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Health Connect America
LaFayette, Georgia

Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Some careers are just jobs. This one is different. At Georgia HOPE, the work you do every day creates meaningful change for children, families, and individuals who need it most.

We're a Georgia-based behavioral health provider on a mission to instill hope, empower lives, and strengthen communities. Our team specializes in supporting individuals facing emotional and behavioral challenges—often those who have experienced trauma, instability, or significant life stressors.

We deliver services directly in the homes, schools, and communities where our clients live and grow, because real progress happens when care is personalized, strengths-focused, and meets people where they are.

As part of the Health Connect America family—a COA-accredited organization serving children, families, and adults across nine states—you'll have the resources, support, and professional development of a larger organization, paired with the close-knit, mission-focused culture that defines our work.

If you’re looking for a career where your impact is visible, your growth is supported, and your work truly matters, you’ll find it here.

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Responsibilities

If you're someone who believes meaningful change happens through strong therapeutic relationships, evidence-based care, and meeting people where they are, this role was built for you.

As a Therapist at Georgia HOPE, you’ll provide clinical services that empower individuals and families to navigate challenges, build resilience, and achieve lasting emotional and behavioral health outcomes.

What You’ll Do

As a Therapist, you’ll deliver comprehensive, clinically sound mental health services across a diverse population. Your work will be assessment-driven, treatment-focused, and centered on measurable progress. Day to day, you can expect to:

  • Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and develop individualized, goal-oriented treatment plans
  • Deliver evidence-based therapy services through individual, group, and family sessions to address a range of mental health needs
  • Maintain consistent engagement with clients, monitoring progress and adjusting treatment approaches as clinically indicated
  • Provide crisis intervention, including risk assessment, safety planning, and coordination with emergency supports when needed
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and connect clients to community resources to ensure holistic, coordinated care
  • Complete accurate, timely documentation and maintain compliance with all regulatory, ethical, and organizational standards

What to Expect

This role may be clinic-based, community-based, or a hybrid of both, depending on program needs. You’ll manage a clinical caseload with a mix of scheduled sessions and responsive client care, including occasional crisis support. Success in this role requires strong clinical judgment, organization, and the ability to build trust with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds. You’ll work as part of a collaborative team while maintaining autonomy in your clinical approach, with ongoing support through supervision, training, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

We welcome candidates who bring a genuine commitment to children and families and meet the following qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field is required.
  • Minimum of two years’ experience working with children and/or families, which may include internships.
  • Must be eligible for professional licensure in the state of Georgia as a LPC, LMFT, or LCSW.

Be Well with Us

  • We know that people who take care of others need to be taken care of too. That's why Health Connect America offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your whole self — professionally and personally:
  • Flexible scheduling and a culture that recognizes the importance of work/life balance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including 8 mental health counseling sessions annually — because your well-being matters
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Medical, dental, vision, and voluntary insurance options
  • Health Savings Account with company contribution
  • Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account
  • Access to a Health Navigator
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Benefits Hub and Tickets at Work — exclusive savings and perks for everyday life

Ready to Make a Difference?

Join a team where your contributions truly matter. Apply now to be part of our community at Georgia HOPE, part of Health Connect America.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background investigation.

Health Connect America and its companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. For more information, please review our Equal Employment Opportunity Posters.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment planningMultidisciplinary collaborationCase managementRegulatory complianceTrauma-informed care

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 16% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Georgia197 active7,943 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 16% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedGeorgia Counselor listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus · 16% offer loan repayment331 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,623 in the last 30 days1,577 the 30 days before (+66%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs
401k / retirement match
93% this job
CME allowance
44%
Loan repayment
26% this job
Sign-on bonus
19%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,895 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Health Connect America

Mental Health Care
Franklin, Tennessee
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including 8 mental health counseling sessions annually
Paid time off and paid holidays
Medical, dental, vision, and voluntary insurance options
Health Savings Account with company contribution
Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account
Access to a Health Navigator
401(k) Retirement Plan

Living in LaFayette

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$239k
Median resident rent
$840/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Chattanooga, TN-GA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.