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Fort Worth, Texas

Help for Heroes/PHP Therapist, Behavioral Health

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Schedule: Full-Time Evenings

Your Experience Matters

Mesa Springs Innovations-Arlington is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Help for Heroes/PHP Therapist joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you’ll contribute

A Help for Heroes/PHP Therapist who excels in this role will:

  • Conducts individual and group therapy sessions to educate and treat patients experiencing psychological, emotional, or substance use issues.
  • Actively participates in treatment planning, discharge, transition, and after-care processes.
  • Provides family therapy sessions as needed to support continuity of care and reduce barriers to treatment.
  • Supports with patient vitals and urine drug screening (UDS) as needed.
  • Communicates proactively with patients, families, and referral sources in accordance with HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
  • Collaborates consistently with interdisciplinary teams including physicians, UR, and nursing staff.
  • Supports UR team functions and provide treatment updates or documentation for authorizations.
  • Completes required clinical paperwork including psychosocial assessments, Columbia Suicide Risk Scale, and progress notes.
  • Responds appropriately to patient crises and participate in de-escalation procedures.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of confidentiality, HIPAA, and clinical regulations (TJC, CARF, Medicaid, etc.).
  • Assists care coordination with discharge planning and continuity of care.
  • Completes all documentation thoroughly, accurately, and within facility timelines.
  • Performs additional duties as assigned by leadership.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage, tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

Applicants should have a Master’s degree in Social work, Counseling or equivalent (required) Experience may be substituted for education. Additional

Requirements Include

  • Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients.
  • CPR Certification and De-escalation certification required or obtain within 30 days of hire.
  • Current Clinical or Social Work license as required by state regulations.

More About Mesa Springs

Mesa Springs is a Behavioral Health hospital, offering exceptional care to the Fort Worth, TX community.

EEOC Statement

“Mesa Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Mesa Springs is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist conducts individual, group, and family therapy sessions while managing treatment planning and discharge processes. They also collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care and maintain accurate clinical documentation.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field and possess a current clinical or social work license. Prior experience working with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual therapyCrisis interventionPsychosocial assessmentSubstance use treatmentHIPAA compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Help for Heroes/PHP Therapist, Behavioral Health at Lifepoint Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,058 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 22% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

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

median 6.2this job 6.6
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,058 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Fort Worth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k
Typical market rent
$1,615/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Lifepoint Health

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201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Paid family leave
Paid time off
Tuition assistance
Loan assistance
401(k) retirement package with company match