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SERO Mental Health
Vernon Hills, Illinois

Outpatient Therapist

Counselor / TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$62K - $80K

The week · per this posting4-day week · 4×9s

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Established in 2018, Simply Bee Counseling offers outpatient services including counseling, dietitian support, medication management and neuropsychological testing - as well as an intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization program onsite in their Vernon Hills, IL office.

We also offer outpatient therapy in our Northbrook, IL location. We take a comprehensive and inclusive approach to mental wellness serving children (as young as age 5), adolescents, and adults. Our mission is to transform the mental well-being of individuals with the whole person in mind.

We see a wide variety of clients who may be struggling with Eating Disorders, Anxiety, Depression, School Refusal, ADHD, Trauma, Self-Injury and more.

Simply Bee is seeking a clinician who is looking for a combination of independent work within a larger collaborative environment. This clinician would serve our outpatient population children, adolescents, and adults. Our team utilizes a variety of evidence based approaches including CBT, DBT, ERP, ACT, EFFT, and others, as well as our CEO's own Growth and Resiliency Model(c) to organize our curriculum and support clients.

This is an hourly role with an estimated annual compensation range of $62,000–$80,000 per year.

The schedule for this role is four 9-hour shifts per week, often including Saturdays and evening 12 pm-9 pm shifts. Please note the clinic is closed on Sundays.

Primary Responsibilities Include

  • Create a family engagement plan upon admission for each minor client
  • Complete weekly clinical charting notes/forms EMR platform
  • Document initial assessments, evaluationand development of treatment plans for clients, preparation of discharge summaries and/or continuing care plan
  • Reinforce clinical services and adherence to the practice’s standards, values, and quality of care
  • Teammates are encouraged to complete at least one community eventand oneworkshop or group each year
  • Exhibit company cultural behaviors of the following: informallycollaboratein the office with team members, friendly engagement in the office to support our hive culture, and contribute to the hive mind with knowledge andexpertise
  • Complete weekly communication tracker for family engagement, all external providers, new clients and discharge client tracker document and chart notes
  • Participate in mandatory staffing meetings and lead treatment staffing of current cases
  • Completerequested administrative information such astimesheet, calendar management, drive organization, etc.

Requirements

  • Licensed therapist preferred
  • Master's degree in Social Work, Clinical Counseling, or related required
  • Previousexperience with eating disorders and working with children and adolescents strongly preferred

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide outpatient mental health services to children, adolescents, and adults, utilizing evidence-based approaches. Key duties include creating family engagement plans, maintaining clinical charting in an EMR, and leading treatment staffing meetings.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningEating Disorder TreatmentPediatric TherapyAdolescent TherapyAdult TherapyCase ManagementCrisis Intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Therapist at SERO MENTAL 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 7,459 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 42% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$71k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $71k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,459 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$62k–$80kMental Health Therapy median $65k (middle half $58k–$73k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$71k in purchasing powerIllinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Illinois341 active7,554 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 54% remote · 42% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIllinois counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 19% offer loan repayment554 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,576 in the last 30 days1,373 the 30 days before (+88%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,459 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), 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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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,459 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Vernon Hills

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$463k≈ 7.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,587/mo≈ 50% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
27 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.

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