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Highfields
Michigan

Outpatient Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$40k-$51k

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Job Description

Job Summary / Overview

The Outpatient Mental Health Therapist provides supportive assessment, treatment and resource development for individuals and families through the provision of services underwritten by insurance companies, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services counseling contracts, and/or community mental health authorities.

Essential Functions

  • Engage with children, adults and families, assisting them to improve their functioning.
  • Assess, provide a diagnosis, and devise practical intervention strategies.
  • Provide clinical interventions in settings including, but not limited to, homes, community settings, or office.
  • Provide services according to model expectation across multiple referral bases.
  • Interact with clients in non-traditional settings and during non-traditional hours.
  • Document services using an electronic medical record and/or other formats.
  • Represent Highfields and the clients served through interacting with referral sources.

Benefits

  • 4 weeks paid time off (accrual begins on first day)
  • 11 paid holidays and paid birthday and paid floating holiday
  • Paid mileage
  • Ability to work remotely
  • License supervision
  • Paid licensing practice exam, seminar, and final exam
  • Paid training opportunities
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance (after 30 days)
  • Short term disability
  • 401(k)
  • Student Loan Forgiveness qualifying employer
  • Work-Life balance

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master's degree in counseling, social work, or directly related field.
  • State licensure commensurate with required degree (Consideration given if currently in process of obtaining or ability to obtain.).
  • One year or more experience in providing counseling services to children and families.
  • Valid driver's license.

Key Responsibilities

The Outpatient Mental Health Therapist will provide supportive assessment, treatment, and resource development for individuals and families, engaging with children, adults, and families to improve their functioning. Essential duties include assessing, diagnosing, devising intervention strategies, and providing clinical interventions in various settings, including non-traditional ones.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master's degree in counseling, social work, or a directly related field, along with state licensure commensurate with the degree, or be in the process of obtaining it. A minimum of one year of experience providing counseling services to children and families, plus a valid driver's license, are also required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningClinical InterventionElectronic Medical Record DocumentationClient Engagement

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Therapist at Highfields a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include flexible scheduling.

Counselor Career Context

Highfields ranks #20 of 20 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 38% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$46k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $47k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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About Highfields

Individual and Family Services
Onondaga, MI
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

4 weeks paid time off
11 paid holidays plus paid birthday and floating holiday
Paid mileage
Ability to work remotely
License supervision
Paid licensing practice exam, seminar, and final exam
Paid training opportunities
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance