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West Chester, Ohio

Outpatient Therapist, Behavioral Health

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

Outpatient Therapist, Behavioral Health

Full-time

Your Experience Matters

At Beckett Springs, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you’re not just valued as an employee, but as a person. As an Outpatient Therapist joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you’ll contribute

An Outpatient Therapist Who Excels in This Role

  • Responsible for providing psychotherapy and counseling therapies including group, individual and family therapy for patients suffering from psychiatric and substance abuse issues. Ensure accurate and timely patient documentation.
  • Conducts individual and group therapy sessions to educate patients regarding psychological, emotional, or substance abuse problems.
  • Displays active involvement in treatment planning process.
  • Provides family session counseling to all patients to ensure appropriate communication and involvement of family members and support groups.
  • Actively communicates with clients, families, and outside referral sources.

Demonstrates proactive communication with those involved with the patient’s treatment.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage —benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

Applicants should have a Master’s degree in social work or counseling and relevant state licensure. Additional requirements include:

  • Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients
  • Current clinical license per state of practice guidelines
  • CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days of employment

About Us

Beckett Springs is a 96-bed bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital located in West Chester, OH, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters.

EEOC Statement

“Beckett Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Beckett Springs is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Outpatient Therapist provides psychotherapy and counseling services, including group, individual, and family sessions for patients with psychiatric and substance abuse issues. They are also responsible for active involvement in treatment planning and maintaining accurate, timely patient documentation.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a Master's degree in social work or counseling and possess a current clinical license per state guidelines. Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients is required, along with CPR and Crisis Prevention Training.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual therapySubstance abuse counselingCrisis interventionClinical assessment

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 20% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 38 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
43%
CME allowance
38%
Loan repayment
20% this job
PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,085 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in West Chester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$357k
Typical market rent
$1,860/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.4
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
Life Insurance
Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability
Paid Family Leave
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance
Loan Assistance