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AOC Outreach Services
San Antonio, Texas

Behavioral Health Therapist (LPC-A/LMSW) (San Antonio

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$30-$35/hr

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Job Description

AOC Outreach Services

Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPC-A) / Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)

Mission Statement

AOC Outreach Services mission is to provide special needs children and adults, and their families, the opportunity to succeed with our innovative and effective programs. We strive to provide the best quality mental health services in an effort for individuals to become self-empowering and develop strengths to live a healthy and productive life.

Our Vision

AOC Outreach Services strives to provide life changing services to the community of Texas. We will leave no stone unturned in the pursuit to extend the pool of mental health resources while eradicating the negative stigma behind mental health.

Position Summary

We are seeking compassionate, motivated, and clinically skilled LPC-A and LMSW therapists to join our outpatient behavioral health team. This position provides individual, family, and child-focused therapy in both office/outpatient and in-home settings.

The ideal candidate enjoys working with children, adolescents, adults, and families and is comfortable utilizing a variety of evidence-based and developmentally appropriate therapeutic approaches. Services may include play therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), family therapy, trauma-informed therapy, behavioral interventions, and supportive counseling.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide individual, family, and/or child therapy in outpatient and in-home settings.
  • Provide developmentally appropriate play therapy and therapeutic activities for children.

Utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based interventions to address emotional, behavioral, and mental health concerns.

Provide family therapy focused on improving communication, relationships, parenting skills, and family functioning.

  • Complete comprehensive clinical assessments and develop individualized treatment plans.
  • Establish measurable treatment goals and monitor client progress.
  • Provide trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and client-centered services.

Address concerns including anxiety, depression, behavioral difficulties, trauma, grief, adjustment concerns, family conflict, and other mental health needs.

Collaborate with parents, caregivers, schools, physicians, case managers, and other members of the client's treatment team when appropriate.

Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation, including progress notes, treatment plans, assessments, and discharge summaries.

Maintain professional and ethical boundaries in accordance with applicable licensing requirements and organizational policies.

  • Participate in clinical supervision, case consultation, staff meetings, and ongoing professional development.
  • Maintain confidentiality and comply with all applicable HIPAA and state/federal regulations.
  • Provide crisis assessment and intervention within the scope of training, licensure, and organizational protocols.
  • Other duties as assigned.
  • Clinical Approaches May Include
  • Play Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Trauma-Focused CBT
  • Family Systems/Family Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
  • Behavioral Therapy
  • Person-Centered Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Mindfulness-based interventions
  • Parenting support and behavioral coaching
  • Psychoeducation Clinical approaches

Qualifications/Education

LPC-A

  • Master's degree in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, or related field from an accredited program.
  • Current LPC-Associate/LPC-A license in the applicable state.
  • Must be eligible for and/or actively receiving clinical supervision toward independent licensure, as required by state regulations.
  • Experience working with children, adolescents, families, or behavioral health populations preferred.

LMSW

  • Master's degree in Social Work from a CSWE accredited program.
  • Current LMSW license in the applicable state.
  • Clinical supervision toward advanced/independent licensure may be provided or coordinated as applicable.
  • Experience providing behavioral health services to children, adolescents, adults, or families preferred.

Preferred Skills

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to build rapport with children, adolescents, adults, and families.
  • Comfortable providing services in clients' homes and community settings.
  • Knowledge of child development and family dynamics.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a multidisciplinary team.
  • Strong clinical writing and documentation skills.
  • Reliable transportation and ability to travel to client homes, if required.
  • Bilingual/multilingual skills are a plus.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Counseling or Social Work and possess a current LPC-A or LMSW license in Texas. Experience working with children, adolescents, and families is preferred, along with strong clinical documentation and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Trauma-informed careClinical assessmentTreatment planningCrisis interventionCase managementCommunication skills

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 34% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$68k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $70k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$70k in purchasing powerTexas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Texas410 active6,518 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 34% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$68k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Social Worker Jobs

30 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

30 jobs · 20 employers
12
<$85k
6
$85k-100k
4
$100k-115k
6
$115k-130k
2
$134k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs · 20 employers
401k / retirement match
92%
Sign-on bonus
38%
CME allowance
19%
Loan repayment
4%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,515 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in San Antonio

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$224k
Typical market rent
$1,381/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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