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Synergy Senior Management
Grand Blanc, Michigan · Hybrid

Child & Play Therapist

Counselor / Therapist 8.3 Work-LifeFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Join a Growing Trauma-Informed Group Practice

Cedar & Sage Therapy Group is seeking a compassionate, engaging, and clinically strong Child & Play Therapist to join our collaborative and supportive team.

This role offers the opportunity to provide therapy in both outpatient and school-based settings, supporting children, adolescents, and families with a wide range of emotional, behavioral, developmental, and trauma-related concerns.

We are looking for clinicians who value relationship-based care, nervous system-informed treatment, creativity, and authentic connection with children and families.

Position Highlights

  • Flexible schedule with hybrid opportunities
  • School-based therapy opportunities available
  • Supportive, collaborative clinical environment
  • Strong referral base and administrative support
  • Opportunity to grow specialty areas and clinical interests
  • Trauma-informed and attachment-focused practice culture
  • Opportunities for supervision, leadership, and long-term growth within the practice

Compensation & Benefits

  • Hourly pay per client visit
  • Additional paid administrative hours for mandatory meetings and late cancellations/no-shows
  • Full-time caseload = 25 client sessions per week, pay increase for additional hours over 25 per week
  • PTO, Health insurance benefits, & Paid holidays available for full-time clinicians
  • Flexible scheduling and autonomy in caseload management

Responsibilities

  • Provide individual therapy for children and adolescents
  • Utilize play therapy, expressive interventions, and developmentally appropriate approaches
  • Collaborate with caregivers, schools, and providers as clinically indicated
  • Provide school-based therapy services when applicable
  • Complete timely documentation and treatment planning
  • Participate in clinical consultation and team meetings
  • Maintain ethical and trauma-informed standards of care

Preferred Qualifications

  • LMSW, LLMSW, LPC, LLPC, licensure eligible in Michigan
  • Experience working with children and families

Training or Interest In

  • play therapy
  • trauma treatment
  • attachment-focused work
  • EMDR
  • nervous system regulation approaches
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating within a team environment

Ideal Candidate

The ideal clinician is:

  • warm and relational
  • flexible and creative
  • passionate about helping children heal
  • grounded in trauma-informed care
  • interested in growing clinically alongside a collaborative practice

We especially value clinicians who are excited about building meaningful relationships with families and contributing to a positive, connected team culture.

Requirements

Candidates must hold or be eligible for licensure in Michigan as an LMSW, LLMSW, LPC, or LLPC. Experience working with children and families, along with training or interest in trauma and attachment-focused care, is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Attachment-focused therapyClinical documentationInterpersonal skillsCollaborationCrisis interventionChild developmentAdolescent therapy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child & Play Therapist at Synergy Senior Management a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,558 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

Counselor Career Context

Synergy Senior Management holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 3 active listings.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 20% have no call, 48% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.3 / 10 · top 5% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,558 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $71k (middle half $65k–$83k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Michigan230 active7,597 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 56% remote · 20% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan counselor listings (all specialties): 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 30% offer loan repayment300 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,551 in the last 30 days1,401 the 30 days before (+82%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Synergy Senior Managementsilver tier, 71/100Top Employers work-life index3 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,558 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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