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Red River Hospital
Wichita Falls, Texas

Inpatient Therapist - Full Time

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Licensed Inpatient Therapist (LMFT, LPC, or LMSW)
  • Red River Behavioral Health Hospital

Required Licensure

Current LMFT, LPC, or LMSW license required.

Education Required

Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or Human Services field required.

We are seeking a compassionate and qualified individual to join our team as a Licensed Inpatient Therapist at Red River Behavioral Health Hospital. In this role, you will play an essential role in enhancing the emotional and psychological well-being of our patients through therapeutic activities and structured programming.

Your clinical expertise in planning, facilitating, and evaluating group and individual activities, along with close collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams, will directly support positive treatment outcomes.

Red River Behavioral Health Hospital is dedicated to providing exceptional mental health services, and as a valued member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve.

Essential Functions

Apply psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions in the delivery of services to individuals and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed emotional and behavioral disorders.

Conduct a psychosocial assessment and develop an initial discharge plan.

Conduct individual, group or family sessions as appropriate for the treatment plan of the patient.

Provide initial treatment planning for patient based on assessment and coordinate any additional services needed, revising as necessary.

Maintain documentation of therapy services provided to each patient according to facility and professional standards and revising as indicated by facility or professional standard.

  • Maintain a caseload as assigned.
  • Participate in treatment team meetings and collaborate with other staff to facilitate services for the patient, as appropriate to their treatment plan.
  • May provide these services in an inpatient or outpatient setting.
  • May perform case management, discharge or after care planning as needed.

Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Other Functions

Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or Human Services field required.

One or more years’ experience working with comparable patient population required.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

Requisite state or national licensure for professional therapy providers or eligible for state licensure as a professional therapy provider.

  • CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
  • First aid may be required based on state or facility.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e. g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

PsychotherapyGroup therapyIndividual therapyFamily therapyDischarge planningCrisis interventionClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $65k (middle half $62k–$70k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Texas449 active7,853 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% remote · 34% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Counselor Jobs

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Salary Distribution

48 jobs · 37 employers
11
<$65k
18
$65k-80k
8
$80k-95k
7
$95k-110k
4
$110k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs
401k / retirement match
85%
Sign-on bonus
26%
CME allowance
18%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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LifeStance Health · Brookfield, Wisconsin

$92k-$125k
#2

Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LMHC, LCSW)

Gotham Enterprises · Davie, Florida

$115k-$120k
#3

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

$115k-$120k
#4

Licensed Clinical Therapist (LCSW, LPC, LMFT)

$84k-$113k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,851 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Wichita Falls

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$181k
Typical market rent
$1,362/mo
Residents’ average commute
14 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.5
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Wichita Falls, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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