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Springfield Clinic
Taylorville, Illinois

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist (Taylorville)

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$64K - $96K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 6mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

The Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist is responsible for providing therapy, counseling and intervention services to the Clinic's patients as referred by the physician.

Job Relationships

Reports to the Operations Manager

Principal Responsibilities

  • Direct counseling and case management with individuals and families.
  • Collaborate with providers to develop and implement treatment and intervention programs that patients can understand and comply with.
  • Perform tasks related to direct practice, such as writing progress notes, assessments, reviews and case management functions, such as making referrals to other agencies and testifying in court if necessary.
  • Attend required staff meetings and participate in committees as required.
  • Provide mental health screenings and initial assessments to medically-referred and other clients.
  • Provide short-term, structured, evidence-based psychotherapy as part of an appropriate treatment plan.
  • Facilitate referrals to other services (e. g. substance abuse treatment, specialty care, and community resources) as needed.
  • Provide clinical therapeutic services to patients, including individual and group therapy and coordination of treatment for participants with co-occurring disorders.
  • Provide crisis intervention as needed.
  • Develop, coordinate, and administer community education, as needed or requested.
  • Provide assessments and care to specific nursing home patients, as requested by physician.
  • Provide assessments can care to specific patients who are homebound, as requested by physician.
  • Comply with the Springfield Clinic incident reporting policy and procedures.
  • Adhere to all OSHA and Springfield Clinic training & accomplishments as required per policy.
  • Provide excellent customer service and adhere to Springfield Clinic's Code of Conduct and Ethics Standards.
  • Perform other job duties as assigned.

Education/Experience

  • Masters or Doctorate degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field required.
  • At least two (2) years (preferred) or 3,000 hours of post Master's clinical experience in a supervised clinical setting.
  • Experience working with children, adolescents and adults preferred.

Licenses/Certificates

  • Current licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the State of Illinois required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Emotional resilience and stability required.
  • Experience working with children, adolescents and adults preferred.
  • Must be able to interact effectively with other employees at all levels of the organization, as well as with the general public.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and clearly, both in writing and verbally.

Working Environment

  • Normal office setting.
  • Requires long periods of sitting.
  • May have exposure to communicable diseases.

PHI/Privacy Level

HIPAA1

Key Responsibilities

The therapist provides direct counseling, mental health screenings, and evidence-based psychotherapy to individuals and families. They also collaborate with providers to develop treatment plans and perform case management functions including referrals and crisis intervention.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's or Doctorate degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field. Current licensure as an LCSW or LCPC in the State of Illinois is required, along with at least two years of post-Master's clinical experience.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental health screeningIndividual therapyTreatment planningClinical assessmentDocumentationInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationCommunication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist (Taylorville) at Springfield Clinic a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,035 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 32% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $80k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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  • On-site

Living in Taylorville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$174k≈ 2.7× annual pay
Median resident rent
$828/mo≈ 16% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.