Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Listed compensation
$75K - $95K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
- Bonus based on performance
- Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor
BetterCare Wellness Flexible Hours NC-Based
About Us
BetterCare Wellness is a fast-growing startup redefining mental health care in senior living communities. We’re building a team of compassionate trailblazers who believe older adults deserve thoughtful, accessible, and empowering emotional support. If you’re ready to make a difference and help shape the future of wellness, we’d love to meet you.
What You’ll Do
As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC), you’ll provide therapeutic services to older adults in senior living settings—bringing empathy, clinical skill, and creativity to every interaction. You’ll have the flexibility to design your schedule and contribute to a supportive, mission-driven team.
Responsibilities
- Deliver individual and group counseling tailored to older adults
- Conduct mental health assessments and develop care plans
- Collaborate with families, caregivers, and facility staff
- Maintain clinical documentation in compliance with ethical standards
- Participate in team meetings, training, and program development
- Contribute ideas to help shape our evolving care model
- Promote the therapy services you provide within the community
- What We’re Looking For
- Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Entrepreneurial mindset and openness to innovation
- Passion for equity, dignity, and whole-person wellness
- Why BetterCare Wellness
- Trailblazing Mission: Be part of a movement to elevate senior mental health
- Supportive Culture: We value collaboration, kindness, and growth
- Flexible Schedule: Design a work-life rhythm that fits your needs
- Startup Energy: Your voice matters—we’re building this together
- Holistic Approach: We care for the whole person, not just the diagnosis
Requirements
Must be a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina. Requires an entrepreneurial mindset and a passion for whole-person wellness for senior citizens.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor at BetterCare Wellness a 7.9 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 8,026 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
BetterCare Wellness holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 4 active listings.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 42% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $90k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,026 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in Matthews
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $419k≈ 5.6× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,797/mo≈ 29% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 97.3
- State income tax
- Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.