Mental Health Counselor - FT (In Person)
Listed compensation
$67K–$71K /yr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
- Mental Health Clinician
- Location: Nampa, Idaho
- Employment Type: Part-time and Full-time available
- Salary: $32-$34
- Sign on Bonus: $1,000
About the Role
The Mental Health Clinician provides critical behavioral health services to adults and youth by utilizing clinical expertise and psychological theories to assess, diagnose, and treat individuals with behavioral health needs.
This role is responsible for developing and implementing treatment plans, completing psychotherapy progress notes, conducting assessments, and preparing discharge summaries.
The Clinician facilitates both group and individual therapy sessions and collaborates with other treatment providers to ensure comprehensive, coordinated care.
Clients entering Intensive Outpatient Programming (IOP) often struggle with emotional regulation and relationship building, and the Clinician plays a key role in supporting their progress toward improved coping and healthy relationship skills.
The Clinician attends supervision and staff meetings while adhering to payor, company, and HIPAA standards.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual and group therapy for adults and youth
- Conduct clinical assessments and develop individualized treatment plans
- Complete psychotherapy progress notes and discharge summaries
- Implement, review, and update treatment plans based on client progress
- Utilize evidence-based psychological theories and interventions
- Collaborate with treatment providers to coordinate client care
- Support clients with behavioral health diagnoses to promote stability and success
- Facilitate Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) services
- Assist clients in developing emotional regulation and healthy relationship skills
- Participate in clinical supervision and staff meetings
- Maintain compliance with payor requirements, company policies, and HIPAA standards
- Provide referrals and connect clients with community mental health resources as appropriate
- Complete required documentation in a timely and accurate manner
- Support crisis intervention and stabilization as needed
Required Qualifications
- Licensed in Idaho as LPC, LCPC, LMSW, or LCSW
- Knowledge and experience utilizing psychological theories in clinical practice
- Ability to pass background checks, including Enhanced Fingerprinting with Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (ID DHW)
- Familiarity with community mental health resources preferred
Compensation & Benefits
- Part-time 30-35 hrs per week
- $32-$34 per hr
- $1,000
Full-time Employees
- Paid vacation days (increase with tenure)
- Separate sick leave that rolls over annually
- Up to 10 paid holidays*
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- DailyPay – access your earnings without waiting for payday*
- Training, development, and continuing education opportunities
All Employees
- 401(k)
- Free licensure supervision
- Pet insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Perks @ Clarvida – national discounts on shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainment
- Mileage reimbursement
- Cellphone stipend
- (*Benefits may vary by state or county)
- Application Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
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Requirements
Candidates must hold an active Idaho license as an LPC, LCPC, LMSW, or LCSW. The role requires the ability to pass background checks and experience in utilizing psychological theories in clinical practice.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Counselor - FT (In Person) at Clarvida - Idaho 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 7,558 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
In Idaho, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$83k (32 salary observations; 86 listings), vs ~$74k nationally (5,791 salary observations; 23,259 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 53% are remote, 28% have no call, 80% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.2 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,558 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $32k–$34k | Mental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $63k–$83k)325 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Idaho vs national | $83k median in Idaho | $74k nationally (+12%)32 state / 5,791 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$35k in purchasing power | Idaho index 95.5 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Idaho | 42 active | 7,579 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 53% remote · 28% no call · 80% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $1k sign-on | US counselor listings (all specialties): 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 13% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,476 in the last 30 days | 1,365 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −1.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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