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Psychologist - Adult Counseling Clinic - Lakewood (Mon-Fri, 8:00am - 5:00pm)

Psychologist 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

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Psychologist - Adult Counseling Clinic - Lakewood (Mon-Fri, 8:00am - 5:00pm) 101 Truman Medical Center Job Location Lakewood Counseling Service Lees Summit, Missouri Department Counseling Clinic UHLMC Position Type Full time Work Schedule 8:00AM - 5:00PM Hours Per Week 40 Job Description Are you passionate about mental health and ready to make a meaningful impact?

Join our team as a Clinical Psychologist and help individuals and groups find support, stability, and healing. You'll provide expert mental health care, from crisis intervention to therapy and psychological assessments, all while working with a diverse population and collaborating with other healthcare professionals.

What You’ll Do: Provide individual and group therapy, crisis support, and psychological evaluations Diagnose mental health conditions and develop effective treatment plans Offer short-term stabilization and conduct psychological testing Collaborate with healthcare teams and offer expert consultations Participate in research, staff training, and community education Maintain professionalism, cultural sensitivity, and patient safety in all interactions Stay up-to-date on laws, ethics, and compliance policies What We’re Looking For: Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Psychology Licensed (or license-eligible) as a Psychologist in Missouri Strong understanding of psychological diagnoses and therapies Skilled communicator and team player Organized, adaptable, and committed to high standards of care Eager to learn, grow, and contribute to a supportive team environment Working at University Health is about making a difference.

It's providing the best care to every patient every day. University Health (UH), is committed to being a leader in providing a culturally inclusive workplace for our employees. UH is an equal opportunity employer. We value and celebrate our differences.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless, but not limited to race, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, language, age, citizenship, genetic information, marital status, socioeconomic status, literacy, disability, mobility, abilities, veteran status and any other category protected by applicable law.

Key Responsibilities

Provide individual and group therapy, crisis support, and psychological evaluations for a diverse patient population. Collaborate with healthcare teams to diagnose mental health conditions and develop effective treatment plans.

Requirements

Requires a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Psychology and licensure (or eligibility) as a Psychologist in Missouri. Candidates must possess strong communication skills and a deep understanding of psychological diagnoses and therapies.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual TherapyMental Health DiagnosisTreatment PlanningClinical Consultation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychologist - Adult Counseling Clinic - Lakewood (Mon-Fri, 8:00am - 5:00pm) at University Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychology — ranked against 1,626 active Psychology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Psychologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychologist listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 32% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 26 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
26%
PSLF eligible
18%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.5this job 8.0
Better work-life than 80% of Psychology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,626 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Lees Summit

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$329k
Typical market rent
$1,661/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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