Staff EAP Counselor

ComPsych

Staff EAP Counselor providing in-person and telehealth counseling services for clients with diverse concerns at ComPsych in Houston. Working with a supportive team and delivering quality mental health care.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $68,000 - $73,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide goal oriented in-person and telehealth EAP counseling utilizing brief, solution-focused interventions to clients presenting with diverse concerns and symptoms
Provide culturally competent care to diverse clients (age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, disability status, etc.)
When appropriate, conduct risk assessment, safety planning, and crisis stabilization
Deliver quality and effective counseling services in a manner that promotes positive outcomes and client satisfaction
Maintain a full caseload of adult clients primarily participating in individual therapy, with occasional requests for couples therapy
Manage client caseload independently in terms of scheduling follow-up appointments and communicating with clients in-between sessions as appropriate
Actively strengthens professional knowledge base through review of trends related to effective treatment modalities, evidence-based interventions, and other areas of clinical expertise development

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master level licensed clinician; independent license required
5+ years of providing clinical services
Clinical assessment experience in mental health required
Clinical assessment experience in substance use preferred
Experience in risk assessment, safety planning, and crisis stabilization
Proficiency in treatment of adult clients with various mental health conditions and life stressors
Experience providing short-term, solution-focused therapy preferred
Experience working with diverse client populations and providing culturally competent and relevant care
Telehealth service delivery experience preferred
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Sound clinical judgment, analytical, and critical thinking skills
Strong time management and organization skills
Ability to manage own schedule and client caseload
Flexible work hours (e.g. some evening hours) desired although not required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full benefits package, including Paid Time Off (PTO)
medical
dental
vision
401(k) with match
robust EAP
wellness program
and much more

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Hard Skills & Tools

EAP counselingclinical assessmentrisk assessmentsafety planningcrisis stabilizationsolution-focused therapytreatment of mental health conditionstreatment of substance usetelehealth service deliveryevidence-based interventions

Soft Skills

cultural competencewritten communicationverbal communicationclinical judgmentanalytical skillscritical thinkingtime managementorganizationindependent schedulingflexibility

Certifications

Master level licensed clinicianindependent license