Mental Health Therapist

Counselor 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

**This program is located inside of Knoxville Hospitals & Clinics

Responsibilities

Collaborate with a small disciplinary team comprised of a psychiatric physician, RN Director, and medical office coordinator providing services to the senior population

  • Use evidenced based therapeutic approaches and develop, personalize, and update treatment plans with your team
  • Provide compliant documentation based on Medicare guidelines within a designated time-frame
  • Our main focus is utilizing group therapy but also include:
  • Individual sessions
  • Family therapy (as needed)
  • Assist with local community education
  • Other duties as assigned

Work-Life Balance

  • Monday-Friday
  • No Weekends
  • No On-Call
  • 7 Paid Holidays Off Per Year
  • PTO accrual

Competitive Benefits

  • Practically Free Vision & Dental
  • Practically Free Medical Starting As Low As $70/Month
  • Matching 401k - vested on day one
  • Furthering Education Assistance

Unmatched Clinical Support

  • We have online resources at your fingertips 24/7, including a group curriculum toolkit.
  • We connect you with our top therapists/social workers for peer-to-peer training and support.
  • Previous Senior Life Solution employees ready to train you.

About Us

Senior Life Solutions, an intensive outpatient therapy program designed to meet the unique needs of individuals, typically 65 and older, experiencing depression and/or anxiety related to life changes often associated with aging.

Requirements

Licensure: License in Social Work or Counseling as recognized by the state; may include LISW, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, etc. – required

Work with kindness and accountability to enhance the quality of life for our patients. required

Other

Upon an applicant’s request, the Company will consider a reasonable accommodation.

Successful completion of a full background check is required for employment. At times, this may include drug testing.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyTreatment planningClinical documentationMedicare complianceCrisis interventionPatient assessmentInterdisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist at Psychiatric Medical Care a 8.0 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 8,002 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 30% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
23%
PSLF eligible
19%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,002 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Knoxville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$225k
Typical market rent
$904/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 6%
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 Psychiatric Medical Care

Mental Health Care
Brentwood, TN
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Monday-Friday Schedule
No Weekends
No On-Call
7 Paid Holidays
PTO Accrual
Medical Starting as Low as $70/Month
Dental & Vision
Matching 401k