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Hope Services
Smithfield, North Carolina

School Based Mental Health Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Why Hope Services?

Hope Services, LLC is dedicated to providing high-quality, evidence-based Mental Health services to children, adolescents, and families.

Our mission is to improve the lives of those we serve by hiring compassionate and skilled professionals with backgrounds in Social Work, Psychology, and related Human Services Degree programs.

We proudly employ a diverse team that includes both entry-level recent graduates seeking to begin their careers in behavioral health and experienced, licensed therapists committed to making a lasting impact.

Through ongoing support, professional development, and the implementation of proven treatment models, Hope Services fosters an environment where employees can grow while delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.

Seeking Full Time Therapists to work within Wake and Johnston County areas to provide assessments and outpatient therapy. Minimum travel required.

Competitive Salary and Benefits

  • Supervision provided as part of employment but must be licensed as (LCSWA, LCSW, LCMHC, LCMHCA) in the state of NC.
  • Training in the following evidence based treatment models available to applicants hired:
  • Trauma Focused CBT
  • Parent Child Interaction Therapy
  • Child Parent Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy
  • Eco-Systemic Family Therapy

Competitive Salary and Benefits

  • Supervision provided as part of employment but must be licensed as (LCSW/LCMHC/LMFT) in the state of NC.
  • Training in the following evidence based treatment models available to applicants hired:
  • Trauma Focused CBT
  • Parent Child Interaction Therapy
  • Child Parent Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy
  • Eco-Systemic Family Therapy

Requirements

Must be licensed as LCSW, LCSWA, LCMHC, LCMHCA within North Carolina.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality, evidence-based mental health assessments and outpatient therapy to children, adolescents, and families. Work within the Wake and Johnston County areas to deliver exceptional care and support to the community.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Mental health therapyClinical supervision

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Counselor Jobs

46 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution42 jobs · 35 employers

18
<$70k
11
$70k-90k
6
$90k-110k
7
$110k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 35 employers

401k / retirement match
97%
Sign-on bonus
26%
Loan repayment
26%
CME allowance
24%
PSLF eligible
16%

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$74k-$126k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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

Living in Smithfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$284k
Typical market rent
$1,681/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Hope Services

Mental Health Care
Raleigh, NC
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary and benefits
Supervision provided
Training in evidence-based treatment models (TF-CBT, PCIT, CPP, CPT, ESFT)