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Optimal Health and Wellness
Baraboo, Wisconsin

Mental Health Therapist

Counselor / TherapistPart-Time

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Job Description

Now Hiring: Part-Time Mental Health Therapist

Optimal Health and Wellness | Baraboo, WI

Optimal Health and Wellness is growing, and we are seeking an additional Part-Time Mental Health Therapist to join our team.

Our current therapist's schedule is full, and continued patient demand has created the need to add another provider. We are looking for a therapist who can complement the care currently offered while bringing additional specialties and therapeutic approaches to our patients.

Who We're Looking For

We are seeking a compassionate and motivated therapist who enjoys working with both children and adults and has an interest or advanced training in trauma-focused, integrative, and alternative therapeutic approaches.

We are especially interested in experience or training in:

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
  • Brainspotting
  • Trauma-focused therapy
  • Somatic and body-based therapies
  • Nervous system regulation techniques
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Mindfulness-based approaches
  • Play-based and developmentally appropriate therapy for children
  • Other evidence-informed or innovative therapeutic modalities

We welcome candidates who bring additional specialties and unique approaches to mental health care.

Patient Populations

The ideal therapist will be comfortable working with children, adolescents, and adults and may provide support for:

  • Anxiety and depression
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Childhood and adolescent emotional or behavioral concerns
  • Emotional regulation
  • Stress and burnout
  • Grief and loss
  • Life transitions
  • Relationship and family concerns
  • Women's mental health
  • Chronic illness and chronic pain
  • Behavioral and lifestyle changes
  • General emotional wellness and resilience

Our Approach

At Optimal Health and Wellness, we recognize the important connection between mental, emotional, and physical health.

Our therapists maintain their own therapeutic relationships with patients while having the opportunity to collaborate with medical and wellness providers when appropriate and with patient consent.

We are especially interested in adding a therapist who values individualized care and integrative therapeutic approaches and who can help us expand the treatment options available to both children and adults in our community.

What We Offer

  • Part-time position
  • Existing patient demand
  • Internal referral opportunities
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Professional and welcoming clinical environment
  • Collaboration with our current mental health therapist
  • Collaboration with medical and wellness providers when appropriate
  • Administrative and practice support
  • Opportunity to develop your own patient panel
  • Ability to incorporate specialized therapeutic modalities into your practice

Qualifications

Candidates should:

  • Hold an active Wisconsin license or be eligible for Wisconsin licensure in an appropriate mental health discipline
  • Be comfortable treating children, adolescents, and adults
  • Maintain required professional credentials and continuing education
  • Provide compassionate, individualized, evidence-informed care
  • Demonstrate strong communication and documentation skills
  • Maintain high standards of confidentiality, professionalism, and ethics
  • Be comfortable practicing independently while collaborating with other providers when appropriate

Training or certification in EMDR, Brainspotting, trauma-focused therapy, somatic therapy, or other specialized therapeutic modalities is strongly preferred.

Position Details

  • Position: Part-Time Mental Health Therapist
  • Location: Optimal Health and Wellness – Baraboo, Wisconsin
  • Schedule: Part-time with flexible scheduling
  • Compensation: Competitive and based on credentials, experience, and employment arrangement

Join Our Team

Our current therapist's schedule is full, and we want to continue improving access to high-quality mental health care in our community.

We are looking for a therapist who is passionate about working with both children and adults and who can bring additional therapeutic options such as EMDR, Brainspotting, trauma-focused, somatic, or other integrative approaches to Optimal Health and Wellness.

  • If this sounds like the right fit for you, we would love to hear from you.
  • Please submit your resume, credentials, availability, populations served, and areas of specialty or advanced therapeutic training to Optimal Health and Wellness.
  • Optimal Health and Wellness
  • Baraboo, Wisconsin

Restoring health. Supporting wellness. Improving quality of life.

Key Responsibilities

Provide compassionate, evidence-informed mental health therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. Collaborate with medical and wellness providers to ensure integrated and individualized patient care.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Play-based therapyClinical documentationCommunication skillsCrisis interventionPatient assessmentIntegrative therapy

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 36% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $65k–$83k)332 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingWisconsin index 94.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Wisconsin161 active7,871 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 36% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing 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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About Optimal Health and Wellness

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
Internal referral opportunities
Administrative and practice support
Collaboration with medical and wellness providers

Living in Baraboo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$315k
Median resident rent
$940/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

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