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Mental Health Therapist

Red Couch Counseling
Ankeny, IA Full Time | Part Time
POSTED ON 10/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/23/2027

Job Summary

Are you ready to make a difference? If so, we welcome you to join our team. Work alongside mental health professionals in a collaborative environment with decades of combined experience serving the mental health needs of couples, families, and individuals of all ages.

Red Couch Counseling is seeking licensed therapists who desire to work in a growing supportive private practice environment. Like the idea of flexibility to live life as you design? Seeking LMHC, LISW, and LMFT. (provisional license considered). Provides services to clients including conducting face to face assessments, establishing diagnoses.. Applies advanced psychosocial advanced theory and methods to individuals as well as families with appropriate advanced evaluative, preventative, therapeutic, restorative and personal care services to assist in meeting the complex needs of clients and their families.

SUPPORT FOR YOU AS A PROVIDER

* EXCELLENT PAY. The average pay for full time office based clinicians is higher than the industry average. Providers can expect to earn between $85,000- $120,000 a year as a W2 employee. We have a dedicated in-house marketing team who are laser-focused on helping to support your needs as you establish your caseload.

SUPPORT FOR YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL

*WORK/LIFE BALANCE. Our providers have flexibility which leaves plenty of time for family, friends and personal wellness.

*SUPPORTIVE TEAM. We recognize the toll that being a mental health provider can take' especially over this past year. That is why one of our core values is to support and uplift one another through tough times and celebrate achievements.

WE PROVIDE

*SELF CARE INCENTIVE ... you matter too!

* BEAUTIFUL OFFICE SPACE

including updated furnishing

* FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING . All our providers have control over their schedule and can adjust as needed to balance work and life

*IN HOUSE BILLING SERVICES

Never fight with insurance companies over payments again!

* EASY TO USE EHR

We provide support to make your life easier

*ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF

From accounting to billing to marketing an administrative support, you can focus on providing care and not worry about the "behind the scenes" work.

Responsibilities and Duties

Establishes rapport and develops a therapeutic relationship with clients. Provides therapy services in individual and family sessions. Maintains appropriate professional boundaries. Provides individual, family and/or couples therapy service. Completes an initial assessment through utilization of proven tools. Obtains bio-psychosocial history information. Analysis and evaluation of client situation consistently reflects advanced competency in psychosocial assessment and diagnosis.

Assesses problems appropriately in terms of scope, consequences and needed interventions. Performs a comprehensive assessment to analyze and synthesize the clients status and addresses client needs/strengths, problems, and areas of clinical concern. On an ongoing basis assesses client needs/ strengths, behaviors and progress toward desired outcome.

Maintains an awareness of applicable laws, regulations and licensing requirements as they relate to client documentation. Assumes accountability for providing appropriate documentation of all therapy/counseling sessions, significant incident occurrences, phone conversations, etc. consistent with applicable regulatory requirements.

Qualifications and Skills

LMHC, LISW, LMFT, (Provisional License Considered)

Work Location:

  • Multiple locations

Work Remotely

  • No

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $85,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Vision insurance

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ankeny, IA 50023

Salary : $85,000 - $120,000

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