Therapist, Behavioral

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH - ATLANTA - ATLANTA, GA 30349Position Type: Full TimeJob Shift: DaysBehavioral Therapist – Community‑Based Services This is an excellent opportunity for a therapist who enjoys flexibility, autonomy, and meaningful, hands‑on work in the community.

The Behavioral Therapist provides therapeutic and behavioral health services directly in client‑preferred environments, helping individuals improve functioning, develop coping skills, and achieve treatment goals.

Position Summary The Behavioral Therapist is responsible for providing high‑quality, community‑based mental health and substance use services. This role involves traveling in your personal vehicle to meet clients where services are most effective, including homes, schools, and workplaces.

Primary responsibilities include: Providing individual therapy, group counseling, and behavioral interventions Conducting assessments and developing or updating treatment plans Offering supportive counseling and crisis‑responsive interventions Completing documentation and case management tasks per state and agency requirements Supporting client stability, recovery, and long‑term growth through community‑based engagement

Qualifications

Master’s degree in a behavioral or social sciences field from a CACREP university/college (required) Demonstrated post‑graduate experience providing mental health services, including therapy and behavioral intervention (required) Preferred credentials: LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or Associate licensure Strong engagement, communication, and documentation skills Ability to work independently and travel within the community

Why Join Us

Access offers a competitive and supportive environment designed to help you grow as a clinician while making a real impact: Comprehensive health and wellness benefits Competitive salary, including compensation for administrative time Paid holidays and PTO accrual 401(k) with company match Paid life and disability insurance Free clinical supervision toward licensure Access Mental Health Agency Access Mental Health Agency (AMHA), a subsidiary of SUN Behavioral Health, was founded in 2008 with a mission to provide high‑value, community‑based behavioral health services to underserved individuals.

Since expanding into multiple Georgia markets, Access has grown into a strong, multidisciplinary team delivering compassionate, real‑world care across homes, schools, workplaces, and community settings. Our approach centers on accessibility, engagement, and supporting clients where they feel most comfortable.

Join Our Team If you’re passionate about helping individuals make meaningful changes, thrive in a flexible community‑based role, and want to build a long‑term clinical career, we’d love to hear from you. Build a career. Make a difference. Join Access.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Access Mental Health is committed to the principle of Equal Employment Opportunity for all employees and applicants.

It is our policy to ensure that both current and prospective employees are afforded equal employment opportunity without consideration of race, religious creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with local, state and federal laws.

Americans with Disabilities Act Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Therapist provides therapeutic and behavioral health services directly in community settings, focusing on helping individuals improve functioning and achieve treatment goals. Primary duties include delivering individual and group therapy, conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, and managing case documentation.

Requirements

A Master's degree in a behavioral or social sciences field from a CACREP university/college is required, along with demonstrated post-graduate experience providing mental health services, including therapy and behavioral intervention. Preferred credentials include LPC, LCSW, or LMFT licensure.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningCommunity EngagementEngagement SkillsCommunication Skills

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist, Behavioral at SUN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GROUP a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,035 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 34% have no call, 58% 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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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
34%
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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

Living in Atlanta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$377k
Typical market rent
$1,944/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 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 Sun Behavioral Health Group

Mental Health Care
Columbus, OH
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
Competitive salary
Paid holidays and PTO accrual
401(k) with company match
Paid life and disability insurance
Free clinical supervision toward licensure