Licensed Therapist I - Senior Behavioral Health

Counselor / TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

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  • Full Time
  • Days

Schedule: Monday - Friday | 8:00am - 5:00pm | Weekends Optional

Job Summary

Facilitates the delivery of high quality, cost effective patient care and outcomes. Assists with program development and maintenance of a therapeutic environment.

Minimum Education

Master's degree in a behavioral health field.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: State of Oklahoma licensure as Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Behavioral Practitioner (LBP).

Work Experience: 0 - 6 months related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Access as might be used in the preparation of reports and correspondence. Effective interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.

Ability to integrate the analysis of data to discover facts or develop knowledge, concepts or interpretations. Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner. Ability to demonstrate efficiency, creativity, accuracy, diplomacy and attention to detail.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Performs mental health and or substance abuse therapy according to clinical need. Identifies, coordinates, and completes appropriate patient assessments, treatment and discharge plans within established time frames according to established practices and regulatory standards.

Completes all required documentation in accordance with regulatory standards for purposes of patient information exchange and reimbursement within established time frames.

Provides effective Interdisciplinary team participation and support through collaboration with healthcare providers and referral sources; communication with patients and appropriate family members.

Participates in quality and process improvement activities, and other meetings, as required by department and patient needs.

Decision Making: Independent judgment in making decisions from many diversified alternatives that are subject to general review in final stages only.

Working Relationships: Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise). Leads others in same work performed (does not supervise). Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff. Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.

Special Job Dimensions: None.

Supplemental Information: This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Inpatient Therapy - Laureate Campus

Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136

Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others.

This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position.

This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana.

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability

Key Responsibilities

Facilitates high-quality mental health and substance abuse therapy while coordinating patient assessments and treatment plans. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and healthcare providers to ensure effective patient care and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in a behavioral health field and current Oklahoma licensure as an LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or LBP. Candidates should have 0-6 months of related experience and strong interpersonal and documentation skills.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Mental health therapyPatient assessmentTreatment planningDischarge planningInterdisciplinary team collaborationMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft AccessData analysisQuality improvement

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 30% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $71k (middle half $62k–$80k)339 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingOklahoma index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Oklahoma113 active7,967 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% remote · 30% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOklahoma Counselor listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 26% offer loan repayment137 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,494 in the last 30 days1,641 the 30 days before (+52%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.9
Better work-life than 30% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,878 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Tulsa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$221k
Typical market rent
$1,273/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tulsa, OK metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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