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Goldbelt
Concord, New Hampshire

Mental Health Counselor

LPC / LMHCNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Please note that this position is contingent upon the successful award of a contract currently under bid.

Goldbelt Glacier is accelerating healthcare delivery and providing superior force health readiness across the military, federal, and civilian landscapes. Goldbelt Glacier is committed to providing transformative and comprehensive health operational capabilities to support customers across scientific, clinical, technological, and program management areas.

Summary

The Mental Health Counselor provides direct, evidence-based mental health counseling and therapy to New Hampshire National Guard Service Members and their Families. This position supports emotional and behavioral health readiness through individual, couples, family, and limited child/adolescent counseling focused on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, deployment, reintegration, and military lifestyle transitions.

Essential Job Functions

  • Provide individual, couples, family, and limited child/adolescent counseling services.
  • Provide evidence-based treatment for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, and other behavioral health needs.
  • Support military Families with deployment, reintegration, communication, and military lifestyle transitions.
  • Provide counseling to children and adolescents experiencing stressors related to a parent’s deployment or military service.
  • Manage an active clinical caseload and prioritize direct, in-house clinical care.
  • Assess client needs and provide appropriate treatment, follow-up, and documentation.

Maintain accurate, confidential clinical records in accordance with applicable privacy and professional requirements.

Identify circumstances requiring additional clinical resources and coordinate recommendations for external referrals in accordance with program requirements.

  • Collaborate with other readiness professionals to support holistic Service Member and Family wellness.
  • Provide outreach, education, and behavioral health programming as appropriate.
  • Maintain professional boundaries and adhere to applicable ethical, legal, and clinical standards.

Qualifications

Necessary Skills and Knowledge

  • Evidence-based mental health counseling and therapeutic techniques.
  • Individual, couples, family, and youth counseling.
  • Knowledge of military-related stressors, deployment, reintegration, and Family dynamics.
  • Assessment, treatment planning, documentation, and clinical case management.
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and crisis-management skills.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound professional judgment.

Minimum Qualifications

Current, active, and unrestricted New Hampshire license as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC), Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Psychologist.

Minimum of two (2) years of professional clinical counseling or behavioral health experience.

Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card (CAC) and successfully complete the required background investigation and security screening.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in Counseling, Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, or a related field.

Pay and Benefits

At Goldbelt, we value and reward our team's dedication and hard work. We provide a competitive base salary commensurate with your qualifications and experience. As an employee, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, tax-deferred savings options, supplementary benefits, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Evidence-based therapyClinical assessmentCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsCouples counselingTrauma-informed careMilitary lifestyle transition support

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for New Hampshire is 104.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.5% of New Hampshire clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 24% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

What does the Mental Health Counseling market look like in New Hampshire?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in mental health counselingranked against 762 Mental Health Counseling listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMental Health Counseling median $74k (middle half $64k–$84k)306 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNew Hampshire index 104.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Work settingon-sitepeers: 58% remote · 24% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS counselor listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 13% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Counseling listings316 in the last 30 days216 the 30 days before (+46%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Counseling pay trend+5.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (762 Mental Health Counseling listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Counselor at Goldbelt a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Counseling — ranked against 762 active Mental Health Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Location & Logistics

New Hampshire has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Counselor Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

32 jobs
14
<$85k
5
$85k-110k
4
$110k-135k
9
$135k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs
401k / retirement match
77% this job
CME allowance
63%
Sign-on bonus
40%
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Fully Licensed Mental Health Therapist - Women's HealthContract

Seven Starling · Remote - Nationwide

$70-$75/hr
#2

Spanish-English Bilingual Licensed Mental Health TherapistContract

Beyond Expectation · Las Vegas, Nevada

$60-$75/hr
#3

Dental Therapist

From $155k
#4

Licensed Mental Health Therapist

$123k-$141k
+ 42 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 762 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Goldbelt

Health and Human Services
Alexandria, Virginia
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) with company matching
Tax-deferred savings options
Supplementary benefits
Paid Time Off
Professional development opportunities

Living in Concord

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$472k
Typical market rent
$1,941/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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