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Piedmont Community Services
Martinsville, Virginia

Therapist - Outpatient Assessment Services - 3323-1-2

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Full Time Outpatient and Assessment Services Therapist to provide Outpatient Therapy and complete Comprehensive Needs Assessments for Adults and/or Children with Mental Health and/or Substance Use Disorders.

This is a multi-faceted position that requires licensure eligibility or licensure (LPC, LCSW, LMFT) in the state of Virginia. License eligible candidates must register with their respective state board and will receive weekly clinical supervision towards obtaining licensure.

This position is a great clinical skill builder for recent graduates of accredited graduate schools for counseling or social work. Ideal candidates will have some experience working with individuals with mental illness (SMI, SED, At-risk) and/or substance use disorders.

Salary is commensurate with appropriate education and experience as it relates to the position.

Must be willing to consent to background checks, including checks for barrier crimes, and drug screening as part of the application process.

Key Responsibilities

Provide outpatient therapy and conduct comprehensive needs assessments for adults and children with mental health or substance use disorders. This role involves managing clinical cases and participating in ongoing professional supervision.

Requirements

Candidates must hold or be eligible for licensure as an LPC, LCSW, or LMFT in Virginia. A graduate degree in counseling or social work from an accredited institution is required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Mental Health CounselingSubstance Use Disorder TreatmentCrisis InterventionCase ManagementDocumentationTreatment Planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist - Outpatient Assessment Services - 3323-1-2 at Piedmont Community Services a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,058 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 26% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution50 jobs · 43 employers

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<$80k
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$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs

401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
53%
Loan repayment
35%
Sign-on bonus
20%
PSLF eligible
15%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,058 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Martinsville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$174k
Typical market rent
$876/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Piedmont Community Services

Mental Health Care
Martinsville , Virginia
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Clinical supervision towards licensure