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Red River Hospital
Wichita Falls, Texas

Outpatient Therapist - Full Time

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Licensed Outpatient Therapist (LMFT, LPC, or LMSW)
  • Red River Behavioral Health Hospital

Required Licensure

Current LMFT, LPC, or LMSW license required.

Education Required

Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or Human Services field required.

We are seeking a compassionate and qualified individual to join our team as a Licensed Outpatient Therapist at Red River Behavioral Health Hospital. In this role, you will play an essential role in enhancing the emotional and psychological well-being of our patients through therapeutic activities and structured programming.

Your clinical expertise in planning, facilitating, and evaluating group and individual activities, along with close collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams, will directly support positive treatment outcomes.

Red River Behavioral Health Hospital is dedicated to providing exceptional mental health services, and as a valued member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve.

Essential Functions

Apply psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions in the delivery of services to individuals and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed emotional and behavioral disorders.

Conduct a psychosocial assessment and develop an initial discharge plan.

Conduct individual, group or family sessions as appropriate for the treatment plan of the patient.

Provide initial treatment planning for patient based on assessment and coordinate any additional services needed, revising as necessary.

Maintain documentation of therapy services provided to each patient according to facility and professional standards and revising as indicated by facility or professional standard.

  • Maintain a caseload as assigned.
  • Participate in treatment team meetings and collaborate with other staff to facilitate services for the patient, as appropriate to their treatment plan.
  • May provide these services in an inpatient or outpatient setting.
  • May perform case management, discharge or after care planning as needed.

Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Other Functions

Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or Human Services field required.

One or more years’ experience working with comparable patient population required.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

Requisite state or national licensure for professional therapy providers or eligible for state licensure as a professional therapy provider.

  • CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
  • First aid may be required based on state or facility.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e. g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

PsychotherapyIndividual TherapyGroup TherapyFamily TherapyDischarge PlanningClinical DocumentationInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 16% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Texas461 active7,859 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 16% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Counselor listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 23% offer loan repayment715 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,571 in the last 30 days1,547 the 30 days before (+66%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Counselor Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 41 employers
15
<$75k
16
$75k-95k
9
$95k-115k
5
$115k-135k
5
$135k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

36 jobs
401k / retirement match
78%
CME allowance
36%
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
31%
PSLF eligible
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Mental Health Therapist

LifeStance Health · Lake Oswego, Oregon

$123k-$141k
#2

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

LifeStance Health · West Linn, Oregon

$123k-$141k
#3

Remote Licensed Mental Health Therapist

$66/hr
#4

Remote Licensed Professional Therapist

$66/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,846 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Wichita Falls

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$179k
Typical market rent
$1,312/mo
Residents’ average commute
14 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.5
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Wichita Falls, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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