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Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Outpatient Therapist - Licensed

Counselor 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Outpatient Licensed Therapist Opportunity

Cumberland Hall Hospital is a 97 bed, licensed, acute psychiatric hospital located in beautiful Hopkinsville, KY. Cumberland Hall features individual units for youth, adults and active duty military, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. On average over 1500 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Cumberland Hall Hospital.

Website: cumberlandhallhospital.com

Make a meaningful impact as an Outpatient Licensed Therapist at Cumberland Hall Hospital! In this role, you'll provide compassionate psychosocial therapy to patients and families, helping them navigate emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal challenges.

You'll also lead case management efforts, ensuring comprehensive support for those in need. If you're passionate about mental health, dedicated to patient care, and eager to work in a collaborative, supportive environment, we'd love to have you on our team!

Job Duties to Include

Completing and maintaining all required documentation in a timely manner consistent with policies and regulations.

  • Assessing patient needs regularly and assist in the developing and updating of the Master Treatment Plan.
  • Working within a team environment to ensure that each treatment modality is appropriate for the patient.

Providing group educational therapies to assigned patients consistent with established techniques and methods relevant to the professional literature.

Benefits for Staff Include

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Retention Bonus Program
  • Loan Forgiveness Program
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

Pet Insurance

More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services.

Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities.

Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. uhs.com.

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Qualifications

Education

  • Graduate of an accredited school with a Master’s Degree in Social Work or Professional Counseling.
  • Experience: Two or more years’ experience in a mental health setting preferred.
  • Licenses: Licensed, or license eligible, as a social worker, marriage and family counselor or professional counselor per the state of Kentucky’s licensure and regulation standards for a mental health professional.
  • Schedule: Monday - Thursday (10:00 AM - 8:00 PM)

*If you would like to learn more about this position before applying, please contact Kaelin Rodriguez, Recruiter, at kaelin.rodriguez@uhsinc.com or by phone at (270)-889-2142.*

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Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment planningGroup therapyPatient assessmentMental health counselingCrisis interventionInterpersonal skills

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Therapist - Licensed at UHS a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,851 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 24% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.0 / 10 · top 10% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,851 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $75k (middle half $64k–$85k)280 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Kentucky128 active7,909 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 64% remote · 24% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,851 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

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  • No call
  • No weekends
  • No nights
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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Retention Bonus Program
Loan Forgiveness Program
Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match
Discounted stock plan
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

Living in Hopkinsville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$211k
Typical market rent
$1,047/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.9
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Clarksville, TN-KY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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