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Quincy, Illinois

Mental Health Counselor

LPC / LMHCPart-Time

Listed compensation

$55-$57/hr

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Job Description

  • Job Location: Adams IL - Quincy, IL
  • Salary Range: $55.00 - $57.00Hourly, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) – Part-Time Adams County | Quincy, Illinois $57.00/hour | 8 Hours per Week Make an Impact Where Your Skills Are Truly Needed TK Health is seeking a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) to join our correctional healthcare team serving Adams County in Quincy, Illinois. This is a part-time position working 8 hours per week at $57.00 per hour, making it an excellent opportunity for a licensed mental health professional looking to supplement their current schedule while providing meaningful behavioral health care. At TK Health, you’ll work in a unique clinical environment where your experience and professional judgment matter. Correctional mental health provides the opportunity to work directly with individuals experiencing mental illness, substance use disorders, crisis situations, and other behavioral health needs while collaborating with an experienced healthcare team. Position Highlights Pay: $57.00/hour
  • Schedule: Part-Time – 8 hours per week
  • Location: Adams County – Quincy, IL Flexible part-time opportunity that can complement an existing practice or position Meaningful, hands-on behavioral health experience Collaborative healthcare environment Employee Referral Program

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

Provide mental health and behavioral health care to individuals in a correctional healthcare setting. Address mental illness, substance use disorders, crisis situations, and other behavioral health needs while collaborating with the healthcare team.

Requirements

The role requires a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). No specific education level or years of experience are stated.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental Health CounselingClinical JudgmentCrisis InterventionSubstance Use Disorder Care

Counselor Career Context

In Illinois, the Mental Health Counseling weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$66k (20 salary observations; 63 listings), vs ~$77k nationally (532 salary observations; 2,442 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$116k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $116k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Mental Health Counseling market look like in Illinois?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$114k–$119kMental Health Counseling median $82k (middle half $66k–$110k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Illinois vs national$66k median in Illinois$77k nationally (−15%)20 state / 532 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$116k in purchasing powerIllinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Counseling listings in Illinois17 active778 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% remote · 28% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIllinois counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 19% offer loan repayment540 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Counseling listings332 in the last 30 days211 the 30 days before (+57%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Counseling pay trend−2.7% 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.

Top Counselor Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

21 jobs
5
<$55k
5
$55k-65k
6
$65k-75k
3
$75k-85k
2
$104k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs
401k / retirement match
78%
CME allowance
33%
Loan repayment
30%
PSLF eligible
15%
Sign-on bonus
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 777 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Turn Key Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Employee Referral Program

Living in Quincy

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$191k
Typical market rent
$1,059/mo
Residents’ average commute
14 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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