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Miami, Florida

Therapist, Licensed

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

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Licensed Therapist

The University of Miami/UHealth department of Neurology has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Licensed Therapist to work in Miami, FL.

The Therapist, Licensed coordinates and provides individualized case management, group therapy, and bio-psychosocial assessment services, including group and family counseling, for clients within the facility.

The incumbent demonstrates expertise in the development of client resources, vocational counseling, discharge and continuing care planning, and client placement.

Core Job Functions

  • Relates to and interacts well with patients to meet their age-specific physical and psychosocial needs.
  • Interviews and evaluates patients to determine need and develops treatment plans accordingly.
  • Works in conjunction with multidisciplinary service teams to ensure implementation of coordinated psychosocial services.
  • Prepares progress notes, reports, and correspondence for assigned patients, and maintains case records.
  • Conducts ongoing individual, groups, and family counseling sessions with patients.

Completes psychosocial evaluations, diagnoses psychological disorders, prepares comprehensive clinical summaries, and makes recommendations for treatment.

Interprets psychological or psychiatric case information based on patient interviews and medical or psychiatric sources.

  • Completes and maintains all required client-related and programmatic documentation.
  • Performs routine data collection tasks for studies.
  • Serves as program liaison to collaborating service providers and treatment centers.
  • Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Core Qualifications

  • Master's degree in relevant field required
  • Minimum 1 year of relevant experience required
  • Valid State of Florida Mental Health Professional license required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.

  • Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
  • Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.

Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Any relevant education, certifications and/or work experience may be considered.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine.

As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year.

Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time

Employee Type

Staff

Key Responsibilities

The Licensed Therapist provides individualized case management, group therapy, and bio-psychosocial assessments for patients within the neurology department. They also collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop treatment plans, maintain clinical records, and serve as a liaison to external service providers.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a relevant field and possess a valid State of Florida Mental Health Professional license. A minimum of one year of relevant experience is required for this position.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Discharge planningTreatment planningPsychosocial evaluationClinical documentation

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 16% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida 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 $73k (middle half $70k–$80k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Florida347 active7,892 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 56% remote · 16% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida Counselor listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 11% offer loan repayment627 active listings, Oct 2026
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.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution

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$110k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs
401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
31%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,918 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About University of Miami

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Miami, Florida
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Benefits & Perks

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Tuition Remission

Living in Miami

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$621k
Typical market rent
$2,965/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
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.