Hourly FFS - Outpatient Therapist
Listed compensation
$45-$70/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Highly competitive rates AND incentives available for Outpatient services provided on-site at one of our 5 beautiful locations across the state of Massachusetts!
NFS is the premier provider of behavioral health services in the region. We’re growing fast and we’re looking for YOU.
NFS Outpatient Therapists work collaboratively with clients to help them access their core strengths to be their best selves and realize their full potential, utilizing a variety of approaches such as individual, couple, family, and group psychotherapy.
Make the schedule that works for you! Hourly Fee For Service anywhere from 5 to 30 hour week options!!
JOIN US AND MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, ADULTS, OR FAMILIES!
Full Time and FFS opportunities available!
Check out our new rates! Earn what you're worth, doing what you love!
Flexible Schedule! Choose your days! (Weekends available, evenings preferred)
All clinicians are W-2 employees, offering either full-time salaried roles or flexible hourly fee-for-service positions. Our full-time clinicians enjoy stable, guaranteed salary compensation, even when clients cancel—as we believe your time and expertise should be valued.
Why Work Here?
- Flexible Work Options: Choose the schedule that fits your life with full-time salaried roles or hourly fee-for-service flexibility.
- Competitive Compensation: Earn $45–$55 per hour for hourly fee-for-service clinicians, with premium rates for bilingual skills, specialties, and experience.
- W-2 Employment: We hire W-2 employees only—no 1099 contractor arrangements.
- Robust Support System: We provide supervision, professional development, free CEUs, and licensure assistance—because investing in our clinicians is investing in quality care.
What You’ll Do
- Provide individual, couples, family, and/or group therapy
- Conduct intake assessments and determine appropriate levels of care
- Develop personalized treatment plans that create real change
- Coordinate care with families, medical providers, and community partners
- Maintain documentation in our user-friendly EHR system
- Participate in case consultations and team meetings as needed
- Provide crisis intervention and therapeutic support when necessary
Who You Are
- Have a Master's degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or related field required
- Will have Independent Clinical License within 2 years
- Current license in the state of Massachusetts a plus
- Requires excellent time-management skills with ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to manage one's own schedule with client outreach.
- Afternoon and evening availability is a plus!
- Able to work in one of our 5 office locations: North Andover, Dorchester, Fall River, Worcester, West Springfield
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
- Access to a laptop or CPS, high speed secure internet, and a phone required
Premiums Paid For
- Non-English language capacity
- Experience
- Select clinical specialties
Compensation
Hourly Fee for Service
- 45/hour for MA Level
- $50-$55/hour MA level with initial license or additional language capacity
- $55-$60/hour with initial license and additional language capacity / high level of experience
- $65-$70/hour for independent license
Incentive for On-site
- 50% in person over a 3 month span will earn $750
- 75% in person over a 3 month span will earn $1000
- 90% and above in person over a 3 month span $1250
Key Responsibilities
Provide individual, couples, family, and group therapy while conducting intake assessments and developing personalized treatment plans. Coordinate care with community partners and maintain accurate documentation within the EHR system.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or a related field. Candidates must be able to work on-site at one of the five Massachusetts locations and possess excellent time-management skills.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hourly FFS - Outpatient Therapist at Northeast Family Services a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,885 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 34% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.5 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,885 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $94k–$146k | Mental Health Therapy median $76k (middle half $65k–$92k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$113k in purchasing power | Massachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Massachusetts | 269 active | 7,881 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 48% remote · 34% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Massachusetts Counselor listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 17% offer loan repayment523 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | +2.3% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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