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Preventive Measures
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Mental Health Therapist

Counselor Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)Full-Time

Listed compensation

$28-$34/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Preventive Measures, LLC. is an outpatient psychiatric facility with multiple locations within the USA. We provide members of our local communities’ access to necessary mental health treatment. If you want to be part of an excellent, forward-thinking, and growing company, please apply today!

The Clinical Therapist is responsible for providing diagnostic assessments, counseling, and supportive services for a diverse population in a fast-paced Mental Health Rehabilitative Core Service Agency.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Conduct clinical assessments and create person-centered treatment plans
  • Provide evidence-based psychotherapy for clients who present with various concerns such as substance abuse, depression, anxiety, trauma and adjustment disorders
  • Continually assess client situations and provide the proper ongoing treatments · Prepare discharge summaries
  • All other clinical tasks as assigned

Qualifications

  • Must show the ability to read, write and follow oral and written instructions.
  • Ability to communicate with clients and to remain calm under stress.
  • Must be able to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
  • Positive interpersonal skills required.
  • Bi-Lingual in Spanish and English is a plus but is not required.

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree (required) in Social Work, Counseling, or related field
  • Master’s degree(preferred) in Social Work, Counseling, or related field
  • Must be familiar or willing to be trained on EMR systems
  • Two years minimum of direct-care clinical services with individuals with mental health diagnoses

Mandatory Requirements

  • 2-Step PPD
  • PA State Background Check
  • ChildLine Abuse Clearance
  • FBI Background Check
  • Mandated reporter certificate

Company website: https://preventivemeasuresinc.com/

Preventive Measures is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants.

As a proud Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), we do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual stereotyping, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), or any other protected characteristic.

Employment may be contingent upon receipt of and passing all job-related clearances, background checks and regulated requirements as applicable and permissible by law.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Therapist is responsible for conducting diagnostic assessments and developing person-centered treatment plans for a diverse client population. They provide evidence-based psychotherapy for various mental health concerns and manage ongoing clinical documentation.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment planningSubstance abuse counselingCrisis interventionMultitaskingCommunicationDischarge planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist at Preventive Measures 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 7,933 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 36% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$64k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $66k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
44%
Sign-on bonus
40%
Loan repayment
16%
PSLF eligible
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 7,933 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Bethlehem

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$337k
Typical market rent
$1,884/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.0
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Outpatient psychiatric facility
Multiple locations within the USA