Military and Family Life Counselor - Virginia

Leidos; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K retirement plan

Paid federal holidays

License renewal reimbursement

Professional training

Job summary

Leidos is seeking licensed behavioral health professionals for Adult MFLC roles supporting military installations in Virginia. This is a future opportunity, not a current opening, with duties including face-to-face counseling for service members and families and delivering presentations at military events.

Minimum requirements include a Master’s degree in Behavioral Health Professions, a valid independent license (LCSW, MHC, MFT, LPC, Psychologist), U.S.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in the Behavioral Health Professions.
• Must hold a valid independent license in the mental health field (US state/territory).
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must pass a basic background check (NACI/CNACI).

Responsibilities

• Face-to-face counseling to service members and families (individuals, couples, families).
• Observe, engage, and support installation staff; model behavior management techniques.
• Offer presentations to service members, families, and leadership at events.

Skills

Independent license

Education

Master's degree in Behavioral Health Professions

Job description

Leidos is gathering resumes of licensed behavioral health professionals to join our Adult Military and Family Life Counseling (MFLC) team to support military installations in Virginia.

This is for a future opportunity, not a current opening.

Adult-MFLC responsibilities include:

• Face-to-face counseling to military service members and their families (individuals, couples, and families).
• Visually observe, participate, and engage in activities with service members, military spouses and families; provide coaching, guidance and support to installation staff; and model behavior management techniques for staff and military family members.
• Offer presentations to service members, military families, and military leadership at military-connect events.
• Promote creativity and positivity through approved materials.
• Build rapport with parents and families by attending installation and community events.
• Help with transition adjustments, such as a new school and a new home.
• Participate in regular in-service training or other contract activities as assigned.
• Communicate information regarding trends and issues at assigned installation to Team Leads.

Adult-MFLC will also benefit from:

• No insurance to file.
• No progress notes required.
• No treatment plans to develop.
• iPad provided for easy digital reporting, with no PII or PHI.
• Paid federal holidays.
• Free and unlimited behavioral healthcare training.
• Reimbursement for job-related license renewal fees.
• Eligibility to participate in 401K retirement plan.
• Centralized support through a Counseling Center of Excellence that provides best practices, expert speakers, and state-of-the-art resources.

Additional Job Duties May Include:

• Responding to emergent situations in any physical location on a military installation.
• Traversing long distances to both indoor and outdoor locations, to maneuver through rugged, outdoor, or uneven locations (ascend/descend), and work in outdoor weather.
• Travelling to locations outside of a military base in a variety of physical environments.
• Due to the nature of working on military installations or related worksites, counselors may need to comply with various site-specific requirements to work at designated locations.

Environment:

At the direction of the Department of Defense, duties are performed in multiple indoor locations (approximately 60%) and outdoor locations (approximately 40%). The indoor locations are located within a child development center (CDC) controlled by the Department of Defense. The outdoor locations frequently involve traversing over uneven grassy, gravel, and/or dirt areas, ascending/descending stairs, and exposure to the weather. CDC settings frequently involve sitting on the floor to interact with children for up to 2 hours at a time.

Licensure Portability

Great news! Under the recent National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), licensed Military and Family Life Counselors may provide non-medical counseling services to military families at any location in a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States, regardless of which state the counselor is licensed in. Within the scope of the MFLC program, a counselor may hold any independent and clinical license recognized by the Secretary of Defense as an appropriate license for the provision of non-medical counseling services.

Minimum Requirements:

• A Master’s degree or higher in the Behavioral Health Professions (MS/MSW/MA/PhD).
• The candidate must hold a valid independent license in the mental health field from any US state or territory (LCSW, MHC, MFT, LPC, Psychologist).
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be able to pass a basic background check for employment, a Child National Agency Check, and Inquiries (NACI/CNACI) clearance, commonly called a Public Trust clearance.

Pay Range: Pay Range $59,150.00 - $106,925.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Original Posting: July 10, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

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