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Holyoke, Massachusetts

Therapist, Outpatient, Behaviroal Health

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$63k-$85k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Position: Therapist, Outpatient

Job Type: Fulltime Days

Schedule: Monday – Friday 7am –330pm

Location: Split between Greenfield and Holyoke

Your Experience Matters

Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital is operated jointly with Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Baystate Health. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a therapist joining our team, you’re embracing our promise to provide superior patient care that exceeds industry standards as well as patient expectations.

Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More About Our Team

Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital offers compassionate, high-quality inpatient and outpatient mental health and co-occurring treatment for teens, adults, and seniors.

We provide a full-range of evidence-based medical and clinical services in a state-of-the-art, 150-bed hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Baystate Health, in Holyoke, MA.

Programs include inpatient mental health and co-occurring treatment, Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP).

Essential Functions

  • Conducts individual and group therapy sessions to educate patients regarding psychological, emotional, or substance abuse problems
  • Displays active involvement in treatment planning process
  • Provides family session counseling to all patients to ensure appropriate communication and involvement of family members and support groups
  • Actively communicates with clients, families, and outside referral sources
  • Demonstrates proactive communication with those involved with the patient’s treatment
  • Works well with the interdisciplinary team including physicians, utilization review and nursing staff members
  • Demonstrates active communication with team members
  • Effectively communicates to UR on treatment and LOS issues
  • Completes appropriate paperwork for clients in a timely, accurate and complete manner
  • Demonstrates appropriate crisis intervention and de-escalation skills
  • Acts as a member of team with crisis situation occurs, assisting others to ensure patient safety
  • Completes accurate assessments of patients utilizing clinical skills
  • Assists care coordination department as requested
  • Completes all documentation thoroughly, timely, and in accordance with hospital standards
  • Displays a thorough knowledge of confidentiality
  • Completes releases appropriately
  • Demonstrates knowledge of HIPAA regulations and abides by those standards
  • Demonstrates a working knowledge of all clinical regulations, including TJC, Medicaid, and state and federal laws
  • Displays active involvement in the discharge, transition, and after-care planning treatment processes other duties as assigned

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Education and License

  • Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or equivalent required
  • Current clinical or social work license by state regulations required
  • CPR/BLS certification and Handle with Care within 30 days.

Salary range: $62,816.00 - $84,801.60 per year

EEOC Statement

“Lifepoint Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Behavioral Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct individual and group therapy sessions while actively participating in the treatment planning and discharge process. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure patient safety and maintain accurate clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory standards.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or an equivalent field along with a current clinical or social work license. Candidates must also possess or obtain CPR/BLS certification and Handle with Care training within 30 days of hire.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual therapyFamily counselingClinical assessmentHIPAA complianceDischarge planningInterdisciplinary collaborationSubstance abuse counselingPsychological assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist, Outpatient, Behaviroal Health at Lifepoint Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,062 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 20% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$74k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $70k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,062 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Holyoke

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$339k≈ 5.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,863/mo≈ 36% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.1
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.

BEA 2024 · Springfield, MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Lifepoint Health

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Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
Life & Disability Insurance
Paid Family Leave
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance
Loan Assistance
401(k) with Company Match
Free Gym Memberships