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TheraCare Connecticut
Stamford, Connecticut

Developmental Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Required: Connecticut Initial, Provisional or Professional Teaching Certification

TheraCare Offers Our Developmental Therapist

  • Salary and Paid Vacation plus Medical Benefits for full time developmental therapist
  • Above average pay for part time developmental therapist including paid sick time
  • Semi-monthly payroll cycle
  • Work/life balance including flexible schedule and support
  • Caseload clustered in geographic area of your choice
  • Clinical support

Professional Development Opportunities

TheraCare is seeking dynamic Developmental Therapists for a comprehensive and rewarding experience to provide home, daycare, and school based pediatric developmental services in Connecticut, either in Bridgeport, Stamford, and East & West Hartford.

In this role, the Developmental Therapist will provide screening, diagnoses and treatment of children with various developmental delays in a variety of settings. Work with families and a team of other service providers to help achieve a child’s IFSP or IEP goals.

Qualified Developmental Therapist (DT) candidates will possess at least ONE of the following valid initial, provisional or professional teaching certificate from the Connecticut State Department of Education (SDE):

# 112 Birth-Kindergarten, # 113 Nursery-Third Grade, # 065 Comprehensive Special Education PRE- K-12, # 165 Comprehensive Special Education K-12, # 265 Comprehensive Special Education, # 057 Certificate Endorsement Pre-K-12, # 059 Certificate Endorsement Blind Pre-12, & # 055 Certificate Endorsement Partially Sighted 1-12.

For more than 30 years, TheraCare has been dedicated to setting the standards for excellence for multi-service healthcare, developmental and educational programs. Our philosophy reflects professionals working collaboratively with families, communities and children to maximize each child’s potential.

TheraCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Key Responsibilities

Provide screening, diagnosis, and treatment for children with developmental delays in home, daycare, and school settings. Collaborate with families and service providers to achieve child-specific IFSP or IEP goals.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid initial, provisional, or professional teaching certification from the Connecticut State Department of Education. Specific certifications required include Birth-Kindergarten, Nursery-Third Grade, or various Special Education endorsements.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningIFSP Goal ImplementationIEP Goal ImplementationCollaborative Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Developmental Therapist at TheraCare Connecticut a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,558 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

TheraCare Connecticut holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 4 active listings.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 26% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.9 / 10 · top 10% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,558 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $70k (middle half $57k–$78k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Connecticut156 active7,479 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 26% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedConnecticut counselor listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 29% offer loan repayment232 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,512 in the last 30 days1,354 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
TheraCare Connecticutsilver tier, 75/100Top Employers work-life index4 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,558 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.9
Among the best 10% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,558 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About TheraCare Connecticut

Hospitals and Health Care
White Plains, NY
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Vacation
Medical Benefits (full-time)
Paid Sick Time (part-time)
Flexible Schedule
Clinical Support
Professional Development

Living in Stamford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$799k
Typical market rent
$2,971/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.