No salary listed — similar Counselor roles pay ~$70k (median of 10 jobs)

7.2/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Counseling — ranked against 12,666 active roles in this profession

Behavioral Health Counselor

Counselor Top 25% in CounselingFull-Time
Posted 5mo ago

About the Role

Behavioral Health Counselor at Baptist Health System (Tenet Healthcare) in Texas. Provides community support and therapeutic services. Full benefits package.

Join Tenet Healthcare as a Behavioral Health Counselor – Baptist Health System in Texas.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • On-site position.

Work with Tenet Healthcare in Texas.

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Counselor is primarily responsible for monitoring services and providing community support services and therapeutic services. This involves utilizing basic knowledge of diagnostic characteristics, mental illness symptomology, and medication effects to deliver services in a supportive, community-based setting.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, or a related field, and must hold a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) certification. Experience requirements include supervised post-graduate counseling experience for new graduates, or one year of experience otherwise.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Behavioral Health CounselingCommunity Support ServicesTherapeutic ServicesDiagnostic CharacteristicsSymptomology KnowledgeMedication KnowledgePerson-Centered CareSupportive EnvironmentCommunity-Based EnvironmentPeriodic SupervisionPatient CareCollaborative EnvironmentAdvanced Technology Use

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Counselor at Tenet Healthcare a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Counseling — ranked against 12,666 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include flexible scheduling.

Behavioral Health Counseling — Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 16% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

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

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

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About Tenet Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Dallas, Texas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
Generous paid time off
Career development and continuing education opportunities
Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance