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Lumera Healthcare
Paducah, Kentucky

Licensed Mental Health Therapist

Counselor / Therapist 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

Licensed Mental Health Therapist

Lumera Healthcare

Lumera Healthcare is seeking a compassionate, motivated, and skilled Licensed Mental Health Therapist to join our growing outpatient behavioral health team. This position provides an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals and families while working in a collaborative, supportive environment.

At Lumera, our clinicians are supported from intake through discharge so they can focus on what matters most—providing high-quality care to our clients.

Key Responsibilities

The Licensed Mental Health Therapist will:

Assist with clinical intakes and assessments to help establish medical necessity and identify appropriate services.

Participate in the treatment planning process from intake through discharge based on each client's diagnosis, needs, goals, and progress.

  • Provide individual, family, and group therapy as clinically appropriate.
  • Develop, implement, review, and update individualized treatment plans.

Maintain complete, accurate, and timely clinical documentation in accordance with organizational, payer, regulatory, and professional standards.

Ensure services provided are medically necessary, evidence-based, client-centered, and within the ethical and legal scope of practice.

  • Monitor client progress and adjust treatment interventions as clinically appropriate.
  • Coordinate care with physicians, case managers, community resources, and other service providers when appropriate.
  • Participate in case consultations, clinical meetings, and interdisciplinary collaboration as indicated.
  • Maintain professional boundaries and adhere to all confidentiality, HIPAA, ethical, and compliance requirements.
  • Support continuity of care and appropriate discharge planning for clients.

Why Clinicians Choose Lumera

  • Lumera Healthcare is 100% outpatient, allowing our clinicians to maintain a more predictable work-life balance.
  • No weekend requirements
  • No holiday requirements
  • No after-hours call rotation
  • Assistance with credentialing through major insurance carriers
  • Consistent referral stream to help build and maintain your caseload
  • Dedicated Call Center support for scheduling and client communication
  • User-friendly EMR integrating client management, scheduling, documentation, and billing
  • Collaborative clinical and administrative support
  • Free continuing education opportunities through Relias

Licensure & Qualifications

Candidates must hold an active or eligible Kentucky license in an applicable behavioral health discipline, including:

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • Certified Social Worker (CSW)
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
  • Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
  • Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA), when appropriate for the position
  • Licensed Psychological Practitioner (LPP), when applicable
  • Licensed Psychologist (PhD/PsyD)
  • Other qualifying Kentucky behavioral health licensure or credentials appropriate to the services provided

Previous experience in a behavioral health, clinical counseling, social work, or outpatient setting is preferred.

Benefits

  • As a valued member of the Lumera Healthcare team, eligible employees may receive:
  • Competitive compensation with bonus-earning potential
  • Paid vacation and sick/personal time
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible full-time employees
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) option for eligible employees
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Potential eligibility for HRSA Loan Repayment Programs, based on individual and site/program eligibility
  • Free CEU and professional development opportunities through Relias
  • Opportunities for professional growth within a growing behavioral healthcare organization

Join Lumera Healthcare

  • If you are passionate about helping individuals and families achieve meaningful change and want to work with a team committed to accessible, high-quality behavioral healthcare, we encourage you to apply.
  • Come grow with Lumera Healthcare and help us continue building brighter futures for the communities we serve.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active or eligible Kentucky license in a behavioral health discipline such as LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, or a doctoral-level psychology degree. Previous experience in a clinical counseling or outpatient setting is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical intakeAssessmentIndividual therapyFamily therapyEvidence-based practiceClient-centered careCare coordinationCase consultationHIPAA complianceCrisis intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Mental Health Therapist at Lumera Healthcare a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,926 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Counselor Career Context

Lumera Healthcare ranks #20 of 22 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 32% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.0 / 10 · top 10% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,926 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $64k–$83k)301 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Kentucky126 active7,987 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 54% remote · 32% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentKentucky Counselor listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 14% offer loan repayment184 active listings, Oct 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend+2.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Lumera Healthcare#20 of 22 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,926 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Benefits & Perks

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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,926 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • Includes call
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About Lumera Healthcare

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation with bonus-earning potential
Paid vacation and sick/personal time
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
401(k) retirement plan
HRSA Loan Repayment Program eligibility
Free CEU and professional development through Relias

Living in Paducah

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$226k
Typical market rent
$1,168/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Paducah, KY-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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