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Merakey
Colmar, Pennsylvania · Hybrid

FFS Outpatient Therapist

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Listed compensation

$35-$38/hr

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Job Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do.

We are seeking an Outpatient Mental Health Therapist in Colmar, PA.

Earn $35/hour unlicensed and $38/hour licensed (LPC, LMFT, LCSW).

Position Details

The therapist is a primary member of a treatment team in the clinic behavioral health program for Merakey. Essential responsibilities include delivery of therapy services and coordination of care under the leadership of the clinic director, psychiatrist, and clinical supervisor. The therapist provides active engagement of clients, promotes retention, and provides therapy to individuals who suffer from mild to severe forms of mental illness.

HYBRID WORK IS AVAILABLE - Fee For Service

Merakey Mental Health Outpatient (MHOP) offers a billable service bonus system, licensure supervision opportunities and Evidence Based Practice Training/Certifications for eligible Fee for Service Staff.

Merakey Mental Health Outpatient (MHOP) Offers

  • A bonus system that allows therapists to earn up to an additional $300 per month
  • Licensure supervision opportunities
  • Evidence Based Practice Training/Certifications for eligible therapists for:
  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)
  • Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT)

Benefits

Merakey offers benefits tailored to support your unique work arrangements.

  • DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
  • Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
  • Voluntary limited benefits offered through the American Worker. Offerings include limited* medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance.

(*not a substitute for major medical insurance).

  • Access to Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services (for FFS employees working at least 170 hours per quarter).
  • Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Enjoy our On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
  • Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle
  • Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year.

Click here to watch a video about Merakey.

Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status.

Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

  • Master's degree in a human service-related field, including social work, clinical counseling, and/or psychology is required
  • 1-year clinical internship is required.
  • Candidate needs to have 20+ hours of availability to work with adults.

Availability needs to include daytime, evenings, and possibly weekends to work with the children population, billing 15-20 clients weekly, with a productivity of 80% monthly. Additional supervision is available to support clinicians working with children and adolescents.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist serves as a primary member of the treatment team, delivering therapy services and coordinating care under clinical supervision. They are responsible for actively engaging clients and providing therapeutic support to individuals suffering from various forms of mental illness.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Mental health therapyCare coordinationClient engagementTreatment planningCrisis interventionBehavioral health assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates FFS Outpatient Therapist at Merakey 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 8,033 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$76k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $78k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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  • No weekends
  • Hybrid
  • Remote
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About Merakey

Non-profit Organizations
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Bonus System (up to $300/month)
Licensure Supervision Opportunities
Evidence-Based Practice Training/Certifications
DailyPay
Retirement Plan (401k/ROTH)
Voluntary Limited Benefits
Care.com Backup Care
Employee Assistance Program