No salary listed — similar Counselor roles pay ~$77k (median of 333 jobs)
About the Role
Full-time, days. Behavioral health counseling at Ascension St. Francis Hospital. Milwaukee, WI.
Join Ascension as a Licensed Behavioral Health Counselor – Days, Full Time in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Various health insurance options & wellness plans
- Retirement benefits including employer match plans
- Long-term & short-term disability
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)
- Parental leave & adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Ways to give back to your community
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Ascension as a Licensed Behavioral Health Counselor – Days, Full Time.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct patient assessments and administer individual and group therapy to establish treatment goals. Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure continuous care from initiation through discharge.
Requirements
Requires licensure from the Wisconsin Board of Marriage & Family Therapy, Professional Counseling & Social Work. Candidates must hold at least a high school diploma with two years of experience or an associate's degree.
Qualifications
- Education
- Associate degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Behavioral Health Counseling — Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 32% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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