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Tulsa, Oklahoma

School Based Licensed Therapist- Dayspring Community Services

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Job Title: School Based Licensed Therapist
  • Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Department: Outpatient
  • Employment Type: Full-time
  • ## Must be licensed in Oklahoma as LPC, LMFT, or LCSW or be eligible for candidacy
  • Join a Nationally Recognized Top Workplace

Centerstone is a nationally recognized behavioral health organization and has been named a Top Workplace. This recognition is based entirely on confidential employee feedback and reflects the workplace culture, engagement, & employee experience.

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Job Summary

Join our compassionate, collaborative Outpatient team as a School Based Licensed Therapist. You will provide accessible, individualized behavioral health services at Tulsa-area schools, helping students overcome emotional and behavioral barriers, strengthen their well-being, and achieve greater success in the classroom. This is a meaningful opportunity for an empathetic, responsive clinician who values student advocacy, family engagement, and coordinated care.

Based in Tulsa, you will build connections with students, families, educators, and community partners while making a lasting impact within local schools.

This Position Offers…

  • Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
  • Mileage Reimbursement – Company paid for work functions requiring travel
  • Employee Discounts – Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition

Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce

Additional Perks & Benefits - Health, Dental, Life, & Much More - Scroll down to bottom of this post to for more info.

  • Licensure Supervision - complimentary for LMSW's, PLPC's, PLMFT's, PLP's
  • Additional income opportunities - for LPC's, LCSW's, LMFT’s, LP's (provide supervision)
  • Continuing Education - 3 days leave following your first year of employment
  • Liability Coverage - Company paid

Key Responsibilities

Provide individualized counseling and therapeutic interventions that address each student’s needs and treatment goals.

Support students in overcoming emotional and behavioral barriers that may affect their well-being and academic success.

Respond promptly and compassionately to emotional crises, helping students access immediate support and appropriate care.

  • Conduct clinical assessments and deliver interventions to students and families at school sites.
  • Collaborate with students, families, school counselors, educators, and community partners to coordinate comprehensive support.
  • Develop treatment goals and objectives while participating in clinical staffing and managing assigned cases.
  • Connect students and families with community resources that promote continuity of care and long-term stability.
  • Coordinate follow-up services and serve as a liaison among providers, schools, and family members.
  • Manage an assigned caseload effectively and in accordance with supervisory guidelines.

Education, Experience, And/or Credential Qualifications

Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, human relations, or a related field required.

Current Oklahoma licensure as an LPC, LMFT, or LCSW, or eligibility for candidacy through the appropriate Oklahoma State Board, required.

Additional Qualifications

Strong clinical assessment, crisis-response, communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills preferred.

Ability to work effectively with students, families, school personnel, and community partners in school-based settings.

Help Students Build Healthier Futures

Bring your clinical expertise, compassion, and commitment to student success to a team dedicated to removing barriers and strengthening young lives. Apply today to become a School Based Licensed Therapist with Centerstone.

Position Perks & Benefits

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

  • Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more
  • Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive
  • Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli Is on a Mission

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission.

If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.

  • We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
  • Preferred Family Health Care is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related field. Candidates must hold or be eligible for Oklahoma licensure as an LPC, LMFT, or LCSW.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Crisis InterventionCase ManagementTreatment PlanningCommunity Resource Coordination

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 36% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Oklahoma is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Oklahoma clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $63k–$83k)290 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingOklahoma index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Oklahoma111 active7,533 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 56% remote · 36% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOklahoma counselor listings (all specialties): 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 29% offer loan repayment136 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,575 in the last 30 days1,373 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.

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Benefits & Perks

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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,459 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Brightli

Hospitals and Health Care
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, dental, vision, life insurance
Retirement plan
Paid time off
Employee Assistance Program
Mileage reimbursement
Employee discounts
Licensure supervision
Continuing education (3 days leave)

Living in Tulsa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$221k
Typical market rent
$1,273/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tulsa, OK metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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