West Des Moines, Iowa

Associate Therapist II

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Job Description

Level: Experienced
Job Location: Pasadena Villa Des Moines OP - West Des Moines, IA
Position Type: Full Time
Education Level: Graduate Degree
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Job Category: Health Care

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

Provide therapeutic services to clients within an outpatient setting. Develop and implement individualized treatment plans to support patient recovery and mental health goals.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a graduate degree in a relevant field. The position is classified as an experienced-level role within the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

TherapyClinical assessmentTreatment planningPatient careMental health support

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 32% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
Measure	This job	Market
Listed pay	not listed	Mental Health Therapy median $71k (middle half $62k–$80k)329 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of living	Iowa index 87.8	US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Iowa	96 active	7,953 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work setting	on-site	peers: 46% remote · 32% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment	not stated	Iowa Counselor listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 11% offer loan repayment177 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings	2,463 in the last 30 days	1,576 the 30 days before (+56%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend	−3.7% 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

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs

401k / retirement match

83%

CME allowance

48%

Loan repayment

28%

Sign-on bonus

17%

PSLF eligible

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,933 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in West Des Moines

Typical 3-bedroom home value: $316k
Typical market rent: $1,353/mo
Residents’ average commute: 18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100: 91.7
State income tax: Up to 6%

Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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