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Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Behavioral Care Therapist - Sheboygan

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Job Description

Behavioral Care Therapist

Come work where we specialize in you! We have nearly 2,000 reasons for you to consider a career with Prevea Health—they're our employees. We're an organization that values kindness, responsibility, inclusivity, wellness and inspiration. At Prevea, we provide continuous education, training and support so every member of the team contributes to our success. Together we are the best place to get care and the best place to give care.

Job Summary

Collaborate with all Prevea providers to manage patients or families regarding prevention, early identification, and treatment of mental or emotional problems.

Assess and manage patients referred to behavioral Care to facilitate access to appropriate services. Provide ongoing direct psychotherapy and family therapy.

Involvement in education and consultation programs for the community and Prevea employees. Participation in the development and implementation of programming.

Involvement in education and consultation programs for the community and Prevea employees. Participate in development and implementation of programming. Assess and manage patients referred to Behavioral Care to facilitate access to appropriate services.

Education Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Psychology, Social work, Psychiatric Nursing, Marriage and Family Therapy or related field. Required

Experience Qualifications

  • Experience working with low-income clients. Required

Skills and Abilities

  • Knowledge of community resources.

Licenses and Certifications

  • WI licensed as a psychologist, clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional counselor, or psychiatric nurse. Upon Hire Required
  • Medicaid outpatient certification Upon Hire Required
  • CPS/BLS Certification Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers from approved program or Prevea sponsored program. Upon Hire Required

Physical Demands

  • Sit - Occasionally
  • Stand - Frequently
  • Walk - Frequently
  • Drive - Rarely
  • Climb (Stairs/Ladders) - Occasionally
  • Bend (Neck) - Frequently
  • Bend (Waist) - Frequently
  • Squat - Occasionally
  • Twist/Turn (Neck) - Occasionally
  • Twist/Turn(Waist) - Occasionally
  • Lift/Carry 0-10 lbs. - Frequently
  • Lift/Carry 11-25 lbs. - Occasionally
  • Lift/Carry 26-35 lbs. - Rarely
  • Lift/Carry 36-50 lbs. - Rarely
  • Push/Pull 11-25 lbs. - Rarely
  • Push/Pull 26-35 lbs. - Rarely
  • Push/Pull 36-50 lbs. - Rarely
  • Push/Pull 51-75 lbs. - Rarely
  • Reach (Above shoulder level) - Frequently
  • Reach (Below shoulder level) - Frequently
  • Simple Grasping (Hands/Arms) - Constantly
  • Fine Manipulation (Hands/Arms) - Frequently
  • Gross Manipulation (Hands/Arms) - Occasionally

Working Conditions

  • Noise - Occasionally
  • Hazards - Occasionally

Travel Requirements

  • 5%

Hearing Requirements

  • Hears Whispers < 3 feet - Constantly
  • Hears Whispers 3-8 feet - Constantly

Vision Requirements

  • Color Discrimination - Constantly
  • Near Vision (Correctable to Jaeger 2 or 20/30 binocular) - Constantly
  • Distance Vision (Correctable to Snellen chart 20/30 binocular) - Constantly

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Key Responsibilities

The therapist will manage patients and families by providing direct psychotherapy and family therapy while facilitating access to behavioral care services. They will also participate in community education programs and assist in the development of behavioral health programming.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a relevant field such as Psychology, Social Work, or Psychiatric Nursing and possess a valid Wisconsin professional license. Experience working with low-income clients and possession of Medicaid outpatient certification are required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentCrisis interventionCommunity resource coordinationPatient managementTreatment planningClinical documentationCounseling

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 48% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution28 jobs · 27 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
32%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,002 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Sheboygan

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$262k
Typical market rent
$1,187/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.0
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Sheboygan, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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