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Gotham Enterprises
Waterloo, Iowa · Remote OK

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC, LMFT, LISW)

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$115k-$120k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Full-Time Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMHC, LMFT, LISW)
  • Location: Iowa
  • Setting: Remote / Telehealth
  • Salary: $115,000–$120,000 per year
  • Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Job Summary

We’re hiring Iowa-licensed LMHCs, LMFTs, and LISWs to provide mental health therapy through telehealth. You’ll work with individuals facing anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, life transitions, and other emotional or behavioral concerns.

The role includes conducting assessments, establishing treatment goals, providing ongoing therapy, and monitoring client progress. It is well suited for a clinician who is comfortable working independently, communicates clearly, and can maintain consistent, high-quality care in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

  • Provide scheduled individual therapy sessions through a secure telehealth platform
  • Complete clinical and psychosocial assessments to identify client needs
  • Develop individualized treatment plans with clear therapeutic goals
  • Support clients managing anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, and major life changes
  • Apply evidence-based therapeutic approaches appropriate to each client
  • Review client progress and adjust treatment strategies when clinically appropriate
  • Maintain accurate and timely progress notes and clinical records
  • Follow confidentiality, ethical, safety, and professional practice standards
  • Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, or a related field
  • Active Iowa LMHC, LMFT, or LISW license
  • At least 1 year of post-licensure clinical experience preferred
  • Strong assessment, treatment planning, and documentation skills
  • Comfortable delivering therapy through telehealth
  • 2 weeks PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • 401K Plan with 3% Company Match
  • Bring your clinical skills into a flexible telehealth setting and explore your next career move with us.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or a related field and an active Iowa LMHC, LMFT, or LISW license. At least one year of post-licensure clinical experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentAnxiety managementDepression treatmentTrauma-informed carePsychosocial assessmentEvidence-based practiceCrisis interventionCase managementEthical practiceClient progress monitoring

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC, LMFT, LISW) at Gotham Enterprises a 7.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,085 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Counselor Career Context

Gotham Enterprises ranks #1 of 14 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 83/100, 665 active listings.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% are remote, 28% have no call, 70% require no weekends — this position is remote.

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Salary Distribution43 jobs · 15 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
Sign-on bonus
73%
CME allowance
19%
Visa sponsorship
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 7.3
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,085 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Remote