Mental Health Therapist (Licensed)

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
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Job Description

Description

Elite DNA Behavioral Health is actively hiring for a Mental Health Therapist (Licensed)

We are a physician-run leader Telepsychiatry, providing quality therapy and psychiatric services for children, adolescents, and adults striving to achieve mental health and wellness and reach their full potential.

We offer a collaborative, flexible work culture and foster an environment built on respect, trust, love, and a shared passion for quality patient care.

Our business model provides every clinician with structured administrative support utilizing a best-in-class patient management system and highly trained administrative staff.

Full-Time & Part-Time opening for a therapist needed for a growing mental health agency in our Savannah, GA location.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time (PT for licensed only)

Benefits

  • 401(k) Matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 3 Weeks PTO/1st Yr.
  • 7 Paid Holidays
  • Mental Health Days
  • CEU's/Elite DNA University

Schedule

  • Monday to Friday
  • No weekends

Education

Master's

Requirements

  • Some of these duties include, but are not limited to:
  • Assists in developing and implementing clinical procedures and guidelines, as needed
  • Actively participates in staff meetings and case presentations.
  • Assists in supervising Care Coordinators during initial intakes.
  • Provides supervision and consultation to staff and student interns, as appropriate.

Provides patient-centered therapy interventions with an emphasis on patient involvement as an integral part of the treatment team.

Utilizes the electronic medical record to document patient screenings, psychosocial assessments, progress, and referral information and completes documentation within the agency’s required timelines.

  • Assists in the process of advocacy for patients’ access to community resources.
  • Collaboratively develops treatment plans including input from the patient, families, treatment team members and other agencies, as appropriate.
  • Coordinates and communicates with the treatment team to provide the best care to patients.
  • Uses multiple interventions such as group, individual and family therapy to assist patients in meeting their identified goals.
  • Demonstrates sensitivity to diversity issues in the assessment and treatment of patients.
  • Demonstrates respect for the inherent dignity and worth of the patients.

Actively monitors patient progress towards goals and addresses termination/discharge related issues, providing outside referrals at discharge/termination, as appropriate.

Effectively works independently and in a team environment; prioritizes workload based on workflow demands and in response to reprioritization by administrators, when needed

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Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide patient-centered therapy interventions and collaborate with a treatment team to develop and implement effective treatment plans. They are also responsible for maintaining accurate clinical documentation and providing supervision to staff and interns as needed.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Mental health therapyTreatment planningPsychosocial assessmentCrisis interventionCase managementPatient advocacyElectronic medical recordsGroup therapyIndividual therapyDiversity sensitivity

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist (Licensed) at Elite DNA Behavioral Health a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 10% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs

401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
49% this job
Loan repayment
23%
Sign-on bonus
20%
PSLF eligible
14%

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Work-life snapshot

6.2/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No weekends

Living in Savannah

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$300k
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.2
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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

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About Elite DNA Behavioral Health

Mental Health Care
Fort Myers, Florida
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k) Matching
Dental Insurance
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
3 Weeks PTO/1st Yr
7 Paid Holidays
Mental Health Days
CEU's/Elite DNA University