IOP Therapist (Tampa)

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$63K - $73K

The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: Tampa, FL 33603Salary Range: $63,000.00 - $73,000.00 SalarySchedule: Monday-Thursday 11a-9p Position Summary: The role of the IOP Therapist is to provide clinical assessment, treatment planning, and individual and family direct services to their assigned caseload. The IOP Therapist will facilitate group sessions, participate in clinical supervision, and behavioral staffing. The therapist will comply with regulatory standards for documentation based on The Joint Commission, DCF, and state requirements. The qualities and characteristics of the primary therapist include compassion, healthy boundaries, non-judgment, organized, team player, ethical, and creative. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Complete bio-psychosocial assessments with assigned patients
  • Critically assess assigned patients to provide the best continuum of care
  • Facilitate therapeutic services, education groups, and family
  • Conduct individual and family therapy sessions
  • Timely and accurate completion of documentation
  • Communicate patient progress with appropriate referral sources and monitoring agencies.
  • Attend daily treatment team meetings, weekly clinical supervision, and patient behavioral staffing
  • Utilize empirically supported theoretical orientations and behavioral interventions for creation of individualized treatment plans
  • Effectively communicate any concerns and utilize multidisciplinary team to develop strategies to modify behaviors
  • Effective use of multi-culturally competent strategies and approaches to patients in substance use population

Other Duties as Assigned Full Time Eligible Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401- K
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability
  • Critical Illness
  • Hospital Indemnity/Accident plan

Legal Plan Employer Paid Benefits

  • EAP · $10,000 life insurance · $10,000 Short term Disability Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Behavioral Health or related degree
  • Licensed or Registered MHC/CSW/MFT in the State of Florida
  • Clinical experience in crisis, behavioral, and therapeutic interventions
  • One (1) year or more working as a clinician in the addiction and recovery field
  • One (1) working with adults with addictive disorders and dual diagnoses
  • One (1) experience facilitating therapeutic groups
  • Experience working with Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Key Responsibilities

The IOP Therapist is responsible for providing clinical assessment, treatment planning, and direct individual and family services to an assigned caseload. This role also involves facilitating group sessions, participating in clinical supervision, and ensuring documentation complies with regulatory standards.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master's degree in Behavioral Health or a related field and hold a current Licensed or Registered MHC/CSW/MFT status in Florida. A minimum of one year of clinical experience in addiction and recovery, working with adults with dual diagnoses, and facilitating therapeutic groups is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual TherapyGroup FacilitationDocumentation ComplianceOrganizationEthical PracticeCreativity

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates IOP Therapist (Tampa) at Riverside Recovery of TAM a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,961 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 32% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$68k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $66k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$68k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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401k / retirement match
88%
Sign-on bonus
46%
CME allowance
31%
Loan repayment
23%
PSLF eligible
15%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,961 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Tampa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$384k≈ 6.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,957/mo≈ 37% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.9
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Riverside Recovery of TAM

Mental Health Care
Tampa, Florida
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401-K
Life Insurance
Disability
Critical Illness
Hospital Indemnity/Accident plan