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Hickory Recovery
Grinnell, Iowa

Therapist

Counselor / TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60k-$75k

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Job Description

Are you passionate about helping others and making a difference in people's lives? We have an exciting opportunity for a therapist to provide individual, group, and family therapies during their stay in the residential treatment program.

Responsibilities

  • Provide individual, group and family therapy to the clients.
  • Complete biopsychosocial assessments when Tele-Health is unavailable.
  • Provide consistent, daily, APPROPRIATE engagement with clients, providing support through implementation of the treatment plan.
  • Assist with discharge planning as needed.
  • Help individuals develop coping skills and implement interventions as directed.
  • Provide emotional support and encouragement to patients during their treatment.
  • Collaborate with the treatment team to develop and implement individualized care plans.
  • Additional duties as directed by the Clinical Director

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in social work or required with Current Iowa Licensure Or license eligible accepted.
  • Experience working in a mental health or healthcare setting is highly desired.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills to establish rapport and build relationships with patients.
  • Knowledge of “best practices” behavioral medicine treatment delivery and methodologies and MAT services or MAT certification preferred.
  • Sound clinical judgment and decision-making skills with the ability to understand the requirements of the clientele.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
  • Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities to effectively handle challenging situations.
  • Reliable transportation required.
  • Flexible schedule with the ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Compensation: Licensed Therapist: $60,000- $75,000/year Licensed Eligible: $21-$25/hr

As a team member at Hickory Network, you’ll enjoy:

Benefits: Health care, dental and life insurance.

Career development: Job specific training and licensure reimbursement.

Flexible work schedule: Accrued PTO, paid mental health days, and holiday pay.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyTreatment planningCoping skills developmentIntervention implementationInterpersonal skillsHIPAA compliance

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 30% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$60k–$75kMental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $63k–$83k)327 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$77k in purchasing powerIowa index 87.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Iowa99 active7,903 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 30% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIowa Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 13% offer loan repayment175 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,534 in the last 30 days1,455 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−3.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Counselor Jobs

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Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 17 employers
9
<$75k
7
$75k-90k
4
$90k-105k
1
$117k
3
$120k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

16 jobs
401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
31%
CME allowance
31%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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#3

Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT)

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,891 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Hickory Recovery

Hospitals and Health Care
Greenfield, Indiana
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Life insurance
Job specific training
Licensure reimbursement
Accrued PTO
Paid mental health days
Holiday pay

Living in Grinnell

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$216k≈ 3.6× annual pay
Median resident rent
$895/mo≈ 18% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
12 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.7
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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