Outpatient Addiction Counselor / Therapist LMAC, LPC, LMSW, LMFT
Listed compensation
$65k-$80k
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Job Description
Outpatient Addiction Counselor / Therapist: Full-Time 1:00PM-10:00PM
Valley Hope of Overland Park has an exciting opportunity for a Master's Level Licensed Counselor / Therapist to join our dedicated and passionate team!
The successful candidate will have one of following credentials: LCAC, LMAC, LMSW, LCSW, LSCSW, LPC, LCPC, or LCP
Valley Hope restores lives affected by addiction and supports lifelong recovery. Are you ready to join an organization where you can make an extraordinary impact, conquering addiction one patient and family at a time? If so, Valley Hope welcomes you!
Valley Hope restores lives affected by addiction and supports lifelong recovery. At Valley Hope, our mission comes to life through our core values of Character, Compassion, and Commitment. Are you ready to join an organization where you can make an extraordinary impact, conquering addiction one patient and family at a time? If so, Valley Hope welcomes you!
Our work is mission-driven, supported by a strong culture of teamwork and a compassionate environment that is the foundation of the Valley Hope organization.
Education & Experience
Required
- Master’s degree in behavioral sciences, education or social work.
- License or credential to function as an alcohol and drug treatment counselor in the state in which the Counselor is working.
- One (1) year of behavioral healthcare clinical counseling or clinical case management work experience.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification; or the ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
Preferred
- Three (3) plus years of behavioral healthcare clinical counseling or clinical case management work experience.
Compensation
- Starting salary range $65,000 - $80,000 (based on education and experience)
- $25 shift incentive for each completed shift worked that extends beyond 7pm.
Benefits
- Medical coverage — Valley Hope pays up to 85% of premiums
- Dental & vision plans at competitive rates
- Up to 27 days of PTO (based on position and tenure)
- 8 paid holidays (including a personal day)
- Paid parental leave
- 401(k) with employer match
- Tuition assistance to grow your career
- Student loan repayment support
- Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
- HSA & FSA options to manage healthcare costs
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for added support
- And more perks designed with you in mind!
Job Summary
- Provides individual and group counseling, therapeutic intervention, and educational lectures to patients and family members to assist them in recognizing problems and causal factors related to substance abuse and developing alternative/coping behaviors.
- Develops, revises, and implements treatment plans.
- Performs assessments of patients’ needs, motivations, and backgrounds; prepares substance abuse bio-psycho-social/assessment summaries.
- Develops patient progress reports and establishes follow-up care for patients and their families as needed.
- Provide clinical consultation to referral resources, mentors, family members, and others to help support patients in their recovery.
- Maintains and demonstrates a current working knowledge of applicable counseling procedures and substance abuse treatment in accordance with company policy and State and Federal guidelines.
- Collects and reviews referral information upon assignment of patients and consults with others as needed to support coordination of services.
- Records treatment activities and patient observations in patient records accurately and timely;
Work Environment
- Outpatient treatment facility setting; requires walking throughout the facility.
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Key Responsibilities
Provides individual and group counseling, therapeutic interventions, and educational lectures to assist patients and families with substance abuse recovery. Develops and implements treatment plans while maintaining accurate patient records and clinical documentation.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in behavioral sciences, education, or social work and a valid clinical license for alcohol and drug treatment. Candidates must have at least one year of clinical counseling or case management experience and CPR certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Addiction Counselor / Therapist LMAC, LPC, LMSW, LMFT at Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Addiction Medicine (Counseling) — ranked against 1,276 active Addiction Medicine (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context
Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery ranks #8 of 22 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 22% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $80k in an average-cost state. 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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