Pays $55k-$90k — Counselor market median is ~$70k (6 jobs)
Child and Adolescent Family Therapist
About the Role
Full-time family therapist role in Northbrook, IL. Conduct family sessions for child/adolescent patients (ages 10-18) in a crisis-level mental health center.
Join Compass Health Center as a Child and Adolescent Family Therapist – Northbrook, IL in Northbrook, Illinois.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $55K - $90K
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k with company matching
- Generous PTO
- Parental leave after 1 year
- Continuous training through CEU seminars
- Volunteering opportunities
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Compass Health Center as a Child and Adolescent Family Therapist – Northbrook, IL.
Key Responsibilities
The Family Therapist facilitates family sessions for child and adolescent patients to provide support, education, and collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team. They also assist in crisis support, coordinate discharge planning, and maintain accurate clinical documentation in the electronic medical record.
Requirements
Candidates must be a Psychologist or Master’s level therapist with a PhD, PsyD, LCSW, or LCPC license. At least one year of post-Master’s clinical experience and proficiency in evidence-based therapies like CBT and DBT are strongly preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Compass Health Center ranks #17 of 19 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
In Illinois, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$69k (363 salary observations; 524 listings), vs ~$76k nationally (4,971 salary observations; 10,252 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 12% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $73k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Position Insights
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