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Corner Health Center
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Therapist 1- School Based

Counselor Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)Full-Time

Listed compensation

$52K - $67K

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Therapist

Organizational Summary

The Corner Health Center is Michigan's first, largest and most comprehensive adolescent and young adult health center. The Corner serves youth and young adults ages 12 through 25 (and their children) and has over 40 years of experience providing care to individuals with complex needs. The Corner provides high quality, judgment-free, affordable health and wellness care and education.

Job Summary

The Corner Health Center seeks a Therapist. The person in this role will be responsible for providing confidential mental health counseling services to participants of The Corner Health Center (TCHC) programs. This is a non-exempt, full-time position with a competitive salary.

This person will report directly to the Behavioral Health Manager. This is an ideal position for someone with experience with diverse populations including LGBTQ youth and an interest in utilizing Evidence Based Practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Perform accurate assessments of their client needs to develop appropriate goals, progress, and treatment plans
  • Accurately submit fully completed billing and patient documentation in a timely manner according to company standards demonstrating services are medically necessary
  • Collaborate with the Corner Health Center team to connect families with additional resources or referrals as needed
  • Collaborate with organizational peers including nurse practitioners, physicians and therapists
  • Participate in trainings, seminars, and community education events
  • Provide care in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulatory standards
  • Coordinate transition of care
  • Provide psychotherapeutic interventions appropriate to age, education, culture, ethnicity and functional ability
  • Provide sessions to approximately 25 clients per week
  • Commitment to the agency’s mission and DEI initiatives
  • Provide services in accordance with the MDHHS CAHC Minimum Program Requirements and grant guidelines
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Experience or ability to learn the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Athena
  • Successfully pass background screening and not be in the OIG exclusion database
  • Master’s degree in social work or related degree from an accredited institution
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Licensed to practice in the State of Michigan. Clinician with limited licenses will be considered.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with clients from diverse cultural, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
  • School based counseling experience is a plus
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
  • Commitment to the agency’s mission and DEI initiatives
  • Provide services in accordance with the MDHHS CAHC Minimum Program Requirements and grant guidelines
  • Ability to work well as part of a team and independently

COVID-19/influenza considerations: All patients and staff are required to wear masks.

All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid and the flu yearly.

The Corner Health Center is an equal opportunity employer prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide confidential mental health counseling services and psychotherapeutic interventions to adolescent and young adult clients. They are responsible for conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation and billing records.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment planningAssessmentCase managementMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointCrisis interventionCollaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist 1- School Based at Corner Health Center a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,933 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 36% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$60k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $62k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
50%
Loan repayment
35%
Sign-on bonus
25%
PSLF eligible
25%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,933 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Ypsilanti

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$273k≈ 5.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,293/mo≈ 30% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.9
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Ann Arbor, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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