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New Hope Carolinas
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THERAPIST

Counselor

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: New Hope NC 1 - Dallas, NC 28034Education Level: Graduate DegreeTherapist Job Description Job Summary The Therapist serves as the primary therapist and coordinates all treatment services through the provision of direct counseling of all residents on his/her caseload. New Hope embraces a trauma-informed, evidenced-based individualized approach to the care and treatment of our residents. New Hope employs a team of Utilization Review Specialists and Case Managers who handle authorizations and discharge planning so our therapists can focus on providing therapy. Essential Functions

  • Provides, individual, group and family therapies to assigned residents. (Average caseload size is 10 or less).
  • Ensures comprehensive clinical assessments are completed within identified timeframes.
  • Completes and implements all clinical documentation as required within the time frames established by New Hope Carolinas.
  • Maintains regular contact with families, legal guardians, representatives of referral agencies, and courts (as required); provides regular updates on resident progress and ensures that residents, families, legal guardians and representatives of referral agencies are included in the treatment planning process and in all aspects of planning for the resident.

Qualifications Minimum Qualification

Master’s Degree in a Human Services field with some experience in the mental health profession. ABA experience a plus. Must be license eligible in the state of North Carolina (LSW, LMSW, LISW-CP, LISW-AP, LPC, LPC-S, LMFT, LMFT-S).

Key Responsibilities

The Therapist acts as the primary therapist, providing direct individual, group, and family counseling to residents on their caseload, which averages 10 or less. They are also responsible for ensuring comprehensive clinical assessments and all required clinical documentation are completed within established timeframes.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master’s Degree in a Human Services field along with some experience in the mental health profession, and must be license eligible in North Carolina for roles such as LPC or LMFT. Experience with ABA is considered a plus.

Key Skills

Individual TherapyGroup TherapyFamily TherapyClinical AssessmentTrauma-Informed CareEvidenced-Based ApproachUtilization Review CoordinationCase Management Coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates THERAPIST at NEW HOPE CAROLINAS a 7.2 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 8,026 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 36% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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About New Hope Carolinas

Mental Health Care
Rock Hill, South Carolina
201-500 employees