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UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

Mental Health Therapist

CounselorNo callFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job description

Responsible for providing therapy to patients in need of mental health services
with rapid access to care through models of engagement and delivery of evidence
based practices. Participates in the evaluation and treatment of patients while
working towards encouraging participation with ongoing mental health care
decisions and services as appropriate.

RESPONSIBILITIES

* Provides care by evaluating and providing diagnostic impressions and
treatment.
* Coordinates with referring physician, individuals, and family members
throughout the treatment and performs crisis intervention as needed.
* Records all sessions according to protocols for supervision, feedback, and
quality assurance checks.
* Monitors patients for suicidal/homicidal intent and ensures patient safety if
necessary.
* Collaborates with project coordinators and administrative assistants to
coordinate patient visits.
* Attends appropriate training workshops, interdisciplinary meetings and client
staffing as required.
* Conduct individual and group therapy sessions as needed.
* Performs all other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

* Clinical knowledge and experience with mental health issues.
* Demonstrated ability to provide diagnostic assessment.
* Ability to establish and maintain trust and rapport.
* Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
* Strong organization and time management skills.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental health therapyPatient evaluationTreatment planningIndividual therapyPatient safety monitoring

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist at UT Health San Antonio a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 24% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

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Benefits & Perks35 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
17%

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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

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