Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Listed compensation
$115K - $120K
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Job Description
North Carolina LMFT | Full-Time Remote Marriage and Family Therapist
Position Details
- Location: North Carolina
- Setting: 100% Remote / Telehealth
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Annual Pay: $115,000–$120,000 plus full benefits
- Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Job Summary
This remote LMFT position focuses on providing structured, client-centered therapy to people navigating relationship strain, family conflict, emotional overwhelm, and major life adjustments. You will meet with clients through telehealth, complete clinical assessments, guide treatment conversations, and help clients build healthier patterns in their daily lives.
The role is direct, steady, and clinically focused. You will spend your time providing therapy, tracking progress, maintaining documentation, and supporting clients with care that is thoughtful, professional, and grounded in sound therapeutic practice.
Responsibilities
- Conduct scheduled telehealth therapy sessions with clients located in North Carolina
- Work with couples and families on communication issues, trust concerns, conflict, parenting, and relational stress
- Provide individual therapy when concerns are connected to family history, relationships, or life circumstances
- Complete clinical intakes, progress notes, updates, and other required documentation
- Use evidence-informed approaches appropriate to marriage and family therapy
- Identify safety concerns and follow proper protocols for risk assessment and escalation
- Help clients set realistic treatment goals and review progress throughout care
- Maintain client confidentiality across all virtual communication and documentation systems
- Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or a closely related field
- Active and unrestricted LMFT license in North Carolina
- Previous experience providing therapy to individuals, couples, or families
- Comfortable delivering care through telehealth and using electronic health records
- Strong understanding of family systems, relational therapy, and treatment planning
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries, organized documentation, and reliable communication
- Must have a private workspace suitable for confidential virtual sessions
- Salary range of $115,000–$120,000 per year
- 2 weeks PTO
- Health Insurance
- 401K Plan with 3% Company Match
- Remote work environment
- Full-time weekday schedule
- Administrative support for telehealth operations
Opportunity to Serve Clients Across North Carolina
Take the next step in your LMFT career with a remote role that gives you structure, clinical focus, and a clear path to serve North Carolina clients.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in a relevant field such as Psychology, Counseling, or Social Work. Must hold an active, unrestricted LMFT license in North Carolina and have experience with telehealth and electronic health records.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) at Gotham Enterprises a 9.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as exceptional. This places the position in the top 5% in Marriage & Family Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 310 active Marriage & Family Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts, remote work flexibility.
Marriage & Family Therapy — Counselor Career Context
Gotham Enterprises ranks #1 of 16 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 82/100, 569 active listings.
Of the 50 active Marriage & Family Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% are remote, 24% have no call, 58% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Marriage & Family Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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