Mental Health Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

Join Our Legacy of Impact – Make a Real Difference Every Day!

At Lutheran Family and Children’s Services (LFCS), we have a 157-year history of empowering children and families to overcome life’s toughest challenges. When you join our team, you’re becoming a part of a mission that transforms lives and builds brighter futures—now and for generations to come.

Why LFCS?

  • Meaningful Work: Your efforts will directly help shape a better world for those who need it most.
  • Impactful Mission: Join a team dedicated to creating safety and stability for kids across Missouri.
  • A Legacy of Change: Be part of an organization that creates a lasting impact in the communities we serve.

Your Role

  • Provide individual and family therapy to children and families in both office and school settings, utilizing evidence base therapeutic techniques.
  • Offer psychoeducation, prevention programming and advocacy to empower children and families with the tools they need to build resilience, manage stress, and thrive mentally and emotionally.
  • Assess and provide crisis intervention during high-stress situations, ensuring clients’ safety with effective risk assessments and safety planning.
  • Participate in ongoing professional development to stay on top of the latest therapeutic practices, ensuring you’re always equipped to offer the best care possible.

What We’re Looking For

  • Master's degree in a mental health-related field, must have or be eligible for a provisional license (PLPC or LMSW) or full license of an (LPC, LMSW, LMFT) in the state of Missouri.
  • A mission-driven individual who fully embraces and models LFCS values and can forge a mutually respectful partnership with people served and their families.
  • This position requires you to work 2-3 evenings per week.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, pregnancy, creed, genetic information, gender identity, status as protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

In addition to federal law requirements, LFCS complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

Key Responsibilities

Provide individual and family therapy to children and families in office and school settings, using evidence-based techniques. Deliver psychoeducation, prevention programming, and advocacy, and conduct crisis interventions, risk assessments, and safety planning to support client well-being and safety.

Requirements

A master's degree in a mental health-related field is required, along with eligibility for a provisional Missouri license (PLPC or LMSW) or a full Missouri license (LPC, LMSW, or LMFT). Candidates should be mission-driven, model LFCS values, build respectful partnerships with clients and families, and be available to work two to three evenings per week.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual TherapyEvidence-Based Therapeutic TechniquesResilience BuildingStress ManagementRisk AssessmentPartnership Building

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 30% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Counselor Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs · 29 employers

11
<$70k
13
$70k-85k
3
$85k-100k
2
$100k-115k
2
$115k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 29 employers

401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
32%
Sign-on bonus
29%
PSLF eligible
26%
Loan repayment
23%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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LifeStance Health · Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

$74k-$117k
#2

Licensed Clinical Therapist (LSCSW, LCPC, LCMFT) Sign-on Bonus $5,000

LifeStance Health · Lawrence, Kansas

$81k-$117k
#3

Mental Health Clinical Therapist II-Day/PM-LOMG St Charles

$33.24-$49.86/hr
#4

PA Licensed Clinician - LCSW or LPC - Behavioral Health

$57k-$103k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,995 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in St. Louis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$258k
Typical market rent
$1,334/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Lutheran Family And Childrens Services Of Missouri

Individual and Family Services
St. Louis, MO
51-200 employees