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Family Medical Centers
Bardstown, Kentucky

Licensed Behavioral Health Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Job Location: Bardstown School District - Bardstown, KY 40004
  • Position Type: Full Time
  • Job Category: Health Care, Licensed Behavioral Health Therapist Cumberland Family Medical Center (CFMC) operates a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) offering a wide range of health and mental health services at multiple sites throughout Kentucky. We seek employees who support our mission and who actively contribute to our service-driven environment by enhancing the patient experience and improve productivity. CFMC offers compassionate care, uncompromising service and clinical excellence. We offer a collaborative environment with excellent benefits, wage/salary commensurate with experience and relevant work experience. The Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments and behavioral health services to support patients in achieving improved health, well-being, and independence. Through assessment, clinical intervention, education, and coordination with healthcare and community resources, this position empowers patients to take an active role in directing their own healthcare experiences. The clinician promotes respect for individuality, personal choice, and patient independence while fostering an inclusive, patient-centered approach that recognizes and honors the cultural, religious, and ethnic differences of patients and their families. Behavioral health services also enhance the medical team's understanding of each patient's beliefs, behaviors, and potential barriers to care, supporting a collaborative approach to addressing the patient's overall health needs. Duties/Responsibilities: Uses age appropriate assessment and intervention skills. Able to use a range of interventions, depending upon the needs of the patient/family. Assists members in developing cost effective, appropriate health care plans through optimizing the member's personal resources as well as community resources and programs. Promotes multi-disciplinary care that is patient-centered and considers all aspects of members' personal, psychological, economic, and cultural needs. Maintains thorough knowledge of CFMC services/benefits, public/private community resources, as well as federal/state laws which effect health care planning. Completes required documentation of services and plan of care per policy. Participates in program development, orientation, and educational activities which further members' capacity to better direct their own health care experience. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications: One (1) year of experience in mental health, hospital, medical outpatient clinic, FQHC, Home Health or long-term care setting. Three to five (3-5) years of experience in related environment. Master’s Degree/Licenses, Certifications, Registrations. Current unrestricted license in the state in which practicing is required upon hire. Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers. National Provider Identifier (NPI) required prior to employment start date.

Key Skills

Three to five (3-5) years of professional experience in a hospital or medical outpatient clinic, FQHC, Home Health, or long-term care setting Expertise with brief counseling interventions. Demonstrated ability to provide leadership. Advanced knowledge of local and national resources related to behavioral health care.

Schedule Requirements Are Detailed in Contract.

Work schedules are set at the discretion of CFMC and may be adjusted at any time based on the operational needs of the organization

  • Compensation: Negotiable based on experience

Benefits

Health, Vision, Dental, Life, STD, LTD, 401K, PTO, Holidays, Paid CME with stipend, free malpractice insurance coverage, student loan repayment opportunities Disclaimer: All information provided is subject to the specific terms and conditions outlined in the employee’s individual contract. In the event of any discrepancy, the contract shall take precedence.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments and behavioral health services to support patient health and independence. They also coordinate with healthcare and community resources to develop effective, patient-centered care plans.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree and a current unrestricted license (LCSW, LPCC, or LMFT) in the state of practice. A minimum of one to five years of experience in a mental health or medical clinical setting is required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Case managementHealthcare planningCommunity resource coordinationCrisis intervention

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 30% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $75k (middle half $65k–$86k)328 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Kentucky131 active7,877 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 32% remote · 30% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentKentucky Counselor listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 14% offer loan repayment188 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,509 in the last 30 days1,511 the 30 days before (+66%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.9% 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.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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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 7,891 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Family Medical Centers

Hospitals and Health Care
Russell Springs, KY
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
401K
PTO

Living in Bardstown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$265k
Typical market rent
$1,011/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
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.