Outpatient Therapist

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

Listed compensation

$50-$65/hr

Listing transparency3 of 6 stated

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Description

Outpatient Mental Health Therapist – Flexible, Supportive, and Impactful!

Are you passionate about helping children, adolescents, and adults reach their full potential? Red Oak is seeking a dedicated Outpatient Mental Health Therapist to join our team and make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals and families.

This is a part-time or full-time opportunity. Compensation for the role is hourly, per direct service hour.

Why Join Red Oak?

Flexible Schedule: Enjoy the freedom of a private practice, fee-for-service model with flexible hours.

Comprehensive Support: We provide credentialing, billing, EMR, and full administrative support so you can focus on your clients.

Modern, Comfortable Facility: Work in a new, trauma-informed space featuring state-of-the-art technology, a sensory room, and an activity room designed to enhance therapeutic care.

Innovation at Your Fingertips: AI-assisted documentation coming soon to save time and streamline your workflow.

Your Role

  • Assess, diagnose, and create individualized treatment plans.
  • Provide psychotherapeutic care, counseling, and care coordination.
  • Collaborate with families, schools, and community partners to support client progress.
  • Maintain timely and compliant documentation while contributing to quality care and program success.

Red Oak is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

Minimum of a Master’s degree in Counseling or Social Work with an Ohio Professional Counselor or LSW licensure status.

Demonstrated experience in the treatment of children, adolescents, adults and families individually and in group modality.

  • Ability to reasonably problem solve complex and possible crisis mental health client problems.
  • Ability to develop and write clear, concise documents involving client outcome reporting requirements.
  • Effective time management and interviewing skills.
  • Acceptance and dedication toward the Mission of Red Oak Behavioral Health.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will assess, diagnose, and create individualized treatment plans while providing psychotherapeutic care and counseling. They will also collaborate with families, schools, and community partners to support client progress and maintain compliant documentation.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

PsychotherapyTreatment planningCrisis interventionClinical documentationDiagnostic assessmentCollaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Therapist at Red Oak Behavioral Health a 7.9 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 7,952 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 28% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$120k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $129k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
47%
Loan repayment
36%
PSLF eligible
22%
Sign-on bonus
19%

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Work-life snapshot

7.9/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)

  • On-site

Living in Akron

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$149k
Typical market rent
$1,167/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.4
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Akron, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Red Oak Behavioral Health

Non-profit Organization Management
Akron, OH
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
Credentialing, billing, EMR, and full administrative support
Modern, trauma-informed facility
AI-assisted documentation coming soon