INTERN - THERAPIST
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Job Description
Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home of SWLA is seeking an empathetic, passionate, and caring counseling student intern to learn therapeutic treatment on site with clients ages 12-17 years old. Counseling intern would assist in providing individual and group therapy based on treatment plans written by the assigned therapist. Counseling interns are guaranteed hours towards degree completion.
Key Responsibilities
The counseling intern will assist in providing individual and group therapy sessions based on treatment plans developed by the assigned therapist. This role is designed for learning therapeutic treatment methods while working directly with clients.
Requirements
The applicant must be an empathetic, passionate, and caring counseling student intern seeking guaranteed hours towards degree completion. The role involves working with clients aged 12 to 17 years old.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates INTERN - THERAPIST at Methodist Children's Home a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,838 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% are remote, 24% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.2 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,838 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Mental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $63k–$85k)292 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Louisiana index 88.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Louisiana | 44 active | 7,860 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 68% remote · 24% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
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