Pays $112,200 — Counselor market median is ~$90k (369 jobs)
Licensed Talk Therapist - Fee For Service
About the Role
Hybrid talk therapy role in Portland, ME. Up to $112,200. Flexible scheduling, benefits, and student loan repayment.
Join Thriveworks as a Licensed Talk Therapist – Telehealth & In-Person, Up to $112K in Portland, Maine. Thriveworks is currently seeking Licensed Clinicians to provide a mix of telehealth and face-to-face sessions in Portland, ME. About the job Thriveworks is a mental health care company founded by clinicians in 2008 and still led by them today.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $112,200
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k) with employer matching
- Paid Time Off
- Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance
- CEU Reimbursement
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Hybrid position - combination of remote and on-site.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers hybrid flexibility, student loan benefits. Work with Thriveworks in Portland, Maine.
Key Responsibilities
Provide compassionate, evidence-based mental health care to clients through a mix of telehealth and in-person sessions. Maintain a consistent caseload while utilizing modern clinical technology and EHR tools.
Requirements
Must be an independently licensed clinician in Maine, such as an LCPC, LMFT, LCSW, or Licensed Psychologist. Candidates must be available for a minimum of 25 sessions with 30 hours of weekly availability.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Talk Therapist - Fee For Service at Thriveworks a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
Counselor Career Context
Thriveworks ranks #9 of 13 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 285 active listings.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% are remote, 18% have no call, 62% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$112k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $115k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 6.0/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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