Licensed Behavioral Health Therapist
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Job Description
- Job Location: Meade Co School District - Brandenburg, KY 40108
- Position Type: Full Time
- Job Category: Health Care, Licensed Behavioral Health Therapist Cumberland Family Medical Center (CFMC) operates a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) offering a wide range of health and mental health services at multiple sites throughout Kentucky. We seek employees who support our mission and who actively contribute to our service-driven environment by enhancing the patient experience and improve productivity. CFMC offers compassionate care, uncompromising service and clinical excellence. We offer a collaborative environment with excellent benefits, wage/salary commensurate with experience and relevant work experience. The Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments and behavioral health services to support patients in achieving improved health, well-being, and independence. Through assessment, clinical intervention, education, and coordination with healthcare and community resources, this position empowers patients to take an active role in directing their own healthcare experiences. The clinician promotes respect for individuality, personal choice, and patient independence while fostering an inclusive, patient-centered approach that recognizes and honors the cultural, religious, and ethnic differences of patients and their families. Behavioral health services also enhance the medical team's understanding of each patient's beliefs, behaviors, and potential barriers to care, supporting a collaborative approach to addressing the patient's overall health needs. Duties/Responsibilities: Uses age appropriate assessment and intervention skills. Able to use a range of interventions, depending upon the needs of the patient/family. Assists members in developing cost effective, appropriate health care plans through optimizing the member's personal resources as well as community resources and programs. Promotes multi-disciplinary care that is patient-centered and considers all aspects of members' personal, psychological, economic, and cultural needs. Maintains thorough knowledge of CFMC services/benefits, public/private community resources, as well as federal/state laws which effect health care planning. Completes required documentation of services and plan of care per policy. Participates in program development, orientation, and educational activities which further members' capacity to better direct their own health care experience. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Qualifications: One (1) year of experience in mental health, hospital, medical outpatient clinic, FQHC, Home Health or long-term care setting. Three to five (3-5) years of experience in related environment. Master’s Degree/Licenses, Certifications, Registrations. Current unrestricted license in the state in which practicing is required upon hire. Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers. National Provider Identifier (NPI) required prior to employment start date.
Key Skills
Three to five (3-5) years of professional experience in a hospital or medical outpatient clinic, FQHC, Home Health, or long-term care setting Expertise with brief counseling interventions. Demonstrated ability to provide leadership. Advanced knowledge of local and national resources related to behavioral health care.
Schedule Requirements Are Detailed in Contract.
Work schedules are set at the discretion of CFMC and may be adjusted at any time based on the operational needs of the organization
- Compensation: Negotiable based on experience
Benefits
Health, Vision, Dental, Life, STD, LTD, 401K, PTO, Holidays, Paid CME with stipend, free malpractice insurance coverage, student loan repayment opportunities Disclaimer: All information provided is subject to the specific terms and conditions outlined in the employee’s individual contract. In the event of any discrepancy, the contract shall take precedence.
Key Responsibilities
The therapist provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments and behavioral health services to support patient well-being and independence. They also coordinate with healthcare and community resources to develop effective, patient-centered care plans.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree and a current unrestricted license as an LCSW, LPCC, or LMFT in the state of practice. At least one to five years of experience in a mental health or medical clinical setting is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 30% have no call, 80% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Mental Health Therapy median $75k (middle half $65k–$86k)328 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Kentucky index 90.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Kentucky | 131 active | 7,878 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 32% remote · 30% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Kentucky Counselor listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 14% offer loan repayment188 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,509 in the last 30 days | 1,511 the 30 days before (+66%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −2.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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