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Behavioral Health Therapist

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North Carolina

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How this pay compares

This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open mental health therapist jobs in North Carolina post a median of $41 an hour, the middle half $35–$57, across 19 jobs that state their pay. Mental health therapists employed in North Carolina earn a median of $26.68 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab).

Mental health therapists in North Carolina: pay by town and employer

About the job

Overview

Would you like to practice in a

collaborative, supportive work environment with a patient-first, integrated care approach such as this? Join the Avance Care Behavioral Health Team and get the following benefits in addition to a first-rate work environment:

  • Ready-made patient referrals
  • Guaranteed competitive salary and excellent benefits package, including:
  • medical, dental, vision coverage
  • 401K plus up to 4% match
  • disability insurance, and more
  • hiring range from $70,000.00 - $79,000.00 based on experience
  • Strong administrative support to make your daily work-life easier (e.g., IT, care coordination, patient scheduling and follow up, and more)
  • Four to six weeks personal paid time off, plus paid time off on various holidays
  • Reimbursement for CEU expenses and license renewal fee
  • A financially solid, growing organization
  • Combination of working from home (telehealth) and in-office appointments, including tele-commuting from outside the Avance Care footprint
  • Highly flexible schedule
  • Ideal balance of high professional autonomy and robust clinical support from professional peers
  • Opportunities for professional growth
  • Working with a true, integrated team of MDs, NPs/PAs, psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, dietitians, and support staff

If you thrive in a collaborative environment, are motivated by clinical and financial success, and are flexible in approach, come join Avance Care’s team of highly satisfied therapists.

Candidate must meet the following requirements

  • Must have an active license as a behavioral health professional (e.g., LCSW, LCMHC, LMFT, Psychological Associate, etc.)
  • Candidate must be adept at working with a wide range of patients (experience with children is a plus)
  • Experience with ADHD brief screening (and referring out for testing as warranted) is a plus
  • Must be technologically savy and comfortable with using tools that expand access and expedite efficiency of services (e.g., using electronic health records, delivering services by telehealth modality, etc.)

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screen.

Avance Care provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to religion, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, alienage or citizenship status, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

From Deerfield Management Companies's job posting for Chapel Hill, NC, checked Oct 26, 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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