Therapist - IOP Outpatient Behavioral Health
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Licensed Therapist to join our team at our IOP in Opelousas. As a therapist, you will be responsible for providing individual and group counseling sessions to patients with substance abuse and mental health disorders.
You will work closely with our interdisciplinary team to develop and implement treatment plans that meet the unique needs of each patient. Your ultimate goal will be to help patients achieve long-term recovery and improve their overall quality of life.
We are currently looking to add Full-Time Therapist to join our team. Weekdays only, no weekends.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's degree in counseling, social work, or related field
- Current state licensure as a professional counselor or social worker, LMSW, LCSW, PLPC, LPC
- Experience working with patients with substance abuse and mental health disorders
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with evidence-based treatment modalities
- Experience working in an outpatient setting
Responsibilities
- Conduct individual and group counseling sessions with patients
- Develop and implement treatment plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records
- Participate in case conferences and treatment team meetings
- Stay current with best practices and trends in substance abuse and mental health treatment
Skills
As a therapist, you will utilize your strong communication and interpersonal skills to build rapport with patients and provide them with the support they need to achieve long-term recovery. You will also use your expertise in evidence-based treatment modalities to develop and implement effective treatment plans.
In addition, you will work collaboratively with our interdisciplinary team to ensure that patients receive comprehensive and coordinated care. Your ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment will be critical to your success in this role.
Finally, your commitment to staying current with best practices and trends in substance abuse and mental health treatment will enable you to provide the highest quality care to our patients.
Beacon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in counseling, social work, or a related field and possess current state licensure (LMSW, LCSW, PLPC, or LPC). Experience working with substance abuse and mental health populations is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist - IOP Outpatient Behavioral Health at Beacon Behavioral Support Services a 6.4 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, 42% are remote, 30% have no call, 84% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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