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Lifeskills Group
Princeton, Kentucky

Therapist II (54178)

CounselorIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$65K

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

  • Job Location: Princeton Clinic PC 0AV58 - Princeton, KY 42445
  • Position Type: Full Time
  • Education Level: Graduate Degree
  • Salary Range: $65,000.00 - $65,000.00 Salary/year
  • Travel Percentage: Up to 25%Job
  • Shift: Any
  • Job Category: Therapist

Position Summary

A licensed mental health professional who provides therapy services directly in the school environment. This role makes services more convenient for students and families while addressing emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

Primary duties and responsibilities required for the job. This should be a realistic list or tasks that are needed to complete the job. The assignment of time for this clinician will be contingent on the balance between the continuity of care provided through the clinics and the school's needs.

Outpatient duties include: (1) Provide intake, screening, referral, and crisis intervention services, including after-hours on-call, responding within one hour of the request when assigned to that service. (2) Conduct individual, family, and group therapy for all age groups. (3) Participate in staff conferences.

(4) Prepare psychosocial evaluations and individual treatment plans with measurable goals and objectives. (5) Provide consultation and education in the community and with community agencies including courts and physicians.

(7) Develop and implement a marketing strategy for the schools as well as the outpatient clinic to improve community relations and increase referrals from physicians, businesses, and industry. Develop an active practice that can generate steady income to the Pennyroyal Center.

(8) Keep all documentation and utilization reviews up to date per the Pennyroyal Center's Policies and Procedures.

(9) Provide timely feedback to all referral sources such as schools, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, family practice physicians, Department of Juvenile Justice, DCBS, Juvenile Court, and others as a marketing strategy and in line with standards of quality care.

(10) Attend required clinical and administrative meetings. (11) Work as a team player providing a positive working attitude both inter- and intra-professionally. (12) Maintain license to practice and obtain necessary CEUs per the Pennyroyal Center's educational objectives/plan.

(13) Attend assigned supervisory sessions. (14) Clinician may be required to work an altered schedule and provide clinical services one or two evenings per week. (15) Travel to other clinics will be required based on Center needs. (16) Other duties as required/assigned.

Primary in-school duties include: (1) Provide intake, screening, referral, and crisis intervention services at the assigned school(s). (2) Conduct timely individual, group, family, and collateral therapies in the assigned school system(s).

(3) Coordinate opening charts, intakes, therapy notes, and obtaining business interview information as necessary to serve the identified child/family. (4) Conduct teacher in-services as requested and scheduled by the school in concert with the School Coordinator.

Qualifications

Minimum of Master's degree in social work, psychology, professional counseling, or marriage and family therapy from an accredited university and appropriate credentials for practice in Kentucky. No evidence of past malpractice claims or any State Board sanctions.

Must pass a legally required Criminal Record Check and a Sexual Offender Registry check. Must have a valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and present proof of automobile insurance. Must present proof of a recent (less than 1-year-old) TB skin test.

JOB REQUIREMENTS / EXPECTATIONS: Have reliable transportation to travel to different schools in assigned school districts. Be flexible when it comes to space in the school setting, as clinicians may be moved throughout the day due to limited confidential areas in the school setting.

Become certified in CANS assessments and keep up with the yearly certificate. Take on outpatient clients that can be seen after school or on days that you do not have a full caseload at the school.

Core Values

All employees must be willing to live our company's core values. Integrity – Exhibiting the highest moral, ethical and legal standards. Doing the right thing – even when no one else is looking. Teamwork – Putting team success over personal success. Actively valuing the strengths and talents of others.

Trust/Respect– Seeing and believing in the good intentions of others. Interacting with others in a way that makes them feel valued. Listening without judging. Offering understanding and acceptance. Care/Compassion – Demonstrating unconditional kindness, concern and empathy. Exhibiting genuine concern for others.

Ownership/Accountability – Taking personal responsibility for one’s work, actions and feelings. Accepting responsibility for and learning from mistakes.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Minimum of Master's degree in social work, psychology, professional counseling, or marriage and family therapy from an accredited university and appropriate credentials for practice in Kentucky. No evidence of past malpractice claims or any State Board sanctions.

Must pass a legally required Criminal Record Check and a Sexual Offender Registry check. Must have a valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and present proof of automobile insurance. Must present proof of a recent (less than 1-year-old) TB skin test.

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct mental health therapy services to students in school environments and outpatient clients. Conduct intake, screening, crisis intervention, and develop individual treatment plans while maintaining accurate clinical documentation.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or marriage and family therapy with appropriate Kentucky licensure. Candidates must pass criminal and sexual offender background checks and possess reliable transportation.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Psychosocial evaluationTreatment planningCommunity educationUtilization reviewCase managementClinical supervisionCANS assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist II (54178) at LIFESKILLS GROUP a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 30% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$65k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $72k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$65kMental Health Therapy median $72k (middle half $62k–$82k)298 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$72k in purchasing powerKentucky index 90.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Kentucky128 active7,905 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 62% remote · 30% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing 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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median 6.0this job 6.0
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Living in Princeton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$170k≈ 2.6× annual pay
Median resident rent
$762/mo≈ 14% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

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