Associate Mental Health Therapist
Listed compensation
$65k-$75k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
- Associate Mental Health Therapist
- Location: Birmingham, Alabama
- Work Setting: Fully Remote
- Salary: $65,000–$75,000 per year
- Schedule: Monday–Friday
About the Role
We are hiring an Associate Mental Health Therapist to provide virtual therapy while working under regular clinical supervision. This role is designed for an early-career clinician who wants hands-on experience, consistent guidance, and the opportunity to strengthen their skills while working with clients remotely.
You will manage scheduled sessions, keep your clinical work organized, and bring questions or more challenging cases to supervision. You will also stay in communication with the clinical and administrative teams when client needs require coordination.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual therapy through secure telehealth sessions
- Meet with new clients and gather relevant background information
- Bring cases, questions, and clinical concerns to scheduled supervision
- Apply feedback from your supervisor to your ongoing work
- Complete notes and required electronic records on time
- Recognize safety concerns and follow established procedures
- Communicate with scheduling and administrative staff when needed
- Maintain client confidentiality and professional boundaries
- Follow applicable ethical and professional requirements for associate-level practice
- Graduate degree in an appropriate behavioral health discipline.
Current state-issued associate, provisional, temporary, intern, candidate, or other supervised-practice credential in counseling, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or a related mental health discipline.
Credential must authorize the applicant to provide clinical services under supervision to clients located in AL.
- Ability to work under the supervision required by the applicable licensing board.
- Salary range of $65,000–$75,000 annually.
- Fully remote employment.
- Stable Monday–Friday schedule.
- Regular supervision and collaborative case consultation.
- Opportunities for clinical and professional development.
- Operational support for scheduling, documentation, and telehealth delivery.
- Submit your application today for consideration.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a graduate degree in a behavioral health discipline and possess a valid state-issued associate or provisional credential for supervised practice in Alabama. The role requires the ability to work effectively under supervision and adhere to all professional and ethical standards.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Mental Health Therapist at Gotham Enterprises a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,896 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
Counselor Career Context
Gotham Enterprises ranks #4 of 21 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 729 active listings.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 26% have no call, 60% require no weekends — this position is remote.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.7 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,896 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $65k–$75k | Mental Health Therapy median $83k (middle half $73k–$98k)155 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 70% remote · 26% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Counselor listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 18% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,572 in the last 30 days | 1,558 the 30 days before (+65%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −2.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Gotham Enterprises | silver tier, 79/100 · #4 of 21 for pay | Top Employers work-life index729 active listings |
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- No weekends
- Remote