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Intake Counselor - Days & Nights

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

Permian Basin Behavioral Health in Midland TX currently has an opening for Day & Night Shift Intake Therapists.

Current Availability: Full-Time (Day & Night Shift)

Great position for someone looking for a new opportunity; Full-Time positions are perfect for college students completing their Master’s degree. Very cohesive team!

This Counselor Position Involves the Following

responds to crisis inquiries and intakes provides clinical screening and crisis intervention services mobilizes internal and external resources establishes appropriate stabilization and disposition of each case in coordination with psychiatric staff ensures appropriate information/referral for follow-up care in cases not requiring admission to hospital services Requirements/Qualifications

Qualifications

Masters Degree and LPC, LMFT or LCSW License, in mental health or related field, or with mental health experience.

  • Knowledge of or experience in working with mental health or chemical dependency field.
  • Ability to work cooperatively with the program staff.
  • Good communication and organizational skills.
  • Clinical experience sufficient to perform required clinical assessment services.
  • Training in non-violent crisis intervention helpful, but training can be provided after employment.

Key Responsibilities

The counselor responds to crisis inquiries, performs clinical screenings, and provides crisis intervention services. They also coordinate with psychiatric staff to establish stabilization plans and ensure appropriate follow-up care for patients.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Case managementPsychiatric coordinationMental health assessmentChemical dependency counselingCommunication skillsStabilization servicesReferral services

Counselor Career Context

In Texas, the Mental Health Counseling weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$84k (26 salary observations; 125 listings), vs ~$77k nationally (464 salary observations; 2,113 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

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).

Of the 50 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 28% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Mental Health Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 16.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Location & Logistics

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

Top Counselor Jobs

46 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution46 jobs · 36 employers

13
<$70k
11
$70k-85k
14
$85k-100k
8
$100k-115k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 36 employers

401k / retirement match
78%
Sign-on bonus
27%
CME allowance
27%
Loan repayment
14%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 737 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Midland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$314k
Typical market rent
$1,599/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.8
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 · Midland, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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