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Augusta, Georgia

THERAPIST (LICENSED)

Counselor Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)Full-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

  • 80%better work-life than Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) peers
  • +15%Mental Health Therapy listings, last 30 days

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta has been providing psychiatric services to the CSRA for more than 15-years. Located in Augusta, GA our 82-bed facility provides a therapeutic setting for those seeking treatment for mental illness. Lighthouse Care Center offers unique and individualized programming for adolescents and adults that sets us apart from many other treatment facilities, and our tenured team includes seasoned medical staff.

Website: https://www.LighthouseCareCenters.com

The Licensed Therapist opportunity is a key member of the Lighthouse Clinical Services Team who will integrate and coordinate a patient centric therapeutic strategy with a keen focus on patient care; ensuring that delivery of high-quality and cost-effective treatment is consistent with the mission, vision, and values of Universal Health Services and in accordance with government regulation, licensing and accreditation requirements. The Licensed Therapist is responsible for comprehensive assessment of persons whose lives are disrupted or complicated by mental illness, behavioral disturbance, substance issues or inability to function or maintain in the community.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

  • Makes referrals to community resources as appropriate.
  • Coordinates discharge planning through the medical staff.
  • Communicates with outpatient referral sources, families/guardians, and outpatient aftercare providers.
  • Critical member of treatment team, interdisciplinary strategies and collaboration
  • Benefit Highlights
  • Referral Bonus Program
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in counseling, clinical psychology, social work or related field.
  • Georgia licensure required. (LAPC, LPC, LMFT, LMHC)
  • 3 to 5 years’ experience in mental health required.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentCrisis interventionTreatment planningCase managementInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient care coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates THERAPIST (LICENSED) at UHS a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,933 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 24% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Counselor Jobs

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Salary Distribution47 jobs · 37 employers

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<$60k
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$60k-80k
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$120k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 37 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
53%
Sign-on bonus
28%
Loan repayment
20%
PSLF eligible
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,933 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Augusta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$178k
Typical market rent
$1,369/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About UHS

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with Company Match
Discounted Stock Plan