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Columbus, Ohio

Program Therapist

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$55k-$65k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Our vision is a world of peaceful relationships with food, weight, and body image, where everyone with an eating disorder can experience recovery. We believe that exceptional, individualized care leads to lasting recovery from eating disorders. That’s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care.

Position Summary

Provides individual, group, or family psychotherapy. The therapist collaborates in a multi-disciplinary setting with other Emily Program clinicians to provide comprehensive treatment to the client and his or her family.

How Program Therapists Empower Recovery

Conducts individual, group, and family therapy sessions with the client and their family or community of support as assigned

  • Develops, implements, and monitors individualized treatment plans
  • Conducts therapy utilizing evidence-based treatments that align with Accanto Clinical Philosophy
  • Carries a caseload of patients (individual and family responsibilities per patient) and provides individual and family therapy as assigned
  • Coaches individual patient and family meals, when indicated

Participates in treatment team meetings by reporting client and family assessment findings and response to interventions

Maintains up-to-date therapeutic skills and knowledge of advancements in eating disorders assessment and treatment, best practices, and resources through participation in professional organizations, internal and external training opportunities, and reviewing current academic literature

Performs additional duties as assigned

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours/week

Monday-Friday (Flexible Hours required)

Compensation Disclosure

  • $55,000-65,000
  • Final Compensation offered will be within pay range based on qualifications/experience met for the position

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in a behavioral sciences field and working toward independent licensure
  • Non-independent or Independent Ohio licensure required.

Current Basic Life Support certification required (American Heart Association) within 14 days from date of hire

What We Offer

Employee Benefits: We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.

For Full-time Employees, We Offer

  • HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
  • Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
  • Vision insurance (EyeMed)
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • 401(k) plan available two months after start date
  • Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation

Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.

Key Responsibilities

The Program Therapist provides individual, group, and family psychotherapy while collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement individualized treatment plans. They are responsible for managing a caseload, conducting meal coaching, and participating in treatment team meetings to monitor client progress.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyTreatment planningEvidence-based practiceClinical documentationCrisis interventionCase managementPatient coachingMulti-disciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Program Therapist at Confidential Employer a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,851 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Confidential Employer ranks #11 of 16 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 32% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.3 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,851 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$55k–$65kMental Health Therapy median $62k (middle half $55k–$67k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$65k in purchasing powerOhio index 92.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Ohio421 active7,884 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 32% remote · 32% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Confidential Employer#11 of 16 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,851 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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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
54%
CME allowance
54%
Loan repayment
32%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.3
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,851 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Confidential Employer

Mental Health Care
St. Paul, Minnesota
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

HSA and PPO insurance (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
Vision insurance (EyeMed)
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Company-paid life insurance
401(k) plan with up to 6% match
Generous PTO
Seven paid holidays

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$263k≈ 4.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,450/mo≈ 32% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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