Mental Health Therapist
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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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Mental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $65k–$83k)332 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Wisconsin index 94.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Wisconsin | 161 active | 7,871 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 42% remote · 36% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
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