Licensed Mental Health Therapist

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Elite DNA Behavioral Health is actively hiring for a fully licensed Mental Health Therapist

We are a physician-run leader Telepsychiatry, providing quality therapy and psychiatric services for children, adolescents, and adults striving to achieve mental health and wellness and reach their full potential.

We offer a collaborative, flexible work culture and foster an environment built on respect, trust, love, and a shared passion for quality patient care.

Our business model provides every clinician with structured administrative support utilizing a best-in-class patient management system and highly trained administrative staff.

Full-Time & Part-Time opening for a therapist needed for a growing mental health agency in our Troy, AL. location.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time (PT only for Licensed)

Benefits

  • 401(k) Matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 3 Weeks PTO/1st Yr.
  • 7 Paid Holidays
  • Mental Health Days
  • CEU's/Elite DNA University
  • Monday to Friday
  • No weekends

Education

Master's

Requirements

  • Some of these duties include, but are not limited to:
  • Assists in developing and implementing clinical procedures and guidelines, as needed
  • Actively participates in staff meetings and case presentations.
  • Assists in supervising Care Coordinators during initial intakes.
  • Provides supervision and consultation to staff and student interns, as appropriate.

Provides patient-centered therapy interventions with an emphasis on patient involvement as an integral part of the treatment team.

Utilizes the electronic medical record to document patient screenings, psychosocial assessments, progress, and referral information and completes documentation within the agency’s required timelines.

  • Assists in the process of advocacy for patients’ access to community resources.
  • Collaboratively develops treatment plans including input from the patient, families, treatment team members and other agencies, as appropriate.
  • Coordinates and communicates with the treatment team to provide the best care to patients.
  • Uses multiple interventions such as group, individual and family therapy to assist patients in meeting their identified goals.
  • Demonstrates sensitivity to diversity issues in the assessment and treatment of patients.
  • Demonstrates respect for the inherent dignity and worth of the patients.

Actively monitors patient progress towards goals and addresses termination/discharge related issues, providing outside referrals at discharge/termination, as appropriate.

Effectively works independently and in a team environment; prioritizes workload based on workflow demands and in response to reprioritization by administrators, when needed

#MentalHealth

Key Responsibilities

The therapist provides patient-centered therapy interventions and develops collaborative treatment plans for children, adolescents, and adults. They are also responsible for maintaining accurate clinical documentation in the electronic medical record and participating in interdisciplinary team meetings.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Mental health therapyTreatment planningPsychosocial assessmentCrisis interventionGroup therapyIndividual therapyPatient advocacyElectronic medical recordsClinical supervisionCase managementDiversity sensitivityInterdisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Mental Health Therapist at Elite DNA Behavioral Health a 6.2 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. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Elite DNA Behavioral Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 27 active listings.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 34% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.2 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,459 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $95k (middle half $85k–$118k)214 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingAlabama index 88.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Alabama83 active7,533 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 62% remote · 34% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedAlabama counselor listings (all specialties): 0% state a sign-on bonus · 18% offer loan repayment135 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,575 in the last 30 days1,373 the 30 days before (+88%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Elite DNA Behavioral Healthsilver tier, 79/100Top Employers work-life index27 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,459 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), Top Employers work-life index, 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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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.2
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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

  • No weekends
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About Elite DNA Behavioral Health

Mental Health Care
Fort Myers, Florida
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k) Matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Vision insurance
3 Weeks PTO/1st Yr.
7 Paid Holidays
Mental Health Days
CEU's/Elite DNA University

Living in Troy

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$218k
Median resident rent
$922/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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