Mental Health Therapist
Listed compensation
$70k-$75k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join People Encouraging People as a Mental Health Therapist – ACT Team, No Weekends in Landover, Maryland, United States. People Encouraging People is an organization driven by our core values. Our programs provide a wide range of services, from rehabilitation, to assistance for the deaf and blind, to residential and vocational ventures aimed at assimilating our clients into the community.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $70K - $75K
- Clinical supervision toward licensure
- Generous PTO + holidays
- Mileage reimbursement for field work
- Ongoing training in evidence-based practices
- Supportive team culture focused on preventing burnout
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No weekends required.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers weekends off. Work with People Encouraging People in Landover, Maryland, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Provide community-based mental health services in homes and shelters as part of a multidisciplinary team. Support clients with symptom management, crisis intervention, housing stability, and substance use recovery.
Requirements
Requires a professional license such as LMSW, LGPC, LCPC, or LCSW-C. Candidates must possess strong communication skills and comfort working in diverse community settings.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 12% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $69k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 5.7/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.
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