Mental Health Counselor and Therapist

Job overview

The Mental Health Counselor and Therapist role is based onsite in Galax, VA, with counseling also provided in homes, communities, or schools. Compensation is not specified; the posting describes pay as competitive with bonus opportunities. Strategic Therapy Associates provides family-oriented mental health services across Virginia to strengthen families, promote positive change, and support self-sufficiency. The role helps clients address challenges and avoid institutionalization or out-of-home placement, supporting families in staying together. Counselors build rapport and use therapeutic techniques; master’s-level staff may provide outpatient, community, and school-based therapy and conduct clinical assessments and crisis services.

What you'll do

• Build rapport and use creative therapeutic techniques
• help clients resolve issues to prevent institutionalization or out-of-home placement and keep families together
• provide counseling in homes, communities, or schools
• master’s-level staff provide outpatient, community, and school-based therapy and may conduct clinical assessments and crisis services.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

mental health counselor

therapist

family services

community-based counseling

school-based therapy

galax va

strategic therapy associates

bachelor's level

master's level

qmhp eligible

flexible schedule

some weekends

mileage reimbursement

paid holidays

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Flexible, mostly self-directed schedule
• competitive pay with bonus opportunities
• medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• training and clinical supervision for eligible staff
• supplemental insurance
• paid leave and holidays
• 401(k) match
• tuition discounts
• free continuing education units
• gym discounts
• mileage reimbursement
• relocation assistance.

Why this role

Opportunities are available for bachelor’s- and master’s-level mental health professionals. The posting offers training in Strategic Family Therapy and/or The Nurtured Heart Approach, and clinical supervision toward licensure for master’s-level staff.

About the employer

Strategic Therapy Associates Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians). Sector: 62.