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Terre Haute, Indiana

Lead Counselor - Addiction Recovery

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

Lead Counselor - Addiction Recovery | Anabranch Recovery Center | Terre Haute, Indiana

About the Job

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

The Lead Counselor provides treatment, counseling, and support to assist clients in their recovery from addictions, such as alcoholism, drug addiction, or mental health disorders, assists with modifying problem behaviors; may also provide counseling services to families of clients. The Lead Counselor provides guidance, training and support for appropriate clinical services provision to others within the facility, at the direction of the Director.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Master’s degree in social services, addictions, mental health or closely related health services field with 2+ years of post-Master’s degree professional experience in the addictions, therapy or counseling field required
  • Degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

Must have current and valid licensure or certification (excluding a ‘supervisee’, ‘temporary’, 'in-training', ‘provisional’, or similarly titled designation) as a social worker, professional counselor, therapist or addiction counselor per state agency.

Licensure status per state agency regulations that allows for supervision of other entry level clinicians is preferred.

  • CPR certification and de-escalation training required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
  • First aid may be required based on state or facility.

WORK LOCATION: This position is onsite and is not a remote position.

Supervisory Requirements

This position is an Individual Contributor. Prior experience in a supervisory capacity not required.

Essential Functions

Responsible for conducting client assessments focused on identifying client history, current presentation, problem areas, ongoing clinical need for treatment and risk assessment.

Responsible for conducting ongoing assessments of chemical dependence services required by the treatment program.

Prepares and carries out client initial treatment planning and treatment plan progress reviews as assigned and documents as required.

Leads assigned group counseling, individual or family sessions and implements evidence-supported treatment modalities as assigned and documents as required.

  • Provides client and family education relative to substance abuse/psychiatric problems.
  • Ensures all documentation regarding client care, treatment and incidents is completed timely and in a clear, concise manner.
  • Provides crisis intervention and counseling to clients, as needed.
  • Plans for and completes required documentation of aftercare for assigned clients.
  • Acts as a liaison with insurance carriers, as requested.
  • Acts as a liaison between referral sources and clients.
  • Provides case management duties for clients, ensuring individualized quality care.
  • Conducts educational workshops both within the Hospital and in the community as required.
  • Serves as a liaison with self-help groups and EAP professionals.
  • Evaluates the needs of the client to determine the appropriate level of care and determines if referrals to other programs or facilities is needed.
  • May assist in educating and training staff on therapeutic interventions.
  • May assist in the training of new clinical staff members.

May guide the activities of other clinical and direct client care staff, providing direction and clinical recommendations.

ed (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Why Anabranch Recovery Center? Anabranch Recovery Center offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. Anabranch Recovery Center is an EOE.

Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.

Key Responsibilities

The Lead Counselor provides clinical treatment, counseling, and support to clients recovering from addictions and mental health disorders. They also provide guidance and training to other clinical staff while ensuring accurate documentation and effective treatment planning.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in a social services or mental health field and possess at least two years of post-Master’s professional experience. A valid state licensure or certification as a counselor or social worker is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Addiction counselingMental health counselingIndividual counselingFamily counselingClinical documentationSubstance abuse education

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 30% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Lead Counselor - Addiction Recovery at Summit BHC a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Addiction Medicine counselor listings evaluated on our platform.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs

401k / retirement match
77%
CME allowance
35%
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
12%
PSLF eligible
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.1
Better work-life than 50% of Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,008 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Terre Haute

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$188k
Typical market rent
$996/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.8
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Terre Haute, IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefit plan
Competitive salary commensurate with experience