Outpatient Mental Health Therapist

Counselor 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

We’re hiring a master level Therapist / Social Worker / Counselor to join our new Intensive Outpatient Therapy Program, serving older adults in Emporia, KS - this is the newest program in the state of Kansas set to open in November with staff starting in October!

  • Role: Outpatient Mental Health Therapist
  • Location: Emporia, Kansas
  • Setting: Intensive Outpatient Therapy Program (IOP)
  • Population: Older Adults, Ages 65+
  • Schedule: Full Time (Monday to Friday, 8a-5p)

*PMC can provide supervision for provisionally licensed Therapists, Counselors, and Social Workers.

You’ll work alongside a collaborative care team providing compassionate mental health support to older adults!

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

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Mental health therapyIndividual therapyTreatment planningClinical documentationGeriatric careCrisis interventionMedicare compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient 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 8,084 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Psychiatric Medical Care ranks #6 of 19 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 38% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
50%
Loan repayment
31%
Sign-on bonus
27%
PSLF eligible
27%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,084 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Emporia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$186k
Typical market rent
$784/mo
Residents’ average commute
12 min
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
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

7 Paid Holidays Off Per Year
PTO accrual
Practically Free Vision & Dental
Practically Free Medical Starting As Low As $70/Month
Matching 401k - vested on day one
Furthering Education Assistance