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CLINICAL THERAPIST (MA/MSW) - FLEX/PRN - Oak Park Counseling Center

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Flex/registry Clinical Therapist – Oak Park Counseling Center

Job Summary

This is a Flex/registry Clinical Therapist position at the Oak Park Counseling Center location – 101 Madison Street in Oak Park. The Clinical Therapist will: Complete initial intake assessments to new clients entering the program and provide preliminary diagnosis and treatment recommendations.

Deliver individual, family, and group therapy sessions to children, adolescents and adults in the clinic setting. Develop initial and updated therapy treatment plans to guide the client's clinical treatment with the practice.

Develop and maintain a clinical caseload while working alongside administrative staff for scheduling. Maintain and submit appropriate documentation as well as billing submission under the standards of the outpatient services department.

Engage in clinical consultation with other members of the treatment team as indicated. Ensure adherence with census requirements of the clinic. Assure compliance with applicable laws pertaining to psychiatric treatments. To provide a safe, secure, therapeutic and professional environment at all times.

Flex position - no benefits.

Qualifications

Job Specifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to demonstrate competency in the criteria listed in this job description. The specifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability to meet the minimum requirements for this position.

Education: M. A / M.S. in Clinical, Counseling, or School Psychology or MSW.

Experience

One year clinical experience within an inpatient/outpatient/school-based setting; the one year can be a training experience as well.

Licensure/Certification: LPC/LSW or LCPC/LCSW in Illinois preferred.

Knowledge: Working knowledge of Hospital safety policy and procedures. Excellent communications skills. Must possess knowledge of general psychiatric principles, working concepts and theory, age specific growth and development, limit setting, as well as crisis and behavioral management.

  • Supervision Received: Clinical Director and/or Executive Director of Outpatient Services
  • Supervision Exercised: None
  • Line of Promotion: Assistant Clinical Coordinator, Clinical Director

Working Conditions: Exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit violent/aggressive behavior. Potential for exposure to communicable diseases, blood/body fluids and other hazardous waste. General hospital environment.

Physical Requirements: Ability to communicate verbally in clear concise manner. Push, pull and lift up to 40 pounds. Intermittent sitting, standing, walking, bending and stooping.

The physical requirements described here are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical therapyIndividual therapyFamily therapyTreatment planningCrisis managementCommunication skills

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 28% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
46%
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
29%
PSLF eligible
22%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,035 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Chicago

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$356k
Typical market rent
$2,342/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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