Therapist I or II - Nebraska Behavioral Health

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

At Heartland Family Service, we are committed to building a culture that is trauma informed and values and celebrates diversity and inclusion. We believe this allows for better service delivery and innovation, as it encourages our employees to bring various experiences and uniqueness to the workplace.

Trauma Informed Care is an approach to engaging people with histories of trauma that recognizes the presence of trauma symptoms and acknowledges the role that trauma has played in their lives. Trauma Informed Care also acknowledges the effects of working with trauma survivors on our workforce and seeks to build collaborative and supportive working environments and relationships.

If you believe in our mission of creating healthy families and communities, and like a fast pace, collaborative and team-oriented environment, then Heartland Family Service is the agency for you.

Summary Description of Work

Provide comprehensive clinical assessments, treatment plans, deliver evidence-based interventions to support clients’ recovery and overall wellbeing through individual, group, family and/or couples therapy to clients experiencing mental health, trauma, and/or substance use concerns.

Compensation: salary to be discussed upon interview

Work Schedule: 40 hours per week

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Minimum Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in counseling, Social Work, or Marriage & Family Therapy
  • License Eligible – LMHP; LIMHP; PLMHP; PLMSW; LMSW; LCSW
  • PLADCL; LADC or PCADC; CADC or substance abuse treatment experience preferred
  • Valid driver’s license/acceptable driving record

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Ability to complete evaluations with a diverse population of clients with co-occurring disorders utilizing evidence based practices.
  • Establishes a treatment plan, with client participation, which specifies treatment structure, outcomes, goals and objectives; within first 2 sessions.
  • Provides counseling to individuals in group, couple, family, or individual settings, within the framework of the treatment plan and monitors progress.
  • Completes of all case documentation for clinical and billing purposes; maintaining clinical records that meet established standards of timeliness and completeness.
  • Handles cases of the highest degree of complexity.
  • Collaborates with all programs within Heartland Family Service to have a better understanding of what they offer in order to support evaluation recommendations in Heartland’s continuation of care.
  • *Is prompt and accurate in completing all required reports, statistics and other requirements.
  • Meets clinical requirements of third party payers (authorizations, reviews, documentation) and provides information necessary for prompt and accurate billing.
  • Provides mental health crisis intervention as needed.
  • *Is dependable and punctual regarding scheduling and attendance.
  • *Strive to make connections between the agency and the larger community whenever possible in order to contribute to the agency’s ongoing fundraising and friend-raising efforts.
  • Essential functions of this job are to be performed on company physical work site or designated workspace.
  • Abides by all specific program and Agency procedures, policies, and requirements.
  • *Develops personal and program related skills through participation in internal and external training opportunities including printed material and audio and/or visual media.
  • Creates, maintains and shares as appropriate a dynamic self-care plan and helps interns develop appropriate work life balance.
  • Performs other program related duties as assigned

*DENOTES ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive clinical assessments, treatment plans, and evidence-based therapy to clients dealing with mental health, trauma, and substance use concerns. Manage complex cases while maintaining accurate clinical documentation and collaborating with internal programs to support client recovery.

Requirements

Requires a Master’s degree in counseling, Social Work, or Marriage & Family Therapy and current license eligibility (LMHP, LIMHP, etc.). Candidates must possess a valid driver's license and demonstrate the ability to work with diverse populations using evidence-based practices.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment planningIndividual therapyGroup therapyMental health counselingSubstance use treatmentClinical records managementCo-occurring disorders treatmentBilling compliance

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 32% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution26 jobs

8
<$60k
5
$60k-75k
4
$75k-90k
7
$90k-105k
2
$105k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs

401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
30%
Loan repayment
22%
Sign-on bonus
17%
PSLF eligible
17%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,961 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Omaha

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$281k
Typical market rent
$1,414/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

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

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