Pays $75k-$85k — Counselor market median is ~$79k (53 jobs)
About the Role
Full-time licensed therapist for residential substance use treatment. $75K-$85K plus $5K retention bonus. Ephrata, PA.
Join Sunshine Behavioral Health as a Licensed Therapist – Substance Use, $5K Retention Bonus in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, United States. Keystone Retreat is hiring a full-time Licensed Therapist to join our residential substance use treatment team in Ephrata, PA. Keystone Retreat is not affiliated with the previous company or prior operations that resided at this location.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $75K - $85K
- Signing bonus: $5,000.
- $5,000 retention bonus
- Quarterly KPI-based bonuses
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Company-paid life insurance
- Retirement plan
- PTO
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
This position offers a signing bonus. Work with Sunshine Behavioral Health in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The therapist will provide individual, group, and family therapy using evidence-based approaches while developing individualized treatment plans. They are also responsible for conducting assessments, facilitating psychoeducational groups, and maintaining timely EMR documentation.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid license such as LPC, LCSW, LMFT, PsyD, PhD, or LSW/LAPC with CAADC. The role requires a passion for recovery and client-centered care within a residential treatment setting.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Addiction Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 14% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $82k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Addiction Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
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