Pays starting at $55,000 — $23k below the Counselor market median of ~$73k (327 jobs)
Behavioral Health Therapist
About the Role
Behavioral health therapist at FQHC. $55K-$75K salary. No call. No weekends. 8 patients/day. Loan repayment up to $50K. M-F 8-5 schedule.
Join Iowa Primary Care Association as a Behavioral Health Therapist in United States. Description The Iowa Primary Care Association is actively recruiting a Behavioral Health Therapist to provide care at a brand new community health center (FQHC) in Spencer, IA! LISW and LMHC all encouraged to apply!
Key Responsibilities
- Formulates, develops and implements a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate clinical social work and/or counseling treatments and interventions.
- Interventions may include crisis intervention, brief and long-term individual, marital, and family and/or group therapies.
- Provides therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency behavioral health services as required.
Requirements
- Graduation from accredited master’s social work, counseling, marriage/family therapy and/or behavioral health education program.
- Licensed as behavioral health professional to practice as LISW in Iowa (LISW; LMSW; or LMHC).
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $50,000 annually.
Work Schedule
- Full-time position.
- No call required.
- No weekends required.
Apply to join Iowa Primary Care Association as a Behavioral Health Therapist.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Therapist at Iowa Primary Care Association a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,538 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Clinicians in this score range report high career satisfaction and sustainable workloads. This is an ideal fit for providers who prioritize long-term career longevity.
Counselor Career Context
Iowa Primary Care Association holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 78/100, 14 active listings.
In Iowa, Mental Health Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc pay a median of ~$87k across 75 listings, vs ~$77k nationally (8,020 listings).
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Iowa's cost-of-living index is 89.0 (US average = 100), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $56k in an average-cost state — Iowa ranks #4 of 50 for clinician purchasing power. 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 8.3/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles. No call coverage keeps hours predictable.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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