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HCO Behavioral Health
Louisiana · Hybrid

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT)

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$83.2K - $135.2K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 4mo ago

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

Relational TherapySystemic Treatment Planning

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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
50%
CME allowance
25%
PSLF eligible
11%
Loan repayment
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.9this job 7.3
Better work-life than 60% of Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 883 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Hybrid
  • Remote
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About HCO Behavioral Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedule
Telehealth Options
Insurance Credentialing
Administrative Support
Referral Pipeline