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Warren, Ohio

Behavioral Health Counselor

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the pay range, the work setting, call expectations and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Provide clinical services/assessment services within Outpatient, Crisis or Residential facility.
  • Ability to provide clinical interactions which reflect competency, demonstrate clinical judgments which are appropriate to client’s functioning and agency’s risk tolerance standards.
  • Deliver accurate, substantive and timely documentation which meets best practice guidelines and regulatory standards.
  • Integrate all relevant referral information into the assessment process, and acquire additional collateral information as needed.
  • Collaborate with the program manager to determine and designate site and supervision protocols, and assess and determine client level of care changes (decisions related to admission, transfer/discharge, and step-up).
  • Provide a minimum of 25 hours of billable services based on a 40-hour work week.

Qualifications

  • A Masters degree in counseling or social work is required, along with active independent licensure in the state of Ohio (LPCC or LISW), with a minimum of two years of relevant professional experience preferred.
  • Basic computer literacy to include experience in the use of word processing (ex. Microsoft Word); Previous experience with electronic health records is preferred.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

EOE-MF/H including persons with disabilities and veterans

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentCrisis interventionClinical documentationCase managementRisk assessmentTreatment planning

Behavioral Health — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 24% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Behavioral Health market look like in Ohio?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedBehavioral Health median $62k (middle half $55k–$67k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Ohio13 active348 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 24% remote · 24% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOhio Counselor listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 16% offer loan repayment603 active listings, Oct 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend+4.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Counselor Jobs

46 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

45 jobs · 37 employers
11
<$60k
14
$60k-70k
7
$70k-80k
7
$80k-90k
6
$90k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

38 jobs · 37 employers
401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
37%
Loan repayment
24%
PSLF eligible
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Outpatient Therapist

Signet Health · Washington, District of Columbia

$81k-$99k
#2

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - SupervisorContract

Mindfully Behavioral Health · Anderson, Ohio

$43-$47/hr
#3

Licensed Mental Health Therapist - Savannah

$90k-$95k
#4

Substance Use Disorder Counselor

$68k-$90k
+ 44 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.1
Better work-life than 30% of Behavioral Health (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 350 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Warren

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$126k
Typical market rent
$998/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
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.