Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Listed compensation
$115K - $120K
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Job Description
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
- Location: Illinois
- Setting: Remote/Telehealth
- Position: Full-Time
- Salary: $115,000–$120,000 a year with full benefits
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Job Summary
We are hiring a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) to provide virtual therapy services for individuals, couples, and families across Illinois. In this role, you will help clients work through relationship issues, emotional stress, family conflict, and life transitions through structured, evidence-based care. This is a full-time telehealth opportunity for a clinician who values steady hours, meaningful client care, and a fully remote work setup.
Responsibilities
- Provide virtual therapy sessions for individuals, couples, and families
- Complete clinical assessments and develop treatment plans based on client needs
- Support clients with relationship concerns, communication issues, conflict resolution, and emotional health challenges
- Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation
- Monitor client progress and adjust treatment goals as needed
- Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy or a related field
- Active Illinois LMFT license in good standing
- Prior experience providing therapy in a clinical, outpatient, or telehealth setting
- Strong assessment, treatment planning, and documentation skills
- Comfortable using telehealth platforms and electronic health record systems
- Ability to manage a full-time caseload independently
- 2 weeks PTO
- Health Insurance
- 401K Plan with 3% Company Match
- Bring your clinical skills to a role built for focus, flexibility, and strong client impact.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy or a related field and an active Illinois LMFT license. Candidates must have prior experience in a clinical or telehealth setting and proficiency with electronic health record systems.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) at Gotham Enterprises a 9.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as exceptional. This places the position in the top 5% in Marriage & Family Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 310 active Marriage & Family Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts, remote work flexibility.
Marriage & Family Therapy — Counselor Career Context
Gotham Enterprises ranks #1 of 16 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 82/100, 569 active listings.
Of the 50 active Marriage & Family Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% are remote, 24% have no call, 58% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Marriage & Family Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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