Primary Therapist

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60k-$70k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

  • Primary Therapist
  • Renaissance Recovery Tennessee | Nashville, TN
  • Outpatient Substance Use and Co-Occurring Mental Health
  • Pay: $60,000–$70,000 per year

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a. m.–4:00 p. m.

Work arrangement: On-site in Nashville, TN

About the Role

Renaissance Recovery Tennessee is seeking a Primary Therapist to provide outpatient care to adults navigating substance use and co-occurring mental health challenges. You'll provide individual and group therapy, complete assessments and treatment plans, and coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team. Our outpatient program helps clients work toward recovery while staying connected to their families, jobs, and daily lives.

What You'll Do

  • Provide individual therapy to an outpatient caseload.
  • Facilitate 1–2 group therapy sessions each week focused on recovery and skill-building.
  • Complete biopsychosocial assessments, formulate diagnostic impressions within your scope of practice, and develop individualized treatment plans.
  • Use CBT, DBT, and other clinically appropriate approaches.
  • Support clients with co-occurring needs through coordinated care.
  • Work with the clinical team on treatment planning, risk assessment, and case coordination.
  • Maintain timely, accurate documentation in the EMR.
  • Participate in clinical supervision and team consultation as required for the role.

What You'll Bring

Master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related behavioral health field that supports the credential required for this position.

  • Tennessee license or credential appropriate to the role's clinical responsibilities.
  • Strong clinical documentation, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred

  • At least one year of experience in substance use or outpatient behavioral health treatment.
  • Experience with co-occurring disorders, group therapy, and evidence-based treatment approaches.
  • Familiarity with EMR documentation; KIPU experience is a plus.

Why Join Renaissance Recovery Tennessee

  • Work in a collaborative outpatient program focused on practical, client-centered recovery.
  • Join a multidisciplinary clinical team.
  • Take part in professional development and career growth opportunities.
  • You may also email your resume to HR@RR-TN.com.

Key Responsibilities

The Primary Therapist will provide individual and group therapy to adults with substance use and co-occurring mental health challenges. They are responsible for completing assessments, developing treatment plans, and coordinating care within a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related behavioral health field. A valid Tennessee license appropriate to the clinical role is required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Substance use treatment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Therapist at Renaissance Recovery - Tennessee a 6.0 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 no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 40% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$71k in purchasing powerTennessee index 91.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Tennessee148 active7,803 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 46% remote · 40% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTennessee counselor listings (all specialties): 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 8% offer loan repayment253 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,422 in the last 30 days1,438 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$65k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
28%
Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,872 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Benefits & Perks

Professional development and career growth opportunities

Living in Nashville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$409k≈ 6.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,820/mo≈ 36% of gross pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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