Therapist I | Adult Residential Services

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

starts at $65K

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 54m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Make An Impact

Join a team that transforms lives every day! As a Therapist with Valley Phoenix, you'll provide trauma-informed care to individuals overcoming addiction, mental health challenges, and homelessness. If you're passionate about creating lasting change and helping people rebuild their future, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact where it's needed most.

Pay: Range starts at $65,020.80 annually (pay is calculated based on years of licensed working experience)

Schedule: Monday – Friday | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm or 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Benefits Highlights

Compensation Our compensation program includes tenure-based service increases and performance bonuses that recognize and reward high-performing team members.

On-Demand Pay gives you access to a portion of your earned wages before your scheduled payday.

Time Off We offer 15 days of accrued paid time off annually (increasing by one day with each year of service), 10 paid holidays, 2 wellness days, and paid parental leave.

Health & Insurance Benefits Full-time and part-time team members working 30+ hours per week are eligible for medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as voluntary options including accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, financial protection, and pet insurance. Valley also provides Basic Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Long-Term Disability Insurance at no cost to eligible team members.

Health Savings & Reimbursement Out-of-pocket medical expenses may be eligible for reimbursement through our Garner HRA — up to $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for families. Depending on your medical plan selection, you may also contribute pre-tax dollars to a Health Savings Account (HSA), with a company match of up to $900 for individuals and $1,800 for families.

Retirement Our 401(k) plan accepts both pre-tax and Roth (post-tax) contributions and includes a company match of up to 6% of your annual salary.

Professional Development We invest in our team members' growth through tuition reimbursement, new licensure reimbursement, paid training and conference attendance, continuing education reimbursement, and paid time for continuing education.

Why Valley?

Since 1984, Valley Behavioral Health has helped thousands of adults, children, and families access high-quality behavioral health care.

As the largest non-profit community behavioral health provider in the Intermountain Region, Valley offers a comprehensive range of services to ensure each individual receives the personalized care they need to heal and grow.

You will belong to a community where you can be yourself, grow your career, and embrace new opportunities. Valley is committed to being an organization that promotes authenticity and encourages opportunities for success.

Job Summary

The Therapist I (ACMHC, AMFT, CSW, CSW-I, LMSW) conducts mental health assessments, develops individualized care plans, and delivers evidence-based psychotherapy interventions. The Therapist collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and community partners to prioritize client care and achieve treatment objectives. The Therapist ensures compliance with ethical standards, participates in professional development, and maintains timely documentation.

Essential Functions

Conducts assessments to diagnose mental health and substance abuse disorders

Directs clients’ care by developing, implementing, and managing personalized care plans with specific treatment goals and objectives for each client

Provides therapy sessions for individuals, groups, families, and provide crisis support using approved evidence-based tools to effectively enhance treatment

Follows agency documentation policies for all phases of treatment, including assessments, care plans, treatment transitions and discharge plans, and client care

  • Collaborates with internal and external multidisciplinary teams regarding clinical aspects of treatment
  • Adheres to ethical and legal standards set by licensing boards and state regulations

Meets Direct Care Expectations

Participates in ongoing professional development activities to meet licensure, certification, and/or other agency requirements

Requirements

Education

Master’s degree – Social Work, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or equivalent

Experience

  • None
  • Licenses/Certificates
  • ACMHC, AMFT, CSW, CSW-I, LMSW licensure in state of practice
  • Agency provided certifications

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

Key Responsibilities

The therapist conducts mental health assessments, develops individualized care plans, and delivers evidence-based psychotherapy interventions. They collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide crisis support and ensure compliance with ethical and legal standards.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentCare planningAddiction counselingClinical documentationMultidisciplinary collaborationEvidence-based practiceCase managementSubstance abuse diagnosisEthical compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist I | Adult Residential Services at Valley Behavioral Health Incorporated a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Valley Behavioral Health Incorporated ranks #14 of 19 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 22% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$66k in purchasing powerUtah index 98.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Utah80 active7,845 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 22% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusUtah Counselor listings: 9% state a sign-on bonus · 9% offer loan repayment116 active listings, Oct 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend+1.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Valley Behavioral Health Incorporated#14 of 19 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, 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 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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

  • No weekends
Valley Behavioral Health Incorporated logo

About Valley Behavioral Health Incorporated

Mental Health Care
Salt Lake City, Utah
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k) with up to 6% match
15 days PTO
10 Paid Holidays

Living in Midvale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$463k≈ 7.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,606/mo≈ 30% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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