Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) (LGPC)
Listed compensation
$72k-$120k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · hybrid
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join LifeStance Health as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC/LGPC) – Remote/Hybrid, Sign-On Bonus in Columbia, Maryland, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $72K - $120K
- Malpractice insurance covered.
- Sign-On Bonus
- Collegial work environment
- Full administrative support
- Latest in digital technology
- Strong work/life balance
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Hybrid position - combination of remote and on-site.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers hybrid flexibility. Work with LifeStance Health in Columbia, Maryland, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The therapist will provide high-quality mental healthcare services to children, adolescents, and adults in an outpatient setting. They are expected to maintain clinical excellence while working as part of a collaborative behavioral health team.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid professional license in Maryland, such as LCPC, LCSW-C, LCMFT, or LGPC. Experience working with adult, child, and adolescent populations is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
In Maryland, the Mental Health Counseling weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$113k (13 salary observations; 22 listings), vs ~$85k nationally (485 salary observations; 834 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$96k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $91k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
LifeStance Health ranks #8 of 30 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 84/100, 1,189 active listings.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 18% have no call, 52% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Mental Health Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) (LGPC) at LifeStance Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Counseling counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 6.0/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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