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Astra Behavioral Health
Louisville, Kentucky

Mental Health Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Job Details: Job Location: Louisville - Do Not Use - Louisville, KY, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Qualifications:

Key Responsibilities

Provide mental health therapy and counseling services to clients. Develop and implement effective treatment plans to support patient well-being.

Requirements

The position requires relevant clinical qualifications for a mental health therapist. Candidates should possess the necessary licensure and professional experience to provide therapeutic care.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentTreatment planningCrisis interventionPsychotherapy

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 30% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Counselor Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs

11
<$70k
8
$70k-85k
5
$85k-100k
4
$100k-115k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs

401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
35%
Loan repayment
19%
PSLF eligible
19%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Therapist (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT)

LifeStance Health · South Bend, Indiana

$84k-$107k
#2

Couples/Family Therapist (LMFT)

LifeStance Health · Mishawaka, Indiana

$84k-$107k
#3

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

$79k-$105k
#4

Licensed Professional Counselor-Candidate

$50/hr
+ 32 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,100 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$277k
Typical market rent
$1,353/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Astra Behavioral Health

Mental Health Care
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
51-200 employees