Registered Behavioral Health Outpatient Therapist
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Job Description
The Registered Behavioral Health (BH) Outpatient Therapist provides culturally competent, ethical, and compassionate behavioral health services to individuals, families, and couples in an outpatient setting.
This role is essential in supporting patients with diverse backgrounds and mental health and substance use needs, helping them achieve emotional wellness and improved quality of life. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with mission, vision, and values of Tampa General Hospital
- Education Qualifications
- Master’s Degree Social Work
- Master’s Degree Counseling
- Master’s Degree Marriage and Family Therapy
- Master’s Degree Psychology
- Licenses and Certifications
- Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern
- Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern
Experience Qualifications
One (1) to two (2) years relevant clinical experience in an outpatient setting, inclusive of 1,000 hours supervised clinical practicum and internship requirement for Master's degree.
Key Responsibilities
The therapist provides culturally competent, ethical, and compassionate behavioral health services to individuals, families, and couples in an outpatient setting. They are responsible for supporting patients with diverse backgrounds and mental health or substance use needs to improve their emotional wellness.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Psychology, along with a valid Registered Mental Health Counselor or Clinical Social Worker Intern license. Additionally, applicants need one to two years of relevant clinical experience in an outpatient setting, including a 1,000-hour supervised clinical practicum.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
In Florida, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$70k (65 salary observations; 166 listings), vs ~$76k nationally (1,447 salary observations; 3,678 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 34% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Living in Tampa
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $384k
- Typical market rent
- $1,957/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.9
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.