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Elk Hill Farm
New Kent, Virginia

Outpatient Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$40k-$45k

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Job Description

Would you like to work for a non-profit organization where your contributions make a major impact on the lives of the children and families that we serve? Join a family of experienced mental health professionals and counselors dedicated to providing kids, and each other, the kindness, respect, and encouragement they need to succeed.

Elk Hill was honored as a 2026 Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace. These awards are based solely on employee feedback and recognize the great culture that exists at every level of the organization.

If you want to work for a Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace organization where your decisions can impact youth and families of Central Virginia, then Elk Hill Farm, Inc. is the place for you!

We Are an Organization That

  • Is honored as a 2026 Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace
  • Is a Top Workplace Meaningfulness Award recipient
  • Has talented, hardworking employees
  • Advocates for mental health issues
  • Offers competitive benefits, pay, and pet insurance for full-time staff
  • Provides a generous time-off and holiday package
  • Offers a 401(k) plan with a 5% employer match for full-time staff
  • Provides tuition assistance
  • Elk Hill is celebrating 50+ years of supporting youth and families across the Commonwealth of Virginia! Stability. Adaptability. Longevity.

Primary Function of an Outpatient Therapist

Provide therapy and other services, as assigned

Responsibilities of an Outpatient Therapist

  • Conduct comprehensive diagnostic assessments for referred clients and/or provide clinical review of such an assessment conducted by a license resident/supervisee
  • Provide and document individual, family, and/or group therapy to assigned clients
  • Provide clinical supervision, as assigned
  • Provide consultation, case management, and/or trainings, as assigned
  • Demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of clients, flexibility, a non-threatening manner, respect for clients’ autonomy, confidentiality, socio-cultural values, personal goals, life style choices, and family interactions, and appropriate professional boundaries and ethics
  • Maintain current Department of Health Professions License (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LCP, etc.).
  • Receive documented routine clinical consultation/administrative supervision regarding services from the director of community services or community services coordinator.
  • Work closely with the Community Services Coordinators, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, bookkeeper, insurance coordinators and/or other relevant persons to ensure proper and timely billing procedures are practiced, including submissions for authorizations.
  • Ensure that all required documentation is completed for billing.
  • Develop and maintain positive relationships with parents, families, referring agencies, other licensed mental health professionals and all other persons involved in serving clients.
  • Work cooperatively with all Elk Hill staff to improve the quality of the whole organization.

Qualifications

  • Licensed by the Department of Health Professionals as LPC, LCSW, or LMFT.
  • Experience with providing therapeutic services to population served (children, adolescents, adults, couples, and/or families)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and without direct supervision
  • Willingness to work non-traditional business hours
  • Exhibit consistent personal integrity in dealings with youth, families, co-workers, and community agencies
  • High level of organizational skills

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is at the forefront of what we do at Elk Hill, and we enforce respectful communication and cooperation between all. Elk Hill does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Note: Elk Hill reserves the right to change or reassign job duties or combine positions at any time.

Key Responsibilities

The Outpatient Therapist is responsible for conducting comprehensive diagnostic assessments and providing individual, family, or group therapy to assigned clients. They must also ensure accurate documentation for billing purposes and maintain positive relationships with families and referring agencies.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyFamily therapyCrisis interventionProfessional ethicsInterpersonal skillsMental health advocacy

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 40% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$40k–$45kMental Health Therapy median $63k (middle half $60k–$63k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$42k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Virginia262 active7,455 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% remote · 40% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia counselor listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 12% offer loan repayment418 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,505 in the last 30 days1,349 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

32 jobs · 25 employers
11
<$80k
9
$80k-95k
5
$95k-110k
5
$110k-125k
2
$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs · 25 employers
401k / retirement match
92% this job
Sign-on bonus
23%
Loan repayment
23%
CME allowance
15%
PSLF eligible
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,479 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Elk Hill Farm

Mental Health Care
Goochland, Virginia
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive benefits and pay
Pet insurance for full-time staff
Generous time-off and holiday package
401(k) with 5% employer match
Tuition assistance

Living in New Kent

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$417k≈ 10.4× annual pay
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Richmond, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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