Therapist | Schaumburg, IL
Listed compensation
$60k-$70k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Therapist
Schaumburg, IL | $60,000 - $70,000 Annually | Full-Time | On-Site
About Greater Illinois Behavioral Health
Greater Illinois Behavioral Health is a client-centered, trauma-informed behavioral health treatment organization providing individualized care for individuals experiencing mental health and co-occurring substance use conditions. Its continuum of care includes Residential/Inpatient treatment, Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Evening IOP, and traditional Outpatient services, along with counseling and psychiatric care.
Treatment is rooted in evidence-based and holistic approaches, including CBT, DBT, trauma-informed therapy, individual, group, and family therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, psychoeducation, and relapse prevention. Greater Illinois Behavioral Health is committed to helping clients address underlying challenges, develop sustainable coping skills, and build a foundation for long-term mental wellness and recovery.
The Opportunity
Greater Illinois Behavioral Health is seeking a Therapist to join its clinical team in Schaumburg, Illinois. This full-time, on-site position offers a daytime schedule and the opportunity to provide therapeutic services to individuals receiving behavioral health treatment. The Therapist will support clients in addressing mental health concerns, developing coping strategies, and working toward individualized treatment goals.
What You'll Do
- Conduct clinical assessments to identify client needs, presenting concerns, and appropriate treatment goals.
- Provide individual therapy using evidence-based therapeutic approaches appropriate to client needs.
- Develop, implement, and regularly review individualized treatment plans in collaboration with clients.
Monitor client progress, evaluate treatment effectiveness, and adjust therapeutic interventions as appropriate.
Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation, including assessments, progress notes, and treatment plans.
Collaborate with clinical team members to coordinate care and support continuity of treatment.
Maintain professional boundaries, client confidentiality, and compliance with applicable clinical and ethical standards.
Requirements
Required
Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field.
Current Illinois clinical licensure as an LCSW, LSW, LCPC, LPC, or LMFT, as applicable to the clinician's discipline and permitted scope of practice, through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
- At least 1-2 years of relevant clinical experience providing behavioral health or mental health services.
- Knowledge of clinical assessment, treatment planning, therapeutic interventions, and progress documentation.
- Ability to establish therapeutic relationships and provide individualized, client-centered care.
- Ability to work full-time, on-site in Schaumburg, Illinois, during daytime hours.
Benefits and Compensation
$60,000 - $70,000 annually, commensurate with experience and education.
PTO
Insurance Stipend
This is a direct hire with Greater Illinois Behavioral Health. Atlantic Health Strategies is recruiting on their behalf.
Key Responsibilities
The therapist will conduct clinical assessments and provide evidence-based individual therapy to support client mental health goals. They are also responsible for developing individualized treatment plans and maintaining accurate clinical documentation while collaborating with the clinical team.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
In Illinois, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$68k (348 salary observations; 1,055 listings), vs ~$74k nationally (5,791 salary observations; 23,259 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 26% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $60k–$70k | Mental Health Therapy median $68k (middle half $64k–$70k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Illinois vs national | $68k median in Illinois | $74k nationally (−8%)348 state / 5,791 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$65k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Illinois | 331 active | 7,533 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 40% remote · 26% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Illinois counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 19% offer loan repayment540 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,473 in the last 30 days | 1,367 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −1.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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