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Franciscan Alliance
Lafayette, Louisiana

Clinical Therapist Physician Practice (1.0 FTE/Days)

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

Franciscan Health Lafayette Central

1501 Hartford St Lafayette, Indiana 47904

The Clinical Therapist Physician Practice provides evaluation and treatment of patients in collaboration with a Physician or licensed Psychologist. This position assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients with behavioral health disorders and/or dual diagnoses.

They provide information and counseling to patients and family members and utilize individual, group, and family therapy. The Clinical Therapist performs duties, creates treatment plans, and assesses patient progress, according to evidence-based practices.

Who We Are

Franciscan Health is a non-profit health care ministry with primary and specialty care physician groups located throughout Indiana and Illinois. Franciscan is known for our mission of caring.

Our values of Respect for Life; Fidelity to Our Mission; Compassionate Concern; Joyful Service; and Christian Stewardship extend to our employees and patients. With 12 hospital ministries, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care organizations in the Midwest.

Franciscan Health includes over 1,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers. Franciscan providers enjoy a team approach to care. Of our 260+ locations, many are nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence.

What You Can Expect

Professional Development Teaches, takes continuing education classes, and attends conferences or seminars to increase understanding of mental, emotional, or behavioral states or disorders.

Patient Care Documentation Documents patient care information and ensures timely and accurate completion of patient care records in accordance with policies and procedures.

Patient Diagnosis Analyzes and evaluates patient data or test findings to diagnose nature or extent of mental disorder.

Administers Treatment Directs, or administers psychotherapeutic treatments to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.

Treatment Plan Development Collaborates with physicians, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, or other professionals to create and implement patient treatment plans.

Collaboration Collaborates with physicians, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress.

Patient Assessment Performs thorough patient psychosocial assessments to explore the physical, psychological and social aspects of the patient and their conditions. Obtains a history and elicits an accurate description of psychosocial needs in order to formulate the patient treatment plans, in collaboration with patients, their support systems and care team members.

Qualifications

  • Required Master's Degree Social Work or Counseling or Marriage and Family
  • Required 2 years Social Services Required

Required Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) - State Licensing Board

Travel Is Required

Never or Rarely

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Therapist evaluates, diagnoses, and treats patients with behavioral health disorders in collaboration with physicians and psychologists. They are responsible for developing evidence-based treatment plans and documenting patient progress accurately.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

PsychotherapyTreatment planningPsychosocial assessmentEvidence-based practiceClinical documentationCrisis interventionPatient evaluationCase managementMental health support

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 26% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution39 jobs

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<$75k
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$75k-100k
7
$100k-125k
11
$125k-150k
1
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs

401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
47% this job
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
9%
PSLF eligible
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,911 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Lafayette

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$227k
Typical market rent
$1,329/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.2
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 · Lafayette, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Franciscan Alliance

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Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefit offerings