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Access: Supports for Living
Middletown, New York

Licensed Therapist-Recovery

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75k-$83k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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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

Individual therapyFamily therapyTreatment planningCrisis interventionBehavioral healthCase managementStrength-based therapyPerson-centered careDiagnostic collaborationRecovery-oriented practice

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).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$75k–$83kMental Health Therapy median $74k (middle half $71k–$83k)31 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$73k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in New York321 active7,876 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 48% remote · 32% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,926 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Middletown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$407k≈ 5.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,442/mo≈ 39% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
36 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.