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Marathon Health
Storm Lake, Iowa

Mental Health Therapist (Full time with Benefits and Flex Time) Storm Lake, IA

Counselor 9.0 Work-LifeFull-Time

Listed compensation

$85K - $115K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Marathon Health is a leading provider of advanced primary care in the U. S., serving 2.5 million eligible patients through approximately 630 employer and union-sponsored clients. Our comprehensive services include advanced primary care, mental health, occupational health, musculoskeletal, and pharmacy services, delivered through our 680+ health centers across 41 states. We also offer virtual primary care and mental health services accessible in all 50 states. Transforming healthcare delivery with a patient-first approach, we prioritize convenient access to both in-person and virtual care, resulting in improved health outcomes and significant cost savings. Committed to inclusivity and collaboration, we foster a positive work environment and recruit exceptional talent to ensure expertise and compassion in healthcare delivery. Marathon has been recognized as a five-time Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work in Healthcare winner and a six-time Best in KLAS award winner for employer-sponsored healthcare services.

  • vision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action. Prevention, wellness, and client involvement is emphasized Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team Pay Range: $85,000 - $115,000/yr The actual offer may vary dependent upon geographic location and the candidate’s years of experience and/or skill level. We are accepting applications for this position until a candidate has been selected. To apply to this position and learn more about open jobs at Marathon Health, visit our careers page. Marathon Health is a leading provider of advanced primary care in the U. S., serving 2.5 million eligible patients through approximately 630 employer and union-sponsored clients. Our comprehensive services include advanced primary care, mental health, occupational health, musculoskeletal, and pharmacy services, delivered through our 680+ health centers across 41 states. We also offer virtual primary care and mental health services accessible in all 50 states. Transforming healthcare delivery with a patient-first approach, we prioritize convenient access to both in-person and virtual care, resulting in improved health outcomes and significant cost savings. Committed to inclusivity and collaboration, we foster a positive work environment and recruit exceptional talent to ensure expertise and compassion in healthcare delivery. Marathon has been recognized as a five-time Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work in Healthcare winner and a six-time Best in KLAS award winner for employer-sponsored healthcare services. Learn more at marathon.health. Marathon Health exists to enable millions of people to live their healthiest lives, one patient at a time. If you have a passion for improving patient lives while transforming a broken U. S. healthcare, Marathon is the place for you. Marathon Health provides equal employment opportunities to all teammates and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, dis
  • ability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Marathon Health is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its employment for individuals with disabilities. To request dis
  • ability accommodation in the application process, contact recruiting@marathon.health. Marathon Health will never ask a candidate for personal identifiable information (date of birth, social security number, driver’s license information, etc) via email or messenger tools, or for a financial deposit of any kind. All our open positions are listed here on our website and any emails sent from our teammates contain the address “@marathon.health” if you have any questions or concerns about suspicious emails or queries, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly at People
  • Experience@marathon.health. Our benefits are built around access to care that works, starting with FREE Marathon Health services for you and your family, which provides unlimited, free primary care, routine labs, select prescriptions, vaccinations, and virtual mental health care for you and your family so that our teammates can do their best work and build better healthcare Below are some of our benefit offerings. Eligibility varies based on PT or FT status: Comprehensive Health & Wellness Benefits: Choice of 2 medical plans, 2 dental plans, and vision coverage, unlimited free mental health benefits and EAP resources, Rewards for challenges and healthy lifestyle activities Family Friendly & Reproductive Health Benefits: Family-building and hormonal health benefits and paid parental leave Time-Based Benefits: Generous PTO or FTO, Paid Holidays + A Day for What Matters Financial Support: Company paid Basic Life and Dis
  • ability insurance, Supplemental Life, Spending Accounts, 401(k) with employer match and graded vesting Continuing Medical Education (CME) for maintaining and strengthening the knowledge, skills, and expertise of our health center teammates, as applicable Click here to visit our Benefits page on our Careers page.

Key Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based psychotherapy and treatment planning for individuals, couples, and families aged 12 and older. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary clinical team to coordinate care and lead psychoeducational workshops and support groups.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree and licensure as a mental health clinician (e.g., LPC, LCSW, LMFT) or the ability to obtain independent licensure within two years. BLS certification and experience in mental health evaluation and treatment are required.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

BLS (preferred)

Key Skills

Clinical AssessmentEvidence-based TherapyCrisis ManagementCase ManagementGroup TherapyEMR DocumentationMicrosoft OfficeInterdisciplinary CollaborationDiagnosisPatient Education

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist (Full time with Benefits and Flex Time) Storm Lake, IA at Marathon Health a 9.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as exceptional. This places the position in the top 5% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,754 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Marathon Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 78/100, 129 active listings.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 28% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $114k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
43% this job
Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
29%
PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

9.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 5% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)

Living in Storm Lake

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$174k
Median resident rent
$898/mo
Residents’ average commute
10 min
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Marathon Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Indianapolis, IN
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Free Marathon Health services for family
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Unlimited free mental health benefits
EAP
Generous PTO/FTO
Paid Holidays