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SoLuna Mental Wellness
The Woodlands, Texas

Licensed or Provisionally Licensed Mental Health Therapist Counselor

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsContract

Listed compensation

$45-$55/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Benefits

  • Company parties
  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible schedule
  • Opportunity for advancement

Training & Development

Tired of remote-only isolation, or of rigid expectations that leave no room for how you want to practice? Build your caseload with a collaborative, in-person group practice that has your back.

At SoLuna Mental Wellness, we built something different: a sustainable, in-person group practice that’s a real alternative to the remote-only model that leaves so many associates burned out and unseen. Here, culture is the foundation. Associates who contract with SoLuna find a professional home. They get real-time supervision, a community of colleagues, and the freedom to run their caseload their way.

We’re a collaborative group practice offering psychiatry, psychological assessments, and therapy for individuals, couples, families, and groups. Our network includes psychiatrists, psychologists, and licensed professionals across disciplines, all working together to serve Cypress, Jersey Village, and The Woodlands with care that actually heals.

We’re partnering with talented, motivated types who want to quickly build a full caseload and grow toward full licensure, without having to build a practice from scratch, and to be paid competitively along the way. And get to practice with some of the coolest therapists in town.

What SoLuna Provides

Competitive per-session rates, paid for completed sessions (rates covered at your Teams interview)

Access to in-house LPC-S supervision toward full licensure, at no cost to you. You’re also welcome to bring your own Council-approved supervisor.

  • Client referrals, intake, scheduling, and billing support, so you can focus on clinical work
  • Furnished office space plus telehealth flexibility
  • You set your own availability and choose the clients and specialties you want to focus on
  • Optional consultation, case staffing, and community meetings, paid when you attend
  • A practice culture rooted in respect, care, and authentic connection
  • Scope of Services

You’ll provide assessment, treatment planning, and individual and group therapy for clients referred through SoLuna. You’ll exercise your own clinical judgment within your scope of licensure and under your supervisor’s oversight. Services include support through grief, crisis, and life transitions.

You’ll collaborate with SoLuna’s interdisciplinary providers as clinically appropriate. You’ll keep documentation in SoLuna’s EHR in line with Texas licensing, HIPAA, and payer standards.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in counseling or a related field

Current Provisionally Licensed in Good Standing

  • A Council-approved supervisor, either your own or SoLuna’s in-house supervision (currently limited to LPC-A)
  • Strong diagnostic, clinical, and crisis intervention skills
  • Your own professional liability insurance, or the willingness to get it (we can help with how to do this)
  • Experience with EHR systems helpful
  • EMDR, somatic, eating disorders, or addiction training is a plus
  • Evening and weekend availability is welcome but never required

Rooted in Houston. Built for this moment.

SoLuna is shaped by this city’s rhythms and responsive to its needs. Our why runs deeper than a group practice. We’re here to make therapy more accessible, more human, and more compassionate. The clinicians who practice with us aren’t just providers. They’re supported, seen, and free to bring their full selves into the room. When that happens, something powerful unfolds.

The name SoLuna honors the balance between light and dark and the changing nature of healing. If you want your work to help someone find care while you build the future you want, we’d love to meet you.

Learn more at solunamw.com. Curious about depth psychology? Start here: pacifica.edu

This is an independent contractor opportunity. It does not include employee benefits.

Key Responsibilities

Provide assessment, treatment planning, and individual or group therapy for clients referred through the practice. Maintain accurate clinical documentation in the EHR system in compliance with state licensing and HIPAA standards.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Mental health therapyIndividual therapyDiagnostic skillsEHR managementHIPAA complianceInterdisciplinary collaborationGrief counseling

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed or Provisionally Licensed Mental Health Therapist Counselor at SoLuna Mental Wellness a 6.3 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 7,918 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 22% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $107k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.3 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,918 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$94k–$114kMental Health Therapy median $71k (middle half $67k–$94k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$107k in purchasing powerTexas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Texas462 active7,969 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 52% remote · 22% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Counselor listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus · 21% offer loan repayment721 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,918 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$104k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Salary Distribution

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19
<$75k
10
$75k-90k
5
$90k-105k
1
$107k
6
$120k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs
401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
34%
Sign-on bonus
21%
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.3
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,918 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site
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About SoLuna Mental Wellness

Mental Health Care
Shenandoah, Texas
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
In-house LPC-S supervision at no cost
Client referrals, intake, scheduling, and billing support
Furnished office space plus telehealth flexibility
Optional paid consultation and community meetings
Company parties
Training & development

Living in The Woodlands

Median resident rent
$1,822/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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