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Sunshine Behavioral Health
Dodgeville, Wisconsin

Licensed Mental Health Therapist - LPC, LCSW, LMFT

Social Worker Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Social Work)Full-Time

Listed compensation

$93,600 - $104,000/yr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Join a Team That Values Your License, Your Voice, and Your Well-Being

We Just Raised Our Pay Rates — because your expertise deserves it.

PLUS: $5,000 Retention Bonus!

Wood Violet Recovery, a privately owned and mission-driven residential treatment center in Dodgeville, WI (45 minutes from Madison), is expanding our clinical team. We provide trauma-informed, mental health, and dual-diagnosis care—and we’re looking for a Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LPC, LCSW, or LMFT) who wants to make a meaningful impact in clients’ lives and feel genuinely supported in their own career.

If you love group work, thrive in a team-oriented environment, and value autonomy in your clinical approach, you’ll fit right in.

What You’ll Do

  • Facilitate 20+ hours/week of group therapy and psychoeducation, using your preferred modalities.
  • Provide individual therapy, diagnostic assessments, and treatment planning.
  • Support clients with crisis intervention and stabilization as needed.
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team committed to client-centered care.
  • Maintain timely and clinically sound documentation.

What You’ll Bring

  • Active WI license: LPC, LCSW, or LMFT (required — we welcome all three!).
  • Experience with mental health and/or co-occurring disorders.
  • Confidence and skill in group facilitation.
  • CPR/First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain).

Why Clinicians Love Working Here

  • Reasonable caseloads and protected documentation time.
  • True clinical autonomy — bring your style, training, and preferred approaches.
  • Quarterly bonuses (up to 10%).
  • $5,000 Retention Bonus, paid out at 90 days and 6 months.
  • Supportive leadership and supervisors invested in your growth.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance after 60 days.
  • 401(k) with 3% company match.
  • PTO, holiday, and sick time.
  • Free daily meal from our on-site kitchen!

At Wood Violet Recovery, we believe in the power of people—and that includes our clinicians. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and supportive environment for all.

8:30am-5:00pm

Key Responsibilities

Facilitate over 20 hours of group therapy and psychoeducation weekly while providing individual therapy and diagnostic assessments. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver client-centered care and maintain clinical documentation.

Requirements

Must hold an active Wisconsin license as an LPC, LCSW, or LMFT. Requires experience with mental health or co-occurring disorders and proficiency in group facilitation.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Trauma-Informed Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Mental Health Therapist - LPC, LCSW, LMFT at Sunshine Behavioral Health a 7.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Social Work) — ranked against 140 active Mental Health Therapy (Social Work) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Mental Health Therapy — Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 36% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$99k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $105k in an average-cost state. 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution27 jobs · 21 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
92% this job
Loan repayment
17%
CME allowance
17%
Sign-on bonus
13% this job
PSLF eligible
8%

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Work-life snapshot

7.7/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Social Work)

Living in Dodgeville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$314k
Median resident rent
$999/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Madison, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Sunshine Behavioral Health

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51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Retention Bonus $5,000
Quarterly bonuses up to 10%
Medical, dental, vision insurance after 60 days
401(k) with 3% company match
PTO, holiday, and sick time
Free daily meal from on-site kitchen
Protected documentation time
Clinical autonomy