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THERAPIST - Outpatient

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Palo Verde Behavioral Health Hospital is seeking an experiencted Therapist - Outpatient who wants to make a difference by joining our growing Outpatient Team.

Flexible Full Time Shifts available.

This position provides Masters Level Group Therapy in an intensive outpatient setting utilizing best practice modalities.

Palo Verde Behavioral Health Hospital provides comprehensive behavioral healthcare for children, adolescents, adults, and senior adults suffering from mental health and addictive illnesses. We offer partial and intensive outpatient hospitalization, as well as specialized treatment programs for chemical dependency.

PVBH has an excellent reputation as an innovative hospital with caring, dedicated staff, experienced in the delivery of behavioral healthcare. Situated in Tucson, AZ, at the base of the Catalina Foothills, PVBH is minutes to Saguaro National Park and the University of Arizona.

Benefits Include

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

Qualifications

Education

Master's degree in social, behavioral or mental health services field from an accredited college or university.

Credentials: Licensure by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Examiners as an LPC or LCSW (preferred)

Experience

Minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in an outpatient environment, preferably in mental health.

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Intensive Outpatient TreatmentClinical AssessmentPatient CareTreatment PlanningCrisis Intervention

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% are remote, 28% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Arizona211 active7,448 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 80% remote · 28% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentArizona counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 17% offer loan repayment331 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,571 in the last 30 days1,373 the 30 days before (+87%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 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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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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Visa sponsorship
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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 7,454 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities

Living in Tucson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$320k
Typical market rent
$1,428/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tucson, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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