Baptist logo
Baptist
Columbus, Mississippi

Therapist-Behavioral Health

CounselorFull-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 · Verified live

Job Description

Provides direct clinical services to patient and client populations served by Baptist Behavioral Healthcare-Willowbrook in accordance with accepted clinical practice standards. Social Workers are subject to call back.

Responsibilities

  • Provides guidance and support to clients by assessing their personal needs to facilitate problem resolution.
  • Provides assistance in developing appropriate clinical programming and treatment regimens.
  • Provides educational experiences for patients, families, community groups and collateral agencies as scheduled or requested.
  • Provides individual group, family and marital counseling to patients and families by utilizing interpersonal skills, knowledge and counseling guidelines to enhance understandings, coping with, and adjustment to illness/condition and treatment/hospitalization.
  • Provides referral information to clients, employers, court systems or other agencies regarding community resources or appropriate treatment facilities by maintaining knowledge of availability.
  • Participates in performance improvement activities by completing necessary activity and subsequent documentation to ensure quality is consistent with established standards.
  • Performs related accountabilities as required or directed.

Specifications

Experience

Minimum Required

  • Experience in psychology, counseling, social work, or relate field.

Preferred/Desired

  • Three years experience in psychology, counseling, social work, or related field. Experience in mental health education and public speaking.

Education

Minimum Required

  • Masters degree in psychology, counseling, social work or related field.

Eligible for licensed professional counselor or licensed master/clinical social worker.

Preferred/Desired

  • Master's degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or related field.

Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Master/Clinical Social Worker.

Training

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

Minimum Required

  • Advanced communication, conflict management, organizational and planning skills. Basic computer literacy skills.

Preferred/Desired

Licensure

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

  • LMSW; LPC; LCSW

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field. Candidates must be eligible for or hold a license as a professional counselor or master/clinical social worker.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical counselingBehavioral healthCrisis interventionTreatment planningCase managementPatient assessmentCommunication skillsFamily counselingGroup therapy

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 20% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Mississippi is 87.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.9% of Mississippi clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Counselor Jobs

45 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution43 jobs · 38 employers

14
<$90k
10
$90k-115k
12
$115k-140k
7
$140k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs

401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
56%
Loan repayment
32%
Sign-on bonus
29%
PSLF eligible
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Mental Health Therapist, Contractor - WI / (Remote)Contract

Cartwheel · Remote - Nationwide

$65-$75/hr
#2

School-Based Clinical Therapist

Preventive Measures · Washington, District of Columbia

$60-$75/hr
#3

Dental Therapist

From $155k
#4

Mental Health Therapist, Contractor - LA / (Remote)

$60-$70/hr
+ 43 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,029 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$205k
Typical market rent
$1,358/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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