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Prestera Health Services
Huntington, West Virginia

Therapist PT (76508)

CounselorPart-Time

Listed compensation

$27.88/hr

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Job Description

  • Job Location: Route 60 - Huntington, WV 25705
  • Position Type: Part Time
  • Education Level: Graduate Degree
  • Salary Range: $27.88 Hourly
  • Travel Percentage: Negligible
  • Job Shift: Any
  • Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Services

Summary of Job Function: Provides clinical services to consumers within their identified program by providing individual and group therapy, assessments, treatment planning, supportive counseling, and other clinical services identified as medically necessary. Essential Functions: 1.

Provides comprehensive assessment and determines medically necessary and appropriate service needs of client within agency and program guidelines. 2. Provides treatment services following the most appropriate therapy modality, ensuring that treatment is effective, efficient, and meet the client needs and satisfaction.

3. Ensures that quality customer services are provided and recorded appropriately. 4. Meets productivity standards as set by program and agency. 5. Follows program and center guidelines for all billable activity documentation. 6.

Utilizes only evidenced-based approaches and materials with consumers in individual, group, and family therapy (research-proven effective techniques and curriculums). 7.

Maintains a working knowledge of Center policies and procedures, licensure regulations, CARF Standards, Medicaid and other regulatory bodies governing Presteras service delivery. 8. Provides crisis intervention services as indicated. 9. Attends all center meetings/trainings as assigned. 10.

Adheres to confidentiality, HIPAA, and risk management policies and procedures including but not limited to completing Incident Reports. 11. Utilizes technology provided to perform job efficiently and effectively. 12. Completes crisis safety plans with consumers as indicated. 13. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Job Specifications: 1. Education, Certification/License, and/or Experience: a. Masters Degree in psychology, counseling, or social work from an accredited program. b. Possession of a valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation. c. Experience in behavioral health and/or substance abuse preferred. d.

Discipline appropriate license preferred. 2. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required: Must possess the ability to read, write reports, perform basic math (adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing), have good computer skills, and have good verbal and written communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

Provides clinical services including individual and group therapy, assessments, and treatment planning to consumers. Ensures quality customer service, maintains productivity standards, and adheres to regulatory and agency guidelines.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in psychology, counseling, or social work from an accredited program. Candidates must possess a valid driver's license and have access to reliable transportation.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual therapyHIPAA compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist PT (76508) at Prestera Health Services a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,995 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 43 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 49% are remote, 12% have no call, 79% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for West Virginia is 89.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.5% of West Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,995 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Huntington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$153k
Typical market rent
$1,036/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.4
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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