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Richmond, Virginia

Community Mental Health Counselor QMHP A/C

LPC / LMHCFull-Time

Listed compensation

$18-$24/hr

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Job Description

  • Mental Health Counselor: Community Based (QMHP)
  • Intensive In-home & Mental Health Skill-building
  • Full-time (30+ hours per week)

EMS of Virginia is seeking a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) to provide Intensive In-home and Mental Health Skill Building Services in the greater Richmond area (city of Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, Petersburg, Hanover, and surrounding areas).

You must be registered with the Department of Health Professions as a QMHP-A and/or QMHP-C in order to be eligible for this position.

Please visit this website for more information about the QMHP process: dhp.virginia.gov.

EMS of Virginia has been in business since 2005 serving the mental health needs of the Tri-Cities area. We pride ourselves in being a "boutique" style agency. We have a solid foundation and are continually looking for ways to offer quality in the services we offer.

We are constantly looking for ways to be different, to provide services to clients in a way that tailors to their specific needs, and to provide a positive, comfortable, and fun work environment for our team members. We expect hard work, but hard work pays off at EMS of Virginia!

We invest in our staff so that you can progress in your career. We can offer licensure supervision toward LPC or LCSW, in addition to offering leadership opportunities within the organization.

Duties Include (But Are Not Limited To)

  • Seeing clients in the community such as the client's home
  • Providing 1-1 mental health counseling related to goals
  • Providing skill building to adults with serious mental illness
  • Taking adult clients to appointments
  • Taking adult clients to link with resources in the community
  • Case Management to ensure client's basic needs are met
  • Providing individual and family counseling to children and adolescents
  • Completing individualized services plans
  • Completing quarterly reports
  • Completing progress notes for each session with a client
  • Providing information for authorization of services
  • Meeting regularly for supervision
  • Attendance at team meetings
  • Maintaining ongoing communication with your Clinical Supervisor

EMS of Virginia has been in business since 2005. We strive to hire invested individuals who are willing to help the company reach our goals so that we can help you reach your goals.

In addition to a competitive hourly wage, we offer: health insurance to full-time team members (30+ billable hours per week), accrued PTO, retirement planning with up to 3% company match, flexible schedules, assistance with CEUs, paid supervision, paid team meeting time, bonus incentives, training toward QMHP licensure. We also have a tenured tier system that rewards team members the longer they are with us.

We pride ourselves in being able to provide good clinical work to clients and seek to hire individuals who are licensed or licensed-eligible as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).

If you are on this path, we will work with you to provide your supervision experience toward licensure

This is a great opportunity for a recent or upcoming graduate who has enough experience to qualify as a QMHP.

If you are a QMHP with experience with children and/or adults, we want to hear from you! Please visit our website: emsofvirginia.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to get a sense of who we are!

Key Responsibilities

Provide community-based counseling and mental health skill-building services to adults, children, and adolescents, including home visits, appointment support, and connections to community resources. Develop service plans, document sessions, complete reports, coordinate case management, and communicate with clinical supervisors while attending supervision and team meetings.

Requirements

Applicants must be registered with Virginia’s Department of Health Professions as a QMHP-A and/or QMHP-C. Experience with children and/or adults is sought; candidates pursuing LCSW or LPC licensure may receive supervision toward licensure.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Intensive In-Home ServicesIndividual CounselingCommunity Resource CoordinationService PlanningProgress Note DocumentationQuarterly ReportingClient AdvocacyClinical CommunicationWorking With Adults With Serious Mental IllnessWorking With Children and Adolescents

Counseling Psychology — Counselor Career Context

In Virginia, the Counselor weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$79k (274 salary observations; 1,162 listings), vs ~$73k nationally (10,111 salary observations; 46,259 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$44k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $43k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Counselor market look like in Virginia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$37k–$50kCounselor median $79k (middle half $64k–$80k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Virginia vs national$79k median in Virginia$73k nationally (+9%)274 state / 10,111 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$43k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All counselor listings in Virginia417 active12,883 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 40% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusVirginia counselor listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 12% offer loan repayment417 active listings, Nov 2026
Counselor pay trend (all specialties)−1.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Virginia figures use all counselors: too few Virginia Counseling Psychology postings state pay.

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About EMS

Mental Health Care
Richmond, Virginia
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance to full-time team members (30+ billable hours per week)
Accrued PTO
Retirement planning with up to 3% company match
Flexible schedules
Assistance with CEUs
Paid supervision
Paid team meeting time
Bonus incentives

Living in Richmond

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$339k
Typical market rent
$1,628/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Richmond, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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