No salary listed — similar Counselor roles pay ~$73k (median of 320 jobs)

7.2/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,538 active roles in this specialty

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Methodist Family Health
El Dorado, Arkansas

School Based Therapist - El Dorado (FT, PT, Contract options)

Counselor Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)Full-Time
Posted 4mo ago

About the Role

School-based therapist in El Dorado, AR. FT, PT, or contract options. PSLF eligible. Flexible schedule.

Join Methodist Family Health as a School Based Therapist – El Dorado, Flexible Options in El Dorado, Arkansas.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide direct clinical services that includes, but are not limited to diagnostic assessment, individual, family, and group therapies and crisis intervention.
  • Participate in departmental and program treatment team meetings, staff meetings, trainings, and supervision.
  • Work with administrative support and utilization review staff to facilitate scheduling, prior and continuing authorizations for services, and transfers/discharges.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field.
  • Licensed, in good standing, by Arkansas Professional Board as an LCSW, LMSW,.
  • PLMSW, LPC, LAC, LPE-I, LPE, PhD.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Student loan repayment assistance.
  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • On-site position.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Methodist Family Health in El Dorado, Arkansas.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

CPR

Key Skills

Clinical servicesDiagnostic assessmentIndividual therapyFamily therapyGroup therapyCrisis interventionTreatment planningHIPAA complianceDocumentationCase managementConsultationIEP and 504 conferencesElectronic Medical RecordTrauma Focused CBTPlay therapy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates School Based Therapist - El Dorado (FT, PT, Contract options) at Methodist Family Health 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 7,538 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.

Counselor Career Context

In Arkansas, Mental Health Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc pay a median of ~$104k across 61 listings, vs ~$77k nationally (8,020 listings).

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Arkansas's cost-of-living index is 87.0 (US average = 100) — Arkansas ranks #5 of 50 for clinician purchasing power. 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 7.2/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.

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About Methodist Family Health

Mental Health Care
Little Rock, AR
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Supervision for license provided or reimbursement assistance
CEU time and reimbursement
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Account for PPO
Health Savings Account for HDHP
Dependent Care Account
Life Insurance – 100% of premium paid by MFH