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LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LMSW, PLPC, or CSW

Social WorkerFull-Time
Posted 3mo ago · Verified live

About the Role

Behavioral health counseling in Louisiana. Provide CPST, PSR, and psychotherapy. Requires Louisiana clinical license.

Join HCO Behavioral Health as a Behavioral Health Counselor – Louisiana Licensed in Louisiana. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES - LPC/LMFT/LCSW/LMSW/ PLPC Provide individual direct care CPST, PSR, and Psychotherapy and services to clients. General

Key Responsibilities

  • Provides direct counseling services to clients and families - CPST, PSR(in person), Psychotherapy and services to clients.
  • Attends necessary training's and conferences to maintain licensure.
  • Provide crisis intervention sessions to clients if needed Maintains accurate and timely records, including clinical progress notes, according to HCO’s facility policy.
  • Provides positive customer relations in dealing with patients, families, physicians, members of the healthcare team, referral sources, service agencies and others.

Requirements

  • Good writing and composition skills.
  • Able to organize and prioritize high volume workload.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join HCO Behavioral Health as a Behavioral Health Counselor – Louisiana Licensed.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

CounselingCrisis InterventionCommunicationInterpersonal SkillsWritingOrganizationTherapeutic InterventionDe-escalationCustomer RelationsClinical DocumentationCultural SensitivityMental Health ServicesCPSTPSRPsychotherapy

Behavioral Health — Social Worker Career Context

In Louisiana, Social Worker listings on WeekdayDoc pay a median of ~$91k across 95 listings, vs ~$84k nationally (8,728 listings).

Louisiana's cost-of-living index is 90.0 (US average = 100) — Louisiana ranks #7 of 50 for clinician purchasing power. 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

HCO Behavioral Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 78/100, 12 active listings.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LMSW, PLPC, or CSW at HCO Behavioral Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% of all Behavioral Health social worker listings evaluated on our platform.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 6.6/10 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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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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