Remote Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LCSW, LPC)
Listed compensation
$115k-$120k
The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only
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Job Description
Remote Mental Health Therapist | South Dakota
LCSW | LMFT | LPC
- $115,000–$120,000/year + full benefits
- Monday–Friday | 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Full-Time | Remote / Telehealth
The Role
We’re adding a licensed therapist to our remote team in South Dakota. You’ll provide ongoing counseling through video appointments, working with clients on concerns that can affect their mental health and everyday life.
Your caseload may include clients dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, stress, relationship concerns, or significant personal changes. Alongside your sessions, you’ll handle treatment planning, clinical notes, and follow-up care.
- What You’ll Handle
- Meet with clients for scheduled virtual counseling sessions
- Review presenting concerns and relevant clinical history
- Set treatment goals and determine appropriate therapeutic approaches
- Help clients develop coping strategies and work through ongoing challenges
- Reassess needs as treatment continues
- Keep clinical notes and records complete and up to date
- Active and unrestricted South Dakota license as an LCSW, LMFT, or LPC
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, or a related field
- Previous experience providing mental health counseling or psychotherapy
- Knowledge of assessment, treatment planning, and clinical documentation practices
- Ability to manage a remote caseload independently
- Strong communication skills and professional judgment
- Comfortable providing care through telehealth technology
- 2 weeks PTO
- Health insurance
- 401(k) plan with 3% company match
- Full-time weekday schedule
Fully Remote Work Environment
If you’re ready for a new clinical setting, we’d be glad to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
Provide ongoing counseling through video appointments to help clients manage mental health concerns and develop coping strategies. Maintain accurate clinical notes, treatment plans, and records while managing a remote caseload independently.
Requirements
Requires an active and unrestricted South Dakota license as an LCSW, LMFT, or LPC. Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in a relevant field and possess previous experience in mental health counseling.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Remote Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LCSW, LPC) at Gotham Enterprises a 7.3 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 8,035 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts, remote work flexibility.
Counselor Career Context
Gotham Enterprises holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 83/100, 691 active listings.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% are remote, 34% have no call, 76% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Location & Logistics
South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$118k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$8k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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