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Liberty Resources
Fulton, New York

Community Based Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$66k

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Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
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Job Description

Liberty Resources is currently seeking a Community Based Therapist for our Integrated Health Care clinic in Fulton, NY.

About Us:

Our employees have passion around the services they provide and our corporate values of excellence and staff support. We pride ourselves on high quality, integrated, community-based services that meet the evolving needs of our communities.

We’re committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health and wellness practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes.

Position Summary

Under the direct supervision of the Supervising Therapist, the Community Therapist is primarily responsible for the provision of therapy to individuals, couples, families and groups referred to the Integrated Health Care Clinic.

Essential Job Functions

Provides person-centered, recovery-focused individual, family, couples, and group psychotherapy using evidence-based practices to support identified treatment goals.

Conducts intake assessments, clinical evaluations, case conceptualization, and individualized treatment planning in collaboration with clients, families, and clinical supervisors.

Provides primarily community-based services to individuals and families who have difficulty engaging in traditional clinic-based care.

Delivers crisis intervention, advocacy, care coordination, and linkages to educational, legal, healthcare, and community resources as needed.

Maintains effective collaboration with clients, families, service providers, community organizations, and interdisciplinary team members to support positive outcomes.

Completes timely and accurate clinical documentation, treatment plans, reports, statistics, case records, incident reporting, and other required documentation in accordance with agency, OMH/AAPC, and program standards.

Participates in supervision, staff meetings, trainings, and professional development; maintains required licensure/certifications, provides one evening of clinical services per week until 7:00 p. m., and consistently meets the expectation of 21 hours of direct clinical services per week after the 10-week productivity build-up period, unless otherwise authorized.

Salary Range: $66,000

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy, with one (1) year of post-graduate experience; related experience may substitute.

  • Current NYS license or permit to practice in the applicable field.
  • Demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills to support clients in achieving identified treatment goals.
  • Flexible, family-oriented approach with the ability to work one evening per week.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proficiency with electronic medical records and timely, accurate clinical documentation.

Liberty Resources is committed to creating a diverse inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Liberty Resources offers equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, parental status, housing status, source of income or military status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.

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Key Responsibilities

The therapist provides person-centered, recovery-focused psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and groups in community and clinic settings. They are also responsible for conducting clinical assessments, developing treatment plans, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation.

Key Skills

Case managementClinical evaluationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 36% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$66k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $61k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
84%
CME allowance
39%
Sign-on bonus
19%
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Fulton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$191k
Median resident rent
$887/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.7
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Syracuse, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Liberty Resources

Individual and Family Services
Syracuse, NY
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Integrated Health Care Setting
Clinical Supervision
Professional Development