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Lawrenceville, Georgia

PHP THERAPIST (Athens)

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

SummitRidge Hospital provides quality behavioral health and addiction treatment services in Lawrenceville, GA, approximately 25 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Due to continued growth, we are seeking an experienced Outpatient Therapist who would be based in Athens, GA.

The Outpatient Therapist provides clinical services via group, family, and individual therapy as well as completes social histories and treatment plans as a valued member of a treatment team.

It is also expected that the Outpatient Therapist will maintain positive relationships with service providers to function as a service broker and coordinate transition and discharge planning for patients in our care.

SummitRidge Hospital –is a place for Healing and Hope! Our behavioral health psychiatric hospital is in Lawrenceville (about 25 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta). We provide psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment to adolescents, adults, and seniors, in addition to partial hospitalization and other outpatient programs (includes a location in Athens).

Benefit Highlights

  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(k) with Company Match
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • Competitive Compensation & Paid Time Off
  • Disability, Life, Pet Insurance and much more!
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022.

During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries.

Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U. S. states, Washington, D. C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work/Psychology/Counseling
  • A minimum of one year post master’s degree, preferred
  • Strong clinical skills to address crisis situations, family, group, and individual therapy
  • Strong verbal and communication skills

EEO Statement

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success. At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.

We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email.

The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

Key Skills

Group TherapyFamily TherapyTreatment PlanningCrisis InterventionTransition PlanningClinical Documentation

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 16% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Lawrenceville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$340k
Typical market rent
$1,895/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
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.

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About UHS

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Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(k) with Company Match
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Paid Time Off
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Pet Insurance