling.
  • Knowledgeable of CPT Codes and their appropriate and effective application.
  • Maintains confidentiality of all patient, hospital, and employee related information.
  • Delivers personalized, efficient care with respect for the individual’s spiritual and cultural differences.
  • Participates in community consultation and education as requested.
  • Participates in facility treatment team meetings communicating clinical impressions.
  • Compiles comprehensive patient/family history and records the data.
  • Works to ensure effective performance and productivity maintaining a flexible schedule to accommodate patients.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Education and License

  • Education Required: A Bachelor’s degree from a college with a major in chemical dependency, social work, counseling or nursing (with a clinical specialty in human services), or other related field
  • Experience Required: 1 year of clinical experience (a minimum of 1,820 hours) in a health or human service agency; Preferred: Clinical experience in a drug and alcohol setting
  • Certification/Licensure/Registration

Required: LADC-I or LADC-II

Salary range: $69,000 - $93,000 per year

EEOC Statement

“Lifepoint Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Behavioral Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

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

Substance abuse counselingIndividual psychotherapyFamily therapyClinical assessmentTreatment planningCrisis interventionDocumentationCPT codingPatient history takingMental health counselingEvidence-based practiceInterdisciplinary collaboration

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 34% 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).

How many Substance Use / Addiction Counselor jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in substance use / addiction counselorranked against 1,008 Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$77k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings in Massachusetts516 active13,342 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 34% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$5k sign-on · loan repaymentMassachusetts Counselor listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 16% offer loan repayment516 active listings, Nov 2026
New Addiction Medicine listings449 in the last 30 days257 the 30 days before (+75%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,008 Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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 Substance Use / Addiction Counselor — ranked against 1,008 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Salary Distribution

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<$85k
9
$85k-100k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs · 29 employers
401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
39% this job
Loan repayment
16% this job
PSLF eligible
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,008 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision
Life, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity
Short- and Long-Term Disability
Paid Family Leave
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance
Loan Assistance
401(k) with Company Match

Living in Holyoke

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$336k≈ 4.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,663/mo≈ 29% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Springfield, MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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