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HCO Behavioral Health
Hammond, Louisiana · Hybrid

LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LMSW, PLPC, or CSW

LMFTFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Behavioral Health Services - LPC/LMFT/LCSW/LMSW/ PLPC

Provide individual direct care CPST, PSR, and Psychotherapy services to clients.

General Responsibilities

Provides direct counseling services to clients and families - CPST, PSR, and Psychotherapy services to clients.

  • Willing to see clients via Telehealth and in person ( Hammond, Denham Springs, Walker)
  • Attends necessary training's and conferences to maintain licensure.
  • Provide crisis intervention sessions to clients if needed
  • Maintains accurate and timely records, including clinical progress notes, according to HCO’s facility policy.
  • Provides positive customer relations in dealing with patients, families, physicians, members of the healthcare team, referral sources, service agencies and others.
  • Ensures high-quality services are being provided to all clients served

Job Qualifications

Valid Louisiana clinical license (Licensed Clinical Social Worker: LCSW, Licensed Professional Counselor: LPC, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist: LMFT, Licensed Master Social Worker: LMSW, Provisional Licensed Counselor: PLPC, Certified Social Worker: CSW)

  • Excellent assertive communication skills.
  • A sound leader who possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills to foster cooperation across departmental lines and manage information, environmental and fiscal resources to accomplish goals.
  • Good writing and composition skills.
  • Able to organize and prioritize high volume workload.
  • Able to function with minimal supervision.
  • Therapeutic Intervention De-escalation Education required.

Ability to maintain overall good work attitude and interact cooperatively and professionally with other staff members.

Basic competency in age/disability/cultural diversity needs of patients served and ability to relate to patients in a manner sensitive to those needs.

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct counseling services including CPST, PSR, and psychotherapy to clients and families. Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure high-quality care while managing crisis intervention sessions as needed.

Requirements

Must hold a valid Louisiana clinical license such as LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LMSW, PLPC, or CSW. Requires excellent communication skills, the ability to prioritize a high-volume workload, and competency in therapeutic de-escalation.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical DocumentationLeadershipCase ManagementTime ManagementCultural Competency

Behavioral Health — Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 26% have no call, 56% require no weekends — this position is remote.

What does the Counselor market look like in Louisiana?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.9 / 10 · top 10% in behavioral health (counseling)ranked against 333 Behavioral Health (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedCounselor median $85k (middle half $66k–$98k)21 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingLouisiana index 88.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All counselor listings in Louisiana86 active12,760 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 54% remote · 26% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS counselor listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 11% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Behavioral Health listings842 in the last 30 days476 the 30 days before (+77%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
HCO Behavioral Healthsilver tier, 78/100Top Employers work-life index15 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (333 Behavioral Health (Counseling) listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Louisiana figures use all counselors: too few Louisiana Behavioral Health postings state pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LMSW, PLPC, or CSW at HCO Behavioral Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Behavioral Health (Counseling) — ranked against 333 active Behavioral Health (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

Top Counselor Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs
10
<$80k
4
$80k-110k
7
$110k-140k
5
$140k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

25 jobs
401k / retirement match
80%
CME allowance
40%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
16%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.9
Among the best 10% of Behavioral Health (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 333 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • Remote