Licensed Therapist-Recovery
Listed compensation
$75k-$83k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Do Work That Matters. In a Culture That Means It.
Be part of a team that values connection, accountability, and real impact.
Why Access?
Because how we work matters just as much as what we do. At Access, our Culture Playbook isn’t a poster on the wall – it’s how we show up for each other and for the people we support.
You’ll be part of a team that is:
- Clear about expectations
- Supportive and accountable
- Focused on outcomes that matter to people.
- And committed to helping people live the healthiest and fullest lives possible – while making sure out staff can do the same.
- Location: Middletown, NY
- Hours: M-F 9 30 am to 6 pm
- Salary: $75,000 to $82,500
Overview of Primary Responsibilites
Provide individual and group clinical services to a diverse caseload including adolescents, adults, and families who are experiencing life stressors or behavioral challenges through Evidenced Based Clinical Practices. Conduct intakes and complete psychosocial assessments. Responsible for caseload and all required documentation including notes, individual recovery/ treatment plans, and required assessments.
Licensed Therapists have the primary responsibilities of providing individual, family and group therapy. Working in a therapeutic environment, Licensed Therapists lead the culture of recovery by providing strength based, person-centered services to assist people in acquiring and maintaining skills to increase their quality of life. Each person receiving our services has a treatment plan that guides them through their recovery.
Primary Functions
- Professional and Therapeutic communication with persons served and co-workers.
- Ability to submit timely and accurate documentation with use of technology
- Provide therapy with persons served in their primary language by self or interpretive services
- Physical demands, include but are not limited to long periods of sitting, standing, moving / walking, with occasional squatting, lifting, bending, pushing & pulling with low intensity, driving self or clients
- Professional demands include prolonged periods of interacting with the public and making independent decisions
- Diagnose in collaboration with psychiatrist and clinical team.
- Collaboration with natural and formal supports.
- Monitor treatment outcomes in partnership with consumers.
- Promote health & wellness and recovery-oriented initiatives in response to client needs.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Additional Functional / Organizational Support
Assignments may be determined at a future date
Qualifications and Attributes
NYS Professional Licensure - Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Master of Social Work, or Licensed Clinical Social Work
- Computer skills and experience working with electronic medical records
- Bilingual, English-Spanish speaking, is a plus
Education and Experience
- Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling or Social Work
- Previous experience working with adolescents and families and be comfortable in both individual and group settings
- Previous experience working with adults in Mental Health field, preferred
Physical Characteristics
These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to perform the job's essential functions successfully. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the position, which are reviewed in each case.
- Must be capable to sit or stand in front of a computer for long-periods of time
- Able to work in open space floor plan
- Must be capable to move throughout work day (and follow individuals throughout the community)
- Work alongside co-workers within 3 feet
- Must be able to move in tight spaces
- Occasional lifting of > _15+ pounds
- An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and Veterans
Key Responsibilities
Provide individual, group, and family clinical services to a diverse caseload using evidence-based practices. Conduct intakes, complete psychosocial assessments, and maintain accurate documentation including recovery and treatment plans.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling or Social Work and a valid NYS professional licensure (LMHC, LMSW, or LCSW). Candidates must have experience working with adolescents, families, and adults in a mental health setting.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Therapist-Recovery at Access: Supports for Living a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. 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, 32% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $75k–$83k | Mental Health Therapy median $74k (middle half $71k–$83k)31 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$73k in purchasing power | New York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in New York | 321 active | 7,876 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 48% remote · 32% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New York Counselor listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 10% offer loan repayment812 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | +2.3% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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