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Troy, Ohio

School Therapist LSW/LPC Trotwood City Schools

LPC / LMHCFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

School Therapist (LSW) or (LPC)

General Summary/Responsibilities

The School Therapist functions as a member of a treatment team and school team, which may consist of staff with a variety of mental health, education, or medical backgrounds. Therapist assists the treatment team to plan and deliver clinical services, case coordination, intervention, consultation and/or education services to children, adolescents, adults, and families while working in a school setting.

FIDRNOCT

Qualifications

  • Education
  • Minimum Level of Education Required: Bachelor's degree

Additional Requirements

  • Type of degree: Relevant social sciences field
  • Area of study or major: Counseling, Social Work, Rehabilitation.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

  • Licensed in the state of Ohio as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Social Worker (LSW) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

Experience

Minimum Level of Experience Required: No prior job-related work experience

Preferred Experience

Training and experience in providing individual psychotherapy, community support psychiatric services, and group psychotherapy

Other experience requirements: Experience in using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM 5 TR

Knowledge/Skills

  • Knowledge of human behavior, learning, and motivation.
  • Assess, Diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate mental and emotional disorders under supervisory guidance

Key Responsibilities

The therapist works as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver clinical services, case coordination, and interventions to students and families. They are responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental and emotional disorders within the school environment.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentDiagnosisTreatment planningHuman behavior analysis

Social Work — Counselor Career Context

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).

Of the 50 active Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 18% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

What does the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) market look like in Ohio?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedLicensed Professional Counselor (LPC) median $62k (middle half $60k–$66k)23 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Ohio50 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All licensed professional counselor (lpc) listings in Ohio609 active12,736 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 54% remote · 18% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOhio counselor listings (all specialties): 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 17% offer loan repayment609 active listings, Nov 2026
New Social Work listings2,543 in the last 30 days1,350 the 30 days before (+88%)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. Ohio figures use all licensed professional counselor (lpc)s: too few Ohio Social Work postings state pay.

Top Counselor Jobs

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Salary Distribution

25 jobs
13
<$70k
6
$70k-85k
4
$85k-100k
2
$101k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs
401k / retirement match
75%
CME allowance
61%
Sign-on bonus
46%
Loan repayment
25%
PSLF eligible
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$80k-$101k
#2

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#3

Behavioral Health Clinician - Child Partial Hospitalization Program

$66k-$97k
#4

Virtual Clinical Therapist (LICSW/LMHC)

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.7this job 3.0
Below most Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 503 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Troy

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$269k
Typical market rent
$1,422/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
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.