Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT)
Listed compensation
$83.2K - $135.2K
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Job Description
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT)
Couples · Family Systems · Individual | Multi-Location + Telehealth
"Families are the foundation of communities. If you believe in the power of systems-level healing — and want a practice that backs that belief with real infrastructure — read on."
About This Role
HCO Behavioral Health is seeking Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) to join our growing clinical team. This role focuses on couples therapy, family systems work, and individual therapy from a relational and systems-informed perspective.
The demand for quality LMFT services is high in both Louisiana and Texas markets. HCO provides a consistent referral pipeline, full insurance credentialing, and administrative support so you can focus on the relational work you were trained to do.
What You'll Do
- Provide couples, family, and individual therapy using a systems-informed approach
- Specialize in areas such as: relationship conflict, communication, divorce/separation, blended families, parenting, and premarital counseling
- Conduct family assessments and develop systemic treatment plans
- Bill services via commercial insurance and self-pay
- Support the optional faith-integrated couples therapy track (if applicable to your practice)
- Collaborate with individual therapists on shared family system cases
- Maintain clinical documentation within 48 hours
Qualifications
- Active Louisiana and/or Texas LMFT license in good standing
- Minimum 1 year post-licensure clinical experience in couples and/or family work
- Proficiency with EFT, Gottman Method, or comparable evidence-based couples modality preferred
- Comfortable providing telehealth sessions
Key Responsibilities
Provide couples, family, and individual therapy using a systems-informed approach to address relationship conflict and family dynamics. Manage clinical documentation and collaborate with other therapists on shared family system cases.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Marriage & Family Therapy — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 34% have no call, 72% require no weekends — this position is remote.
The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$109k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $124k in an average-cost state. 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
HCO Behavioral Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 78/100, 20 active listings.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) at HCO Behavioral Health a 7.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) — ranked against 883 active Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
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