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Community Bridges
Mesa, Arizona

Outpatient Counselor

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency offering a variety of different programs throughout Arizona. CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical homes, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness.

Outpatient Counselor

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare organization offering a full continuum of care, including variety of programs throughout Arizona, Oklahoma and District of Columbia. CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical homes, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness.

CBI is the premiere non-profit fully integrated healthcare provider of substance use and behavioral health programs in Arizona, including prevention, education and treatment using cutting-edge, nationally recognized, evidence-based models.

Job Summary

The Community Bridges, Inc. (CB) Counselor is responsible for ensuring, with the assistance of other treatment team members, that each participant is provided the services necessary to achieve the goals of treatment as outlined in their individualized treatment plan. Counselors familiarize themselves with each new assigned participant to provide appropriate counseling services based on best practices models as well as providing educational presentations to participants and/or their families as needed.

Skills/Requirements

  • Master’s degree in counseling, marriage and family therapy or social work from a CSWE-accredited program required.
  • Minimum of one (1) year of full-time behavioral health experience is required of this position. LIC
  • Must be licensed at the independent or associate level with the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (AZBBHE) as Psychologist, Social Worker, Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist or Addiction Counselor (Addiction Counselor applicable to Residential Programs only).
  • Must be in good standing with the AZBBHE and meet requirements to provide clinical supervision toward licensure.
  • Valid identification required.
  • Holds AZ Fingerprint Clearance card.

CBI Offers an excellent benefits package!

Generous PTO accrual (5 weeks!),

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Supplemental plans

Hospital indemnity/ Critical Illness,

Pet Insurance,

Dependent Care Savings, Health Care Savings,

401K with employer match - 100% vested upon enrollment,

Wellness programs,

  • Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarship Programs, incentives, and more!
  • Reimbursement options for Licensure
  • Very Competitive pay rates
  • CBI is growing and expanding our services!

We are experiencing tremendous growth currently. As an essential service provider, we value all our employees and their careers.

*For the past four years, The Phoenix Business Journal has recognized CBI as one of the top ten healthiest mid-size employers in the Valley! *

CBI Values your Career and have lots of growth opportunities!

Our staff experience tremendous professional growth through ongoing training and support. Our team is supported by strong and competent leadership. The leadership at CBI is committed to ongoing professional development for their staff. Come join our team of passionate individuals who are serious about making a difference in the lives of our patients and the communities we serve.

About our Culture, commitment to employees!

We are looking for driven and compassionate individual’s that thrive in an upbeat and safe working environment. We dedicate a lot of thought and effort into work life balance as well as our competitive composition structure.

We know life happens, that’s why we all start with a 5-week PTO plan as well as a wide range of unique benefits!

Our Facilities.

Our locations are all state-of-the-art facilities that provide top notch integrated care. We are proud to adhere to a “no wrong door” treatment approach that allows our staff to dramatically improve the quality of life for the patients in their care.

CBI treats patients from all different walks of life and believes in maintaining the dignity of human life. Recovery is possible!

CBI Offers an excellent benefits package!

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Supplemental plans - Hospital indemnity/ Critical Illness, Pet Insurance, Dependent Care Savings, Health Care Savings, 401K with employer match - 100% vested upon enrollment, Generous PTO accrual, Wellness programs, Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarship Programs, incentives, and more!

For the past four years, The Phoenix Business Journal has recognized CBI as one of the top ten healthiest mid-size employers in the Valley.

CBI treats patients from all different walks of life and believes in maintaining the dignity of human life. Recovery is possible!

Key Responsibilities

The counselor is responsible for providing counseling services and ensuring participants receive necessary services to achieve their individualized treatment plan goals. They also conduct educational presentations for participants and their families using evidence-based models.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in counseling, marriage and family therapy, or social work from a CSWE-accredited program. Additionally, they must possess at least one year of full-time behavioral health experience and hold an active license with the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Behavioral health counselingTreatment planningSubstance use disorder treatmentCrisis interventionClinical documentationMental health assessmentCase managementPatient advocacyInterdisciplinary collaboration

Behavioral Health Counseling — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 32% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Are Counselor jobs open to new graduates?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedCounselor median $78k (middle half $69k–$86k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Counselor listings in Arizona345 active13,351 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 70% remote · 32% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArizona Counselor listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 17% offer loan repayment345 active listings, Nov 2026
Counselor pay trend−1.8% 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
85% this job
CME allowance
56%
Sign-on bonus
30%
Loan repayment
7%
Visa sponsorship
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.6this job 3.0
Below most Behavioral Health Counseling listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 34 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Community Bridges

Hospitals and Health Care
Mesa, AZ
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous PTO accrual (5 weeks)
Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Supplemental plans
Hospital indemnity/Critical Illness
Pet Insurance
Dependent Care Savings, Health Care Savings
401K with employer match - 100% vested upon enrollment
Wellness programs
Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarship Programs

Living in Mesa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$416k
Typical market rent
$1,532/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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