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Apalachee Center
Tallahassee, Florida

Licensed Co-Occurring Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

  • Job Location: Tallahassee, FL 32308
  • Position Type: Full Time
  • Education Level: Graduate Degree
  • Job Category: Other Apalachee Center

Inc. is best known for helping individuals and families of North Florida succeed in recovering from emotional, psychiatric, and substance abuse crises.

Apalachee Center, Inc. provides comprehensive behavioral health services across 8 counties (Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties).

Apalachee Center, Inc. offers competitive benefits for our full-time positions to include health, dental, vision, basic life insurance, long term disability, paid time off, and more. Overview: Professional counseling work in providing individual, group, marital and family therapy and related indirect client services.

Provides crisis intervention. Makes appropriate referrals and consultations both within and outside the agency. Prepares and maintains client records. ESSENTIAL/CORE JOB-SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1.

Provides individual, group, marital and family therapy in accordance with established and acceptable clinical protocols in the office, through teletherapy, in the community, and in the client’s home as necessary. 2.

Maintains all required and appropriate documentation for clinical records for assigned cases in accordance with Clinical Record Handbook specifications or Agency policies and procedures. 3.

Meets service productivity standard of at least 62.5% (or 5 out of 8 work hours) for the provision of direct therapy services in accordance with applicable clinical/quality criteria which are supported by appropriate clinical record documentation which meet Clinical Record Handbook specifications, SAL documentation requirements, and Agency business/clinical ethics standards. 4. Requests authorization for services through insurance when required.

Qualifications Education/Experience

Master’s degree with from an accredited university or college with a major in the field of counseling, social work, psychology, or a related human services field. Two years of related professional experience.

Licensure or Certification: Must be licensed by the State of Florida as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist or mental health counselor. Must possess valid driver’s license. Maintain authorization as a designated driver in accordance with Agency policy.

Key Responsibilities

Provides individual, group, marital, and family therapy across various settings including office, home, and teletherapy. Maintains accurate clinical records and manages insurance authorizations for services.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related field with at least two years of professional experience. Must hold a valid Florida state license as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or mental health counselor.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyMarital therapyClinical documentationCase managementReferral coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Co-Occurring Therapist at APALACHEE CENTER 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 7,479 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 20% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $65k (middle half $56k–$73k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Florida321 active7,476 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 20% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida counselor listings (all specialties): 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 12% offer loan repayment570 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,512 in the last 30 days1,354 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
26%
PSLF eligible
12%

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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 7,479 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Apalachee Center

Mental Health Care
Tallahassee, Florida
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Basic life insurance
Long term disability
Paid time off

Living in Tallahassee

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$289k
Typical market rent
$1,473/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.9
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tallahassee, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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