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Rise Counseling & Diagnostics
Little Rock, Arkansas

Licensed Associate Counselor - Little Rock

Counselor Above average in CounselingFull-Time

Compensation

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Full-Time
Call expectations
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Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Rise Counseling & Diagnostics provides a wide range of services in both counseling and psychological testing. As part of the Pediatrics Plus family, Rise team members have the opportunity to work alongside skilled practitioners in various disciplines.

This approach enables Rise to consider the needs of each client holistically and provide the highest quality care. The Rise leadership team works closely with their staff to cultivate a supportive environment with the necessary tools to deliver effective therapy and comprehensive diagnostics.

Rise therapists work with a wide range of clients including children, teens, adults, and seniors. At Rise, we value the power of building effective treatment connections, addressing client needs, and looking for new ways to help empower the populations we serve.

At Rise, our mission is to provide outpatient behavioral health services in a compassionate, empathetic environment that supports clients in achieving their maximum potential and enhances their overall sense of well-being.

  • Here are some other reasons you’ll love working at Rise Counseling & Diagnostics:
  • Flexible Scheduling
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Training & Development
  • Personal Growth & Leadership Opportunities
  • Supportive & interdisciplinary Work Environment

What You Will Do

  • Provides therapeutic services to individuals and families in an outpatient, school-based, or blended setting
  • Provides direct behavioral health care services, including but not limited to, diagnostic assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, collateral intervention, and crisis intervention to patients
  • Conducts individual, family, and group sessions independently

Works as a member of an interdisciplinary team and provides appropriate treatment team recommendations or consultation

Maintain ethical documentation, complete documentation within a timely manner, and ensure client files are complete and accurate (maintain consents, ROI, etc.)

Provide therapeutic interventions at prescribed treatment recommendations found within the designated treatment plan

Ensures all licenses are active and liability insurance is maintained

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What You Have

  • Experience working with individuals with an array of mental health diagnoses
  • Independent and fast learner with computers and software
  • Exceptional professional, interpersonal, social, organizational, and communication (written and vocal) skills
  • Works effectively as part of a team
  • Reliable, positive, enthusiastic, flexible, hard-working
  • Must have regular access to a reliable vehicle
  • Background check required
  • Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a wide variety of people
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, policies, and other company documents
  • Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner
  • Willing to uphold values that are congruent with Rise Counseling & Diagnostics’ philosophy and mission

Education/ Certification

Possess a license to allow practice in the Mental Health field as a LAC with a current State of Arkansas Licensure that is in good standing with the corresponding State Board.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to accurately communicate information and ideas so others will understand through sight and hearing. The employee is regularly required to move including walking, running, and sitting.

The employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, lift, reach, and feel. The employee is frequently required to stand and stoop, twist, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include near and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct behavioral health care services including diagnostic assessment, individual, family, and group therapy in outpatient or school-based settings. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop treatment recommendations and maintain accurate, ethical clinical documentation.

Requirements

Must possess a current State of Arkansas Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) license in good standing. Requires experience working with diverse mental health diagnoses and the ability to work effectively in a team-based, professional environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Interdisciplinary TeamworkMental Health CounselingCommunication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsTreatment Planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Associate Counselor - Little Rock at Rise Counseling & Diagnostics a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Counseling — ranked against 13,338 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.

Mental Health — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 36% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 26 employers

401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
52%
Sign-on bonus
35%
Loan repayment
26%
PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.5
Better work-life than 50% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,338 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Little Rock

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$217k
Typical market rent
$1,212/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.4
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Rise Counseling & Diagnostics

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Scheduling
Competitive Compensation
Training & Development
Personal Growth & Leadership Opportunities
Supportive & Interdisciplinary Work Environment