Mental Health Therapist - Russian Speaking
Listed compensation
$55K - $85K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Training & development
- Benefits/Perks
- Careers Advancement Opportunities
- Competitive Compensation
Job Summary
Hands On Health Associates, LLC is an outpatient Mental Health/Substance Use Disorder Treatment program located in Brooklyn, NY looking for a full-time Mental Health Therapist (Licensed or Limited Permit) who will provide mental health and substance abuse services to clients to enhance their recovery.
In this role, you will diagnose and treat psychological disorders, teach communication skills, assist patients in addressing dysfunctional behaviors, and guide them through crises. If you are an experienced therapist passionate about providing high-quality care and mental health solutions, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities
- Perform intake assessments
- Provide mental health therapy for individuals, couples, families, and children
- Create individualized treatment plans for each client
- Use evidence-based treatment methods to facilitate group and individual treatments
- Maintain detailed and accurate documentation of patient information and treatment plan
- Perform regular patient outreach
- Adhere to all facility and licensing standards
Qualifications
- LMHC, LMSW, LCSW, MHC-LP or MSW-LP (Required)
- 1+ years experience in OMH/OASAS environment (Required)
- Russian Speaking (Required)
- Familiarity with both Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment (Strongly Preferred)
- EHR documentation skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Highly organized
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist - Russian Speaking at Hands on Health Associates a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,062 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
In New York, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$72k (245 salary observations; 598 listings), vs ~$75k nationally (4,965 salary observations; 20,875 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 30% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $65k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,062 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in New York
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $876k≈ 15.9× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $4,154/mo≈ 91% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 40 min
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.