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Wilmington, North Carolina

Functional Family Therapist (FFT) - Greenville Area

LMFTIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT MAKES A LASTING IMPACT ON KIDS?

ARE YOU A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A

DIFFERENCE IN TODAY’S YOUTH?

AMIKIDS HAS SERVED OVER 160,000 KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES SINCE 1969. BEING PART

OF THE AMIKIDS TEAM MEANS THAT YOU ARE HELPING YOUTH TO REALIZE THEIR FULL

Potential and Become a Valuable Part of Their Community.

Our Team Members are Essential to the success of our Youth.

What You Will Be Doing

The FFT Therapist role provides community based intensive counseling services to youth and their families utilizing the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) Model.

This position requires flexibility in hours to meet family availability including early mornings, late evenings and/or weekends working within the

Greenville area.

Travel is required.

You must have:

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or related Human Services field,
  • Ability to meet professional standards, licensure/certification and/or contract requirements,
  • Flexible to meet family availability including early mornings, late evenings and/or weekends
  • Ability to travel

We are looking for individuals with the following type of experience/licensure:

  • Mental Health
  • Therapist
  • Family Therapy
  • LPC
  • LCMHC
  • LCSW
  • LMFT
  • LCAS

Perks and Benefits

What we offer to our Team Members are growth opportunities, we develop our leaders from within, Health Benefits to eligible full-time employees, 9 Paid

Holidays, PTO that you accumulate every pay period, Wellness Benefits (EAP,

Health Coaching), Retirement Plans (yes more than 1) and more! Check out our website to learn more about what we offer!

amikids.org

Key Responsibilities

The Functional Family Therapist provides intensive, community-based counseling services to youth and their families using the Functional Family Therapy model. The role requires significant travel and flexibility to meet with families during early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or a related Human Services field. Professional licensure or certification such as LPC, LCMHC, LCSW, LMFT, or LCAS is required or preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Crisis InterventionCase ManagementClinical DocumentationTherapeutic TechniquesYouth Development

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 34% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $55k (middle half $54k–$55k)13 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in North Carolina279 active7,883 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 34% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Counselor Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

39 jobs · 34 employers
17
<$75k
13
$75k-95k
5
$95k-115k
4
$115k-135k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs
401k / retirement match
91% this job
Loan repayment
29%
CME allowance
29%
Sign-on bonus
21%
PSLF eligible
21%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LMHC, LCSW)

Gotham Enterprises · Davie, Florida

$115k-$120k
#2

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

Gotham Enterprises · New Bern, North Carolina

$115k-$120k
#3

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist - LICSW/LPCC/LMFT

$74k-$117k
#4

Licensed Clinical Therapist (LSCSW, LCPC, LCMFT) Sign-on Bonus $5,000

$81k-$117k
+ 41 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,838 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Wilmington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$390k
Typical market rent
$1,713/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.4
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Wilmington, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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