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Baltimore, Maryland

Licensed Mental Health Therapist - Part Time & Full Time

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time or Part-Time

Listed compensation

$45-$55/hr

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Job Description

  • Mental Health Therapist
  • Pay: $45.00 – $55.00 per session
  • Salary: Negotiable (based on license and experience / Fee-for-Service)
  • Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

About Us

Empowering Minds Resource Center provides high-quality mental health services to diverse communities. We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Mental Health Therapist to join our team and provide therapeutic services that make a meaningful impact on the lives of our clients.

Position Overview

The Mental Health Therapist will be responsible for conducting clinical assessments/diagnostic evaluations, providing individual and group therapy, developing and monitoring treatment plans, and documenting progress. This role requires the ability to work with a diverse client population using various treatment approaches.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct clinical assessments and diagnostic evaluations
  • Provide ongoing individual and group therapy sessions
  • Develop, implement, and monitor treatment plans
  • Document significant client interactions and maintain accurate clinical records
  • Track and report client progress
  • Collaborate with other providers and staff to ensure comprehensive care

Minimum Qualifications

  • Active master’s level license in Maryland: LMSW, LGPC, LCSW, LCSW-C, or LCPC
  • At least 1 year of comparable clinical experience
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Commitment to working with diverse populations

Benefits

  • Flexible schedule

License/Certification

  • Active master’s license in Maryland (Preferred: LMSW, LGPC, LCSW, LCSW-C, LCPC)

Work Location

  • In person and some telehealth available

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active master's level license in Maryland such as LMSW, LGPC, LCSW, LCSW-C, or LCPC. A minimum of one year of comparable clinical experience is required for this position.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual therapyTreatment planningClinical documentationCommunication skillsMental health counseling

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 46% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$99k in purchasing powerMaryland index 105.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Maryland214 active7,879 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 54% remote · 46% no call · 64% 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

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

43 jobs · 33 employers
22
<$85k
8
$85k-100k
2
$100k-115k
10
$115k-130k
1
$155k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

35 jobs · 33 employers
401k / retirement match
91%
Sign-on bonus
34%
CME allowance
31%
Loan repayment
9%
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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$74k-$126k
#3

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

$92k-$125k
#4

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$59k-$124k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,838 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule

Living in Baltimore

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,762/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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