First Resources logo
First Resources
Ottumwa, Iowa

LISW Behavioral Health Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the pay range, the work setting, call expectations and time off.

Posted 52m ago · Verified live

Job Description

LISW Behavioral Health Therapist Ottumwa, Iowa | Full-Time Create Connection. Provide Therapy. Grow Something With Us.

First Resources Corp. is growing behavioral health services in Southeast Iowa, and we’re looking for a licensed Behavioral Health Therapist who wants to grow with us. Provide meaningful therapy. Work with mental health and co-occurring substance use needs.

Bring your clinical expertise to programs across our organization. And most importantly, have a voice in what we build next. We want someone who is passionate about clinical work, hungry for growth, and excited by the opportunity to help strengthen behavioral health services in our communities. What You’ll Do

  • Provide individual and family therapy.
  • Complete assessments, diagnoses, and individualized treatment plans.
  • Treat mental health and co-occurring substance use needs within your scope of practice.
  • Monitor progress and adjust treatment approaches as needed.
  • Complete timely, accurate clinical documentation.
  • Collaborate with behavioral health, substance use, and community-based teams.
  • Serve as a mental health resource across First Resources Corp.
  • Provide clinical education and consultation on mental health, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and complex behavioral health needs.
  • Help us identify opportunities to grow and strengthen behavioral health services.

What You Must Bring

  • Master’s degree or higher in an appropriate behavioral health discipline.
  • Current Iowa independent clinical license as an LISW
  • Ability to assess, diagnose, develop treatment plans, and provide psychotherapy within your scope of practice.
  • Strong clinical judgment, communication, documentation, and collaboration skills.
  • Commitment to person-centered, evidence-based care.
  • Even Better If You...
  • Have experience with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
  • Have experience providing substance use assessment or treatment.
  • Enjoy complex cases and collaborating across disciplines.
  • Want to mentor and develop future clinicians.
  • Are qualified, or interested in becoming qualified, to supervise temporarily licensed clinicians, including tLMHCs.
  • See growth and change and think, “I want to be part of building that.”

Why First Resources Corp.? Your impact doesn’t stop at the therapy room. You’ll provide clinical care, but you’ll also have opportunities to influence how we support mental health across programs, grow behavioral health and substance use services, and help develop future clinicians.

We’re not looking for someone who just wants to fill a position. We’re looking for someone who wants to help us build what comes next. Come Grow With Us. If you’re ready to bring your clinical expertise, ideas, and passion to a growing behavioral health team, we want to meet you.

Apply today and help us build stronger behavioral health services in Southeast Iowa.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide individual and family therapy while completing assessments, diagnoses, and individualized treatment plans. They will also collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and provide clinical education on mental health and crisis intervention.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s degree or higher in a behavioral health discipline and possess a current Iowa independent clinical license as an LISW. Strong clinical judgment, documentation skills, and a commitment to evidence-based care are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyClinical assessmentDiagnosisTreatment planningSubstance use treatmentPerson-centered care

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 18% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $74k (middle half $64k–$84k)306 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingIowa index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Iowa97 active7,936 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 18% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIowa counselor listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 13% offer loan repayment172 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,426 in the last 30 days1,523 the 30 days before (+59%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.2% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Counselor Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

34 jobs · 31 employers
10
<$80k
10
$80k-105k
4
$105k-130k
8
$130k-155k
2
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs
401k / retirement match
84%
CME allowance
52%
Sign-on bonus
23%
Loan repayment
23%
PSLF eligible
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Fully Licensed Mental Health Therapist - Women's HealthContract

Seven Starling · Remote - Nationwide

$70-$75/hr
#2

Dental Therapist

InterDent Service · Salem, Oregon

From $155k
#3

Perinatal Licensed Therapist - Ohana

$55.36-$74.04/hr
#4

Licensed Mental Health Therapist

$123k-$141k
+ 36 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,932 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Ottumwa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$152k
Median resident rent
$921/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

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