QMHP - Intensive In-Home Counselor
Compensation
Pay not listed
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Job Description
What We’re Looking For
- QMHP or QMHP-T (required) located in the Newport News/Hampton region.
- Experience in community-based or mental health services preferred
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Reliable, organized, and self-motivated
- Compassionate and client-centered approach to care
- What You’ll Do
- Provide Mental Health Skill Building (MHSS) and Intensive In-Home (IIH) services
- Serve children, adolescents, and adults in the community
- Complete documentation within 24 hours
- Collaborate with families, schools, and community partners
- Participate in weekly supervision and team support
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
Requirements
License/Certification
QMHP Certification (Required)
Key Responsibilities
Provide Mental Health Skill Building and Intensive In-Home services to children, adolescents, and adults in the community. Collaborate with families, schools, and community partners while maintaining timely documentation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
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).
Of the 50 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 66% are remote, 22% have no call, 44% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Mental Health Counseling median $63k (middle half $60k–$63k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Virginia index 101.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Counseling listings in Virginia | 30 active | 775 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 66% remote · 22% no call · 44% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Virginia Counselor listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 12% offer loan repayment437 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Counseling listings | 316 in the last 30 days | 222 the 30 days before (+42%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Counseling pay trend | −10.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 772 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
About Behavioral Health Services of Virginia
Benefits & Perks
Living in Norfolk
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $296k
- Typical market rent
- $1,749/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 23 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
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.