Residential Therapist
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.
Job Description
Enterhealth is a nationally recognized leader in the addiction field. The Enterhealth Residential Treatment Program ("The Ranch"), located in Van Alstyne, Texas, is a premier, dual-diagnosis, residential treatment facility dedicated to supporting the healing process of addiction recovery.
The residential therapist is integral to Enterhealth's comprehensive treatment program designed to maintain recovery. The residential therapist will work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team of therapists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other professionals.
The residential therapist will be responsible for conducting individual patient and family therapy, as well as educational and process group programming. Patient caseloads are kept low to allow for maximum patient and family engagement and to ensure a superior therapeutic experience.
Counselors Can Expect
- Access to innovative and science-based treatment for the disease of addiction.
- Beautiful, serene working environment on a 43-acre resort-style campus.
- Private pay environment, free of managed care.
- Low therapist-to-client ratio.
- Multi-disciplinary, team-oriented environment.
Essential Functions
- Drive innovation and science-based treatment of the disease of addiction in the outpatient setting.
- Actively collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to develop an individualized plan of care.
- Design and maintain onboarding and development opportunities for outpatient center staff
Perform primary counselor duties for clients and their families, including psychosocial assessments, development of treatment plans, case management, crisis intervention, group, individual, family, and didactic sessions; discharge summary and planning; and coordination of treatment services.
Ensure accurate and timely completion of patient documentation.
Develop and maintain relationships with community agencies and referral sources to enhance and promote services
Core Competencies
- Ability to establish and consistently enforce appropriate boundaries with clients and families
- Acute perception of people's attitudes, characteristics, and behavior patterns
- Demonstrate personal accountability and initiative.
- Strong communication style, both written and verbal, including adherence to brand.
- Collaborative and collegial.
- Organized and detail-oriented.
- Service-oriented.
Qualifications
Advanced trained Master's degree or Ph.D. in behavioral science or related field
LPC, LMSW/LCSW, LMFT
- CPR and SAMA Certification within 30 days of employment
- Experience working with addictions and psychiatric disorders (or dual diagnosis)
Equal Opportunity Employer
Enterhealth provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel, and talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
You will have some light physical demands (i. e., moving boxes of inventory of promo items, setting up booths at conferences, helping set up if needed with the organization's events, such as staff or other group meetings, etc.).
Working Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job in a typical office or administrative setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually low.
Compensation
Salary commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits program including Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k), and Basic Life and AD&D insurances.
Key Responsibilities
The residential therapist conducts individual, family, and group therapy sessions while collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to develop individualized care plans. They are also responsible for maintaining accurate patient documentation and coordinating treatment services within the residential facility.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 12% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Mental Health Therapy median $70k (middle half $58k–$75k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Texas index 97.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Texas | 447 active | 7,934 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 52% remote · 12% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Texas Counselor listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus · 19% offer loan repayment705 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | +1.0% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
Top Counselor Jobs
50 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
50 jobs · 37 employersAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
34 jobsShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
Licensed Behavioral Health Therapist-Telehealth
LifeStance Health · Londonderry, New Hampshire
Remote Licensed Mental Health TherapistContract
Adjuvant Behavior Health · Huntington, West Virginia
Remote Licensed Professional Therapist
$60-$62/hrLicensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) OR LMFT
$48-$62/hr