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Amityville, New York

Licensed Creative Art Therapist - LCAT

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$38.034-$45.999/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Schedule: Full Time, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:00AM-5:00PM; Monday 12:00PM-8:00PM

Job Description

Creative Arts Therapist is a person who holds a Master's Degree in art, music, drama, or dance therapy. A Creative Arts Therapist is responsible for providing a variety of therapeutic services to a diverse population using art, music, movement and/or drama to enhance the emotional and mental wellbeing of individuals.

As a member of therapeutic services, a creative arts therapist is also responsible for the assessment, treatment planning and documentation of the assigned clients as part of the interdisciplinary treatment team.

Job Responsibility

1. Participate in the interdisciplinary treatment team meeting and development of the treatment plan as it relates to the use of creative arts and therapeutic rehabilitation services.

2. Demonstrate competency in use of materials/modalities to facilitate self-expression, to facilitate healing and enhance function.

3. Demonstrates professional competency in group, individual therapies.

4. Assists with department Performance Improvement activities

5. Identifies areas of needed training and development specific to the Creative Arts practice.

6. Demonstrates awareness of evidence based practices in creative arts and related fields.

7. Performs related duties, as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

  • Master's Degree in Creative Arts Therapy
  • New York State license required or limited permit
  • Completed an internship in a behavioral health setting, or previous work experience in a behavioral health setting.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Key Responsibilities

Provide therapeutic services using art, music, movement, or drama to enhance the emotional and mental wellbeing of a diverse population. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to handle client assessment, treatment planning, and clinical documentation.

Requirements

Requires a Master's Degree in Creative Arts Therapy and a New York State license or limited permit. Candidates must have completed an internship or have previous work experience in a behavioral health setting.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Art TherapyMusic TherapyDrama TherapyClinical AssessmentGroup TherapyIndividual TherapyInterdisciplinary CollaborationEvidence Based Practice

Counselor Career Context

Northwell ranks #14 of 25 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% 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 ~$87k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $81k 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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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,026 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Amityville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$643k
Typical market rent
$3,152/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 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.

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