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THERAPIST-LSW/PC

CounselorFull-time

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Job Description

Therapist LSW/PC

Job Duties: Provide individual counseling to adult populations with psychotic, emotional, substance use and dual diagnosis disorders. Administer formal assessments to develop perspective on client’s symptoms.

Develop treatment plans for each individual based on client’s diagnosis, assessment information, needs and lifestyle. Collaborate with psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioners, case managers and other external providers to ensure optimal care.

Provide crisis intervention as necessary to ensure safety of clients and the community, along with demonstrating relevant clinical knowledge and skills.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, or a closely related field plus 1 year experience in clinical mental health counseling.

Experience must include at least one year in each of the following: ICD; assessing for risk and intervening in crisis situations; designing behavioral intervention plans; conducting functional behavioral assessment; experience with social services and community-based resources; TF-CBT; CBT interventions; CBT-P (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis, DSM-5 (or subsequent revisions); clinical skills (diagnosis, motivational interviewing, active listening, use of interpretation and reflection, guided discovery, DBT interventions, record keeping, ethical obligations); providing individual counseling to clients who experience severe psychosis or psychotic disorders; psychology; working with multicultural and marginalized populations such as racial and gender minorities; and group counseling.

Licensed in the State of Ohio as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or Licensed Social Worker (LSW) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).

  • Employer: Upper Valley Professional Corporation
  • Job Location: 601 Edwin C. Moses Boulevard, Dayton, OH 45417

Key Responsibilities

Provide individual counseling to adults with psychotic, emotional, and substance use disorders while developing personalized treatment plans. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and perform crisis interventions to ensure client and community safety.

Requirements

Requires a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, or a related field and at least one year of clinical experience. Candidates must hold a valid Ohio license as an LPC, LSW, or LMFT.

Key Skills

Treatment planningClinical assessment

Social Work — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 24% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Social Work (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 288 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Dayton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$149k
Typical market rent
$1,251/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
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.