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Adult Family Health Services
Clifton, New Jersey

Licensed Therapist – MH/SUD Co-Occurring IOP/OP

Addiction CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals working toward recovery.

Adult Family Health Services is seeking a Licensed Therapist to join our dynamic MH/SUD Co-Occurring IOP/Outpatient team in Clifton, NJ.

Required Licensure

LCADC AND LCSW or LPC — both credentials are required.

Position

  • Full-Time, office-based
  • Some evening hours
  • Collaborative and supportive clinical team
  • Opportunity to work with individuals facing complex mental health and substance use challenges

If you are a compassionate, motivated clinician who is passionate about recovery and making a difference, we would love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

Provide clinical therapy services to individuals within a co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder outpatient program. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support patients in their recovery journey.

Requirements

Candidates must hold both LCADC and LCSW or LPC credentials. The role requires an experienced clinician capable of working in an office-based setting with some evening hours.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental Health CounselingSubstance Use Disorder TreatmentClinical AssessmentIOP TreatmentOutpatient TherapyCrisis InterventionTreatment PlanningCase ManagementAddiction CounselingPsychotherapy

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 26% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $75k (middle half $65k–$78k)13 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingNew Jersey index 108.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in New Jersey200 active7,925 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% remote · 26% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
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.

Top Counselor Jobs

45 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

32 jobs · 30 employers
14
<$75k
5
$75k-90k
7
$90k-105k
1
$115k
5
$120k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs
401k / retirement match
77%
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
27%
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$60-$62/hr
#2

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$74k-$126k
#3

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT, LPC, LCSW)

$92k-$125k
#4

Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LMHC, LCSW)

$115k-$120k
+ 43 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,891 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Adult Family Health Services

Mental Health Care
Clifton, New Jersey

Living in Clifton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$630k
Typical market rent
$2,605/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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