LifeWorks NW Reviews

2.7

27% would recommend to a friend

(149 total reviews)

Mary Monnat

16% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

LifeWorks NW has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 149 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The LifeWorks NW employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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149 reviews
1.0
22 Apr 2026

Toxic…..Corrupt….Avoid

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

A select few good co-workers and the clients

Cons

-There should be a way to put negative stars on reviews -Toxic environment -Low pay -High acuity with no extra pay -Working over 40hrs a week and not getting paid for it -Upper management are corrupt -Upper management caring more about the money then clients, safety or following trauma informed care -Upper management having clicks and making up things to push you out -Incompetent employees and management -Not being heard -Unrealistic targets for productivity -Unreliable communication and no follow through -No training -Management talking about other employees to employees -No room for growth -Management making up lies to fit their narrative -Promoting under qualified staff -Bullying and harassment -Blaming staff for clients leaving the company -High turnover -Stating they offer things they don’t -No values, morals or ethics -Mission statement is a lie -Abusive management -Mismanagement of funds -No accountability for certain positions -Poor treatment of community partners -Incompetent Risk management -Disregard for safety of staff -Micromanagement -Upper Management degrading clients and unenrolling them if they don’t like them -No ethical standards -Lying to funders to get their money -Disregard for decisions that affect clients -Harmful practices -Upper management being out of touch with client care -Loyalty doesn’t matter, bring up a concern be prepared to be disciplined or fired -Defensive management -The list is endless…. Avoid working here if you want to avoid trauma. Not worth the toxicity from management

4.0
18 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You get to work with a wide variety of children and adolescents who are experiencing various mental health and behavioral health challenges, and you get to do so in a team of other outpatient therapists, clinical supervisors, skills trainers, and psychiatrists. You also get free supervision each week that can be used towards earning your LPC or LMFT licensure in Oregon. There is also an amazing benefits package and fairly fast-accruing PTO. You also develop and improve your clinical skills quickly, and get to figure out your own personal style (so long as you still use evidence-based therapy modalities).

Cons

- There are no caseload caps, requiring therapists to manage an increasing number of clients along with all six-month treatment updates, annual assessments, and safety plans. - Extensive coordination with schools, ODHS Child Welfare, and medical providers is required, significantly reducing available documentation time. - High weekly targets are limited strictly to direct contact hours, making these standards difficult to meet when faced with client no-shows or cancellations. In the child and family therapy population, at least in community mental health agencies like LifeWorks NW, it is very frequent that clients no-show or same-day cancel appointments due to school, work, transportation, illness, or other issues that come up. - These pressures are compounded by current shortages, with only three therapists and rotating interns serving the county where I work.

1.0
15 Apr 2026

Yikes

Recommend
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Pros

Incredible coworkers and some really awesome staff members work here.

Cons

Corrupt management. Horrible “leadership” that picks and chooses favorites and flat out bullies the non-favorites. They care more about the money than the clients and then blame the staff when clients (understandably) choose not to return. It’s like a clown circus once you get to upper management.

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