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Avance Care
Chapel Hill, North Carolina · Hybrid

Behavioral Health Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$70k-$79k

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Job Description

Would you like to practice in a collaborative, supportive work environment with a patient-first, integrated care approach such as this? Join the Avance Care Behavioral Health Team and get the following benefits in addition to a first-rate work environment:

Ready-made Patient Referrals

Guaranteed competitive salary and excellent benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision coverage

401K plus up to 4% match disability insurance, and more hiring range from $70,000.00 - $79,000.00 based on experience

Strong administrative support to make your daily work-life easier (e. g., IT, care coordination, patient scheduling and follow up, and more)

  • Four to six weeks personal paid time off, plus paid time off on various holidays
  • Reimbursement for CEU expenses and license renewal fee
  • A financially solid, growing organization
  • Combination of working from home (telehealth) and in-office appointments, including tele-commuting from outside the Avance Care footprint
  • Highly flexible schedule
  • Ideal balance of high professional autonomy and robust clinical support from professional peers

Opportunities for Professional Growth

Working with a true, integrated team of MDs, NPs/PAs, psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, dietitians, and support staff

If you thrive in a collaborative environment, are motivated by clinical and financial success, and are flexible in approach, come join Avance Care’s team of highly satisfied therapists. Candidate must meet the following requirements:

Must have an active license as a behavioral health professional (e. g., LCSW, LCMHC, LMFT, Psychological Associate, etc.)

  • Candidate must be adept at working with a wide range of patients (experience with children is a plus)
  • Experience with ADHD brief screening (and referring out for testing as warranted) is a plus
  • Must be technologically savy and comfortable with using tools that expand access and expedite efficiency of services (e. g., using electronic health records, delivering services by telehealth modality, etc.)
  • All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screen.

Avance Care provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to religion, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, alienage or citizenship status, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Key Responsibilities

Provide behavioral health therapy services through a combination of telehealth and in-office appointments. Collaborate with an integrated team of medical professionals to ensure comprehensive patient care and follow-up.

Requirements

Must hold an active license as a behavioral health professional such as an LCSW, LCMHC, or LMFT. Candidates should be technologically proficient and comfortable using electronic health records and telehealth platforms.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentAdhd screeningCollaborative careCrisis interventionTreatment planning

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 66% are remote, 32% have no call, 66% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $79k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$70k–$79kMental Health Therapy median $62k (middle half $56k–$71k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$79k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in North Carolina283 active7,910 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 66% remote · 32% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing 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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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.9
Better work-life than 30% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,851 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Hybrid
  • Remote
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About Avance Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Durham, North Carolina
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision coverage
401K plus up to 4% match
Disability insurance
Four to six weeks personal paid time off
Paid holidays
Reimbursement for CEU expenses and license renewal fee
Strong administrative support
Highly flexible schedule