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LifeStance Health
New Lenox, Illinois

Provisionally Licensed Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$49k-$64k

The week · per this posting

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

At LifeStance Health, we believe in a truly healthy society where mental and physical healthcare are unified to make lives better. Our mission is to help people lead healthier, more fulfilling lives by improving access to trusted, affordable, and personalized mental healthcare. Everywhere. Every day. It’s a lofty goal; we know. But we make it happen with the best team in behavioral health.

Thank you for taking the time to explore a career with us. As the fastest growing behavioral health practice group in the country, now is the perfect time to join our clinical team!

We are actively looking to hire talented Licensed Therapists in the area for LifeStance Health, who are passionate about patient care and committed to clinical excellence.

At LifeStance Health, we believe in a truly healthy society where mental and physical healthcare are unified to make lives better. Our mission is to help people lead healthier, more fulfilling lives by improving access to trusted, affordable, and personalized mental healthcare. Everywhere. Every day. It’s a lofty goal; we know. But we make it happen with the best team in behavioral health.

Thank you for taking the time to explore a career with us. As the fastest growing behavioral health practice group in the country, now is the perfect time to join our clinical team!

We are actively looking to hire talented Licensed Therapists in the area for LifeStance Health, who are passionate about patient care and committed to clinical excellence.

Is This You?

  • Wanting to deliver high quality behavioral healthcare.
  • Seeking work life balance.
  • Interested in growing professionally.

What We Offer Therapists:

  • The ability to work closely with adults and the child/adolescent populations.
  • LPC - LSW - ALMFT
  • Fee For Service Productivity Model - W2
  • Generous Signing Bonus
  • Full benefits package: health, dental, vision, life, 4% match 401k, and paid parental leave
  • Collegial work environment.
  • Newly designed and modern offices.
  • Full time billers and full-time schedulers
  • Full administrative support
  • Latest in digital technology, Full EMR no paper – NO IMCANS
  • Strong work/life balance.

Licensed Therapists are a critical part of our clinical team. We’re seeking Licensed Therapists that are::

  • Working with a team and enjoy collaboration
  • Must be Holding an active Illinois license, not in process of.

LifeStance provides the compensation range and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. LifeStance reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

About LifeStance Health

LifeStance is a national provider of mental healthcare services focused on evidenced-based, medically driven treatment services for children, adolescents and adults suffering from a variety of mental health issues in an outpatient care setting, both in-person at its clinics nationwide and through its digital health telemedicine offering. The company employs psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and licensed therapists throughout the US.

LifeStance Health is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are fully committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all our employees.

Our Values

  • Belonging: We cultivate a space where everyone can show up as their authentic self.
  • Empathy: We seek out diverse perspectives and listen to learn without judgment.
  • Courage: We are all accountable for doing the right thing - even when it's hard - because we know it's worth it.
  • One Team: We realize our full potential when we work together towards our shared purpose.

If you elect to interact with us via our website, please only use www.lifestance.com or www.careers.lifestance.com.  Additionally, our recruiters utilize email addresses with the @lifestance.com domain. Other websites and domains are not affiliated with LifeStance Health and may represent threats to your data security.

LifeStance Health complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our Human Resources Team at  ADA@lifestance.com or by calling +1-800-308-0994.

Please note: This contact is intended solely for accommodation requests. Inquiries regarding applications, resumes and applicant status should not be sent to this email address as they will not be reviewed or responded to. To apply for a position, please use our official careers page.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality behavioral healthcare services to adults, children, and adolescents. Collaborate effectively within a clinical team to ensure patient-centered care and clinical excellence.

Requirements

Must hold an active Illinois license (LPC, LSW, or ALMFT). Candidates must be passionate about patient care and committed to working in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

TherapyCase management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Provisionally Licensed Therapist at LifeStance Health 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 7,885 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

LifeStance Health ranks #4 of 19 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 83/100, 1,267 active listings.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 28% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$57k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $57k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution39 jobs · 28 employers

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<$75k
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$75k-90k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
61%
Sign-on bonus
42% this job
Loan repayment
16%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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

Living in New Lenox

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$410k≈ 8.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,549/mo≈ 62% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About LifeStance Health

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5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous Signing Bonus
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
4% match 401k
Paid parental leave
Full administrative support