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Signet Health
Washington, District of Columbia

Licensed Outpatient Therapist

Counselor / Therapist 8.0 Work-LifeNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$81k-$99k

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Job Description

Welcome

Overview

Signet Health is actively seeking an experienced, licensed therapist to join our award-winning, hospital-embedded outpatient behavioral health program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (named Outpatient Program of the Year).

This role requires a minimum of 3 years of experience working with adult patients and is ideal for clinicians who value structured outpatient practice, predictable weekday hours, and high-quality, in-person clinical care.

  • Minimum: $80,739
  • Maximum: $98,681

DOE- Salary Depends on Experience, weekdays. Comprehensive benefits, generous PTO.

About Signet Health

Signet Health partners with leading healthcare systems across the United States to deliver high-quality behavioral health services. At MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Signet maintains a long-standing and stable partnership. Therapists are fully integrated within the hospital’s outpatient behavioral health program and supported by a strong hospital-based infrastructure designed to support high-quality patient care and clinician success.

If you are interested in joining a stable, collaborative, and mission-driven behavioral health team within a respected hospital system, we encourage you to apply.

What Sets This Position Apart?

Work-Life Balance: Predictable Monday–Friday daytime hours with no nights, weekends, or on-call responsibilities.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work alongside psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed counselors, and nursing support.

Administrative Infrastructure: Onsite operational leadership handles all scheduling, registration, and revenue cycle support.

Join a highly stable, mission-driven team where you will enjoy excellent institutional support and exposure to a broad continuum of behavioral health services.

Requirements/Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide outpatient individual psychotherapy and treatment planning using a structured, time-limited approach.
  • Conduct clinical intake assessments.
  • Provide cross-coverage support as needed across various care levels, including Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), addiction services, and group therapy.
  • Collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team to ensure coordinated patient care.
  • Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation.
  • Ensure all services meet Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) and Joint Commission accreditation standards.

Ideal Candidate

You are a perfect fit for this role if you prefer a consistent, in-person collaborative environment and enjoy structured outpatient therapy. You want a stable, long-term W-2 role with institutional support, and you possess the clinical maturity that comes with treating adult populations.

Qualifications & Requirements

  • Education: Masters degree from an accredited college or university in a related field.
  • Experience: Three (3) years of clinical experience working with adult patients.

Licensure: Active LICSW, LCSW, LCPC, or LPC licensure in any U.S. state is required at the time of hire with ability to obtain DC licensure prior to starting. (employer support and assistance are provided)

Compensation and Benefits

Signet Health offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes full W-2 employment, medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement benefits, and paid time off including holidays.

  • Minimum: $80,739
  • Maximum: $98,681
  • DOE- Salary Depends on Experience
  • Signet Health is an EOE.

The organization also provides generous continuing education reimbursement and reimburses licensure fees for Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Credentialing and compliance processes are supported by the employer to allow clinicians to focus on patient care.

Application Note: Resume should be text-based only; to ensure a fair and compliant review process, do not include photos or headshots on your resume.

Hospital/Program Description

The Outpatient Behavioral Health program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center is a mature, high-performing service line with a strong reputation for clinical excellence and operational consistency. The team delivers evidence-based, time-limited outpatient care while maintaining integration across higher levels of care.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in a related field and at least three years of clinical experience with adult patients. Must hold an active LICSW, LCSW, LCPC, or LPC license with the ability to obtain DC licensure.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Crisis intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Outpatient Therapist at Signet Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,885 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 26% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.0 / 10 · top 10% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,885 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$81k–$99kMental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $62k–$82k)336 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$82k in purchasing powerDistrict of Columbia index 109.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in District of Columbia31 active7,917 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 70% remote · 26% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Counselor listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 13% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend+1.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,885 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,885 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About Signet Health

Hospitals and Health Care
North Richland Hills, Texas
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Retirement benefits
Generous PTO including holidays
Continuing education reimbursement
Licensure fee reimbursement for DC, MD, VA
Employer-supported credentialing and compliance

Living in Washington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$638k≈ 7.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,484/mo≈ 37% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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