Co-Occurring Outpatient Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50k-$60k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Seasons Center Mission Statement

Guiding Individuals and Families towards a meaningful and fulfilling life.

Why Choose Seasons?

  • Great Benefits
  • Ongoing Training Opportunities, including Continuing Education Credits
  • Family Focused and Promotes Self-Care
  • Clinical Supervision Available
  • Approved NHSC Loan Repayment Sites

About the Job

Seasons is a comprehensive behavioral health center offering a broad range of psychiatric and behavioral health services to communities in the Northwest Iowa region.

We are currently seeking Co-occurring Outpatient Therapists to provide care for individuals suffering from mental health challenges and co-occurring substance use disorders. This position will provide direct care and support services to individuals on their path to recovery and/or symptom management.

Our goal is to help clients achieve or regain maximum levels of functioning using evidence-based practices and interventions.

Salary Range

$50,000-$60,000 per year (Depending on years of experience, education, and license level)

Requirements

  • Must have an active Iowa license OR be eligible to acquire one (LMHC, LMSW, LISW or LMFT preferred)
  • A certification in substance abuse counseling in the state of Iowa (CADC, IADC, IAADC) or the ability to obtain one is required
  • Bilingual candidates are preferred but not required
  • Questions About the Job?
  • For more information, please visit us as seasonscenter.org or contact Laura at 712-363-3172.

See a full list of benefits available to all eligible employees are available at the bottom of the careers tab at seasonscenter.org.

Seasons Center for Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Seasons does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Seasons Center for Behavioral Health is nationally accredited through COA Accreditation. COA Accreditation means that Seasons Center’s programs, services, administration, and management have been rigorously evaluated and meet best practice standards.

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct care and support services to individuals suffering from mental health challenges and co-occurring substance use disorders. Utilize evidence-based practices to help clients achieve or regain maximum levels of functioning.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental Health CounselingSubstance Use Disorder TreatmentCrisis InterventionRecovery Support

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 40% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$63k in purchasing powerIowa index 87.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Iowa92 active7,885 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 40% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentIowa Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 11% offer loan repayment169 active listings, Oct 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend+2.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Counselor Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

23 jobs · 17 employers
8
<$75k
7
$75k-90k
4
$90k-105k
2
$105k-120k
2
$120k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
40% this job
Sign-on bonus
20%
Loan repayment
20% this job
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LMHC, LCSW)

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$115k-$120k
#2

Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT)

Gotham Enterprises · Johnston, Iowa

$115k-$120k
#3

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist - LICSW/LPCC/LMFT

$74k-$117k
#4

Licensed Clinical Therapist (LSCSW, LCPC, LCMFT) Sign-on Bonus $5,000

$81k-$117k
+ 21 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,926 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
Northwest Iowa Mental Health Center logo

About Northwest Iowa Mental Health Center

Mental Health Care
Spencer, IA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Great Benefits
Ongoing Training Opportunities
Continuing Education Credits
Clinical Supervision Available
NHSC Loan Repayment Site

Living in Spencer

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k≈ 4.1× annual pay
Median resident rent
$805/mo≈ 19% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

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