Addiction Therapist, Residential Addiction Treatment Facility
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Job Description
Emplify Health (Gundersen Region) currently has a need for a full-time Addiction Therapist (mental health & substance use disorder) within our Residential Addiction Treatment Facilities. Acceptable licensure includes: LPC, LCSW or LMFT.
This position will focus primarily on providing mental health and substance use disorder therapy services to patients involved in our Residential Addiction Treatment Facilities. This Therapist will join a multidisciplinary team of providers (e. g. Addictionologists, Psychiatrists, Nurse Practitioners’, Registered Nurses’, Medical Assistants’ and social workers) to provide quality Behavioral Health services to a diverse population.
Practice Highlights
- Competitive Salary, Relocation, and Exceptional Benefits
- Teaching and Research are supported
- Highly collaborative team includes Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Psychiatric NPs, an Internal Medicine physician and a host of Master’s prepared Therapists and Counselors
- Colleagues in Palliative Care, Neurology, Sleep Medicine, Women’s Health, Pain Medicine and many others contribute to integrated, multispecialty health care for our patients
We offer a competitive compensation package including loan forgiveness, CME dollars & days, vacation, an outstanding retirement package and great work-life balance among a collaborative and collegial group of behavioral health providers.
Must have completed an accredited program and be eligible to obtain a license to practice in our multi-state region with no restrictions or limitations. Advanced practice clinicians work under the direct supervision of a physician. Clinician staff may need to provide outreach service as part of their role in the system. Teaching students, residents, fellows or clinical staff is cornerstone to our Medical Education philosophy and an expectation of all clinicians.
Primary Recruiter
Brent Wood
Recruiter Email Address
bawood@emplifyhealth.org
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Key Responsibilities
The therapist will provide mental health and substance use disorder therapy services to patients within a residential treatment facility. They will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver quality behavioral health care and participate in the education of students and clinical staff.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid LPC, LCSW, or LMFT license and have completed an accredited program. The role requires the ability to obtain licensure in the multi-state region and a commitment to medical education and collaborative care.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 48% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Wisconsin index 94.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings in Wisconsin | 258 active | 13,632 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 40% remote · 48% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
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