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Fox Valley Institute
Naperville, Illinois

Licensed Therapist - Mental Health Counseling

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Fox Valley Institute is a well-established, innovative, full-service clinical group practice that is transforming the health and wellness industry. Our dynamic team is comprised of psychologists, licensed marriage and family therapists, licensed clinical professional counselors, licensed clinical social workers, interns, and an energetic administrative department.

Fox Valley Institute (FVI) is located in Naperville, Illinois, in a warm, beautiful 7,000 sq. ft. professional building. We are a multi-award-winning counseling practice and very committed to our clients, community and our team members.

If you are seeking to become part of a dynamic team in a full or part-time position as an employee, please review the qualifications, benefits, and team testimonials below. We welcome you to learn more about our practice via our website at fvinstitute.com.

Qualifications and Requirements

  • Masters Degree or Psy.D.
  • Licensed with the Illinois Department of Professional Regulations
  • Experience in 1 or more following counseling services: children, adolescents, adults, couples, marriage, family, addiction, veterans, first responders, group, coaching, divorce mediation, play therapy
  • Excellent clinical skills
  • High moral standards
  • Passionate about helping others
  • Value afternoon and evening client hours
  • Enjoy working as a team
  • Desire to learn and grow
  • Open to innovative treatment and technology
  • Comfortable working with an electronic medical record (EMR) system
  • Be adept with EFT, CBT, DBT and/or ACT, and comfortable integrating other modalities into treatment approaches

Full-time caseload is 25-30 therapy hours a week. Part-time caseload is 15-20.

  • Benefits for Therapists who work 25 hours or more per week:
  • (* identifies benefits that also apply to part-time therapists)
  • Competitive compensation *
  • 401K Plan *

FSA *

  • Malpractice insurance
  • Health insurance plan
  • Supplemental insurance through Aflac

Psychology Today Profile and Advertising *

  • Administrative support provided for billing, credentialing, initial scheduling, insurance claims, marketing, and accounting *
  • Individual consultation *
  • Team consultation *
  • Monthly group case consultation *
  • Highly innovative technology tools *
  • Flexible work schedules *
  • 24-hour Coverage *
  • Well established brand *
  • Access to beautiful and comfortable office space *
  • Consistent stream of referrals from community partners, FVI team, and clients to assist with maintaining a full caseload *

Growth – Encouragement – Appreciation *

Below is feedback from a few of our current clinicians describing why they love being part of Fox Valley Institute for Growth and Wellness:

"Fox Valley Institute is a collaborative, genuinely caring environment dedicated to encouraging and fostering personal and professional growth." - Cheryl Frommelt, LCPC, LMFT, Clinical Director, Divorce Mediator

"When you work at Fox Valley you are working in a beautiful environment. You also work with a team that is held to a high standard of clinical competency and keeps its offerings fresh and current."- Suzanne Kennon, MA, LCPC

"I love the flexibility, the high standard of care, and the opportunity to make a living doing what I love." -Dr. Chris McGrath, Chief Psychologist

Key Responsibilities

Provide clinical counseling services to a diverse caseload of children, adults, and families using various therapeutic modalities. Maintain accurate records in the electronic medical record system and participate in team consultations.

Requirements

Must hold a Master's degree or Psy.D. and be licensed with the Illinois Department of Professional Regulations. Candidates should possess excellent clinical skills and experience in one or more counseling specialties.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Addiction counselingClinical assessmentTreatment planning

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 32% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingIllinois index 100.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Illinois359 active7,918 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 32% remote · 32% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIllinois Counselor listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 21% offer loan repayment583 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,512 in the last 30 days1,528 the 30 days before (+64%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
85% this job
Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
15%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,910 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Fox Valley Institute

Mental Health Care
Naperville, Illinois
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
401K Plan
FSA
Malpractice insurance
Health insurance plan
Supplemental insurance through Aflac
Psychology Today profile and advertising
Administrative support provided for billing, credentialing, initial scheduling, insurance claims, marketing, and accounting

Living in Naperville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$474k
Typical market rent
$2,236/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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