Therapist, School Based- Children's Mental Health

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$72K - $82K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

$82K annually for Licensed Therapists, plus a $8K first year bonus!

$72K annually for Therapists under supervision, + a $5K first year bonus!

  • Premium Medical, dental & vision benefits with the ZeroCard
  • Retirement Savings 403(b) plan with up to 6% employer match
  • Life Insurance, short & long term disability benefits
  • Employee assistance, discount and wellness programs
  • Student loan repayment programs
  • Up to 34 Paid days Off 1st year!
  • Agency provided professional development and CEUs
  • Clinical Supervision for licensure provided

Family & Children’s Services Therapists work to heal hurting and abused children, strengthen families, and provide hope and a path to recovery for those battling mental illness and addiction.

Children’s mental health therapist will work with children between the ages 4-18 at a school site providing services at schools.

The School-based therapist will provide evidence-based treatment to children and their families who may have significant behavioral and emotional issues and may be living in high stress environments.

Therapist will collaborate monthly with teachers and conduct intakes, develop treatment plans and plan updates, individual family, and group therapy. Therapist may also be assigned to provide services to children and/or adult in the office-based program for family strengthening on occasion.

What You'll Need for This Role

  • Master's degree in social work, Counseling Psychology or its equivalent from an accredited school.
  • Knowledge and experience in individual, group and family therapy.
  • Knowledge and experience in conducting mental health assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning.
  • Must demonstrate a clinical family systems orientation and ability to work with diverse populations with multiplicity of problems.
  • Must be licensed or under supervision for licensure as an LCSW, LPC or LMFT in the State of Oklahoma.
  • Must possess a valid Driver License and satisfactory driving record and use personal automobile to travel to locations other than primary office.

Why You'll Love This Role

Our school-based therapists are primarily embedded in one school, and this becomes their workplace with full access to their client's education team. Some therapists may prefer to serve multiple schools in one area as well.

School therapists often have some flexibility to their schedule and to create a daily/ weekly schedule that is best for them. Our therapists' schedules follow school schedules for virtual and no school days.

Annually salary is structured school style; 10 months of work is paid out over 12-month period so there is no gap in income or planning needed.

CCBHC Model of Care

Family & Children’s Services works to heal hurting and abused children, strengthen families, and provide hope and a path to recovery for those battling mental illness and addiction.

You will be working in an innovative and dynamic environment using a new transformative model of care Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC).

This model is characterized by innovative, team-based approach and whole person care for adults and children with a range of complex mental health and substance use challenges.

Utilizing multi-disciplinary teams, staff work collaboratively to provide a coordinated effort to enhance client recovery. Robust CCBHC services often result in better client outcomes and quality of care due to:

1. Increased access to care and crisis services

2. Expanded traditional community mental health and substance use services.

3. Added Care Coordination and physical health screening for mental health clients

4. Greater access to Social Services for clients’ economic and social needs

5. Increased specialized services for veterans, those most in need, and those impacted by the opioid crisis.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

This job is classified as a “safety-sensitive” position as defined by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act. Possession of a medical marijuana license will not exclude any applicant; however, all employees are subject to the Family & Children’s Services Drug Free Workplace Policy.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide evidence-based mental health services to children and their families within a school setting. Responsibilities include conducting intakes, developing treatment plans, and collaborating with school staff to support client recovery.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in social work, counseling psychology, or an equivalent field. Applicants must be licensed or under supervision for licensure as an LCSW, LPC, or LMFT in the State of Oklahoma.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual therapyCrisis interventionCase managementSubstance use counselingCollaborationDocumentation

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 40% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Oklahoma is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$77k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $88k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Oklahoma clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
13% this job
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,995 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Tulsa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$222k≈ 3.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,287/mo≈ 21% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tulsa, OK metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Family & Children's Services

Mental Health Care
Tulsa, Oklahoma
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
Student Loan Repayment
Signing Bonus
Professional Development