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Leicester, North Carolina

Family Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60k-$73k

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Full-Time · on-site
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Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1 day ago · Verified live

Job Description

Red Oak Recovery Center [https://www.redoakrecovery.com/] offers a men-only addiction treatment program designed to support healing in a calm, restorative environment. Out treatment integrates evidence-based care with experiential therapy and nature-based experiences to help lower stress during early recovery.

By addressing substance use alongside trauma and emotional development, our program helps men build the skills needed for lasting recovery and a healthier, substance-free life.

We are seeking a Family Therapist to add to our dynamic team. This role will provide education and support for families of clients with substance use, trauma and co-occurring mental health disorders including but not limited to assessment, planning, individual and family support, and family education.

Responsibilities

  • Carry an active assigned caseload
  • Develop and maintain relationships with clients and families on assigned caseload
  • Complete a thorough assessment of the family system and prescribe a documented growth plan and upload to EMR
  • Conduct family education and support phone calls weekly with each client on caseload
  • Complete weekly progress note uploaded to EMR
  • Provide Psycho-educational groups to clients
  • Attend weekly clinical meeting on campus
  • Collaborate with clinical director and each primary therapist of your caseload on a weekly basis, ensuring optimum outcomes for client
  • Develop and maintain relationships with referring professionals
  • Co-facilitate multifamily workshops to educate families, assist families in building healthy relationships and developing healthy communication skills
  • Develop and implement webinars as educational tools for family members
  • Co-facilitate client graduations on campus when client family is present for graduation.
  • Provide crisis intervention/support to families
  • Facilitate weekly family support calls

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in human service field
  • Licensed as LCMHC, LCSW, or LMFT or license eligible
  • Experience in facilitating group therapy
  • Experience with experiential therapy

Preferred Qualifications

  • LCMHC, LCSW, or LMFT and LCAS or pursuing LCAS
  • Dually licensed in both addiction and mental health treatment (or willing to seek both)
  • Experience working with adults in an eco-therapeutic setting

We’re officially a Great Place to Work®! We’ve always believed that supporting our team is just as important as supporting our patients. Now, we’re proud to share that we’ve earned Great Place to Work® Certification - based entirely on feedback from our own employees. This certification reflects the culture we’ve worked hard to build - one rooted in trust, inclusion, and purpose-driven leadership.

At Bradford Health Services, we are committed to providing exceptional care to our patients while fostering a supportive and rewarding workplace for our employees. We believe that taking care of our team allows them to take better care of others, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support their well-being.

  • Medical Coverage – Three new BCBSAL medical plans with better rates, improved co-pays, and enhanced prescription benefits.
  • Expanded Coverage – Options for domestic partners and a wider network of in-network providers.
  • Mental Health Support – Improved access to services and a new Employee Assistance Program (EAP) featuring digital wellness tools like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) modules and wellness coaching.
  • Voluntary Coverages – Pet insurance, home and auto insurance, family legal services, and more.
  • Student Loan Repayment – Available for nurses and therapists.
  • Retirement Benefits – 401(k) plan through Voya to help employees plan for the future.
  • Generous PTO – A robust paid time off policy to support work-life balance.
  • Voluntary Benefits for Part-Time Employees – Dental, vision, life, accident insurance, and telehealth options for those working 20 hours or more per week.

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Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in a human service field and possess a valid license such as LCMHC, LCSW, or LMFT. Experience in facilitating group and experiential therapy is required for this role.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Family TherapyCase ManagementTreatment PlanningMental Health CounselingRelationship BuildingTrauma-informed Care

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 34% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$66k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $70k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

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Higher than about 2 in 10 of 7,933 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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Living in Leicester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$440k≈ 7.3× annual pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.5
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Asheville, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Medical Coverage – Three new BCBSAL medical plans
Expanded Coverage – Options for domestic partners and a wider network
Mental Health Support – EAP with digital wellness tools
Voluntary Coverages – Pet insurance, home and auto insurance, family legal services
Student Loan Repayment – Available for nurses and therapists
Retirement Benefits – 401(k) plan through Voya
Generous PTO
Voluntary Benefits for Part-Time Employees – Dental, vision, life, accident insurance, and telehealth options for those working 20 hours or more per week