Child & Play Therapist
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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
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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.3 / 10 · top 5% in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,558 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Mental Health Therapy median $71k (middle half $65k–$83k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Michigan index 96.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Michigan | 230 active | 7,597 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 56% remote · 20% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Michigan counselor listings (all specialties): 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 30% offer loan repayment300 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,551 in the last 30 days | 1,401 the 30 days before (+82%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Synergy Senior Management | silver tier, 71/100 | Top Employers work-life index3 active listings |
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