Licensed Mental Health Counselor (REMOTE)

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4 days ago
Washington — Remote$90,000-$115,000Full TimeCounselor
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join LifeStance Health as a Remote Licensed Mental Health Counselor – Sign-On Bonus in United States. 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.

Key Responsibilities

  • lead healthier, more fulfilling lives by improving access to trusted, affordable, and personalized mental.
  • lead healthier, more fulfilling lives by improving access to trusted, affordable, and personalized mental.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $90,000-$115,000
  • Signing bonus: $1.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Remote position - work from anywhere.

This position offers a signing bonus. Work with LifeStance Health in United States.

Key Skills

Patient CareClinical ExcellenceTherapyMental Health CounselingTelemedicineOutpatient Care

Requirements

Must be a fully licensed and credentialed therapist in Washington state (LMHC, LCSW, or LMFT). Experience working with adult, child, and adolescent populations is required.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Mental Health Counselor (REMOTE) at LifeStance Health a 10.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as exceptional. This places the position in the top 1% of all Psychology counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Clinicians in this score range report high career satisfaction and sustainable workloads. This is an ideal fit for providers who prioritize long-term career longevity.

Psychology — Counselor Career Context

This Psychology position at LifeStance Health is open to counselor candidates.

Licensed counselors and therapists are in high demand as mental health awareness grows, with telehealth platforms creating new opportunities for remote practice.

Remote counselor positions in Psychology have grown significantly in recent years, offering clinicians the ability to maintain a full patient panel without geographic constraints or commute-related burnout.

Compensation Analysis

LifeStance Health lists compensation for this counselor position at $90k to $115k annually.

Location & Logistics

This is a fully remote counselor position. Remote clinicians can practice from any state where they hold an active license, eliminating commute time and offering maximum schedule flexibility. Many remote healthcare positions also allow providers to establish a more sustainable long-term practice pattern.

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a counselor earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Fully remote — work from anywhere with an active license
  • Transparent compensation ($90k–$115k)
  • Exceptional work-life balance score (10.0/10)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Patient Care, Clinical Excellence, Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, Telemedicine, Outpatient Care. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychology role.

Core responsibilities: Provide personalized mental healthcare to children, adolescents, and adults in an outpatient setting. Deliver evidence-based, medically driven treatment services through both in-person and digital health platforms.

Benefits package: Sign-on bonus, Cash based incentive plan, Comprehensive benefits package, 401K with 4% match, Part-time and full-time options, CEUs, Paid parental leave, Malpractice insurance provided. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Psychology counselor jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus
Cash based incentive plan
Comprehensive benefits package
401K with 4% match
Part-time and full-time options
CEUs
Paid parental leave
Malpractice insurance provided
10.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 1%

Protective Factors (3)

Remote work (RR 0.57; 14-23% ↓ burnout)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

4d ago