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Family Centers
Connecticut · Hybrid

Licensed Clinician (Contract)- LCSW, LPC, LMFT

Social WorkerContract

Listed compensation

$90/session

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Licensed Clinician (Contract)

LCSW, LPC, LMFT

$90 per session

Overview

Family Centers is a private, non-profit organization offering education and human services to children, adults, and families living in Lower Fairfield County. Our counseling and mental health services help individuals, groups, couples and families resolve a wide range of personal, family and relationship issues. All services are facilitated by trained mental health professionals and provided in our licensed and accredited centers located in Greenwich, Stamford and Darien.

The Role

Family Centers is currently seeking licensed professionals to provide mental health counseling to children, adolescents, adults and families. Mental Health contractors provide comprehensive assessments, individual, family, and group therapy. Work on a dynamic, multidisciplinary team including psychiatric and medical professionals.

Family Centers Offers Our Clinical Consultants

  • Flexible work schedule with both in-person and remote hours
  • No-show protection
  • Paid monthly consultation, onboarding, trainings, and clinical meetings
  • Agency trainings that provide CEU credits
  • No overhead – no office space leases, marketing budgets, administrative costs or other expenses associated with private practice
  • Option to be connected to Stamford, Greenwich or Darien location
  • The opportunity to contract with an organization consistently rated one of the Top Workplaces in Western Connecticut by Hearst Connecticut Media and 4-star rating by Charity Navigator 10 times.

Qualifications

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LPC, or LMFT
  • Experience working with a wide range of populations
  • Grief counseling helpful
  • A willingness to work evenings
  • Knowledge and experience with electronic health records, preferably Epic
  • Flexibility to provide counseling both in person and virtually
  • Also seeking Bilingual Spanish

About Family Centers

Family Centers is a private, nonprofit organization providing health, education, and human services to children, adults, and families throughout Fairfield County. Our team of more than 300 professionals and over 500 trained volunteers collaborate to deliver a wide range of responsive and innovative programs.

Through our comprehensive network of services, more than 26,000 children, adults, families, and communities each year receive the care, encouragement, and resources they need to realize their potential.

Family Centers is a United Way, Community Fund of Darien and New Canaan Community Foundation partner agency and is a member of the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies and the Alliance for Children and Families. The agency is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), The Joint Commission, licensed by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health, and is a Department of Children and Families-licensed child psychology center.

For more information and to apply, please visit familycenters.org or on our LinkedIn page

Key Responsibilities

Licensed professionals are sought to provide mental health counseling services to children, adolescents, adults, and families, which includes conducting comprehensive assessments and delivering individual, family, and group therapy sessions. Contractors will collaborate within a dynamic, multidisciplinary team that includes psychiatric and medical professionals.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual TherapyFamily Therapy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Clinician (Contract)- LCSW, LPC, LMFT at Family Centers a 7.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 7,087 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

Mental Health Counseling — Social Worker Career Context

Of the 40 active Social Worker listings this role was benchmarked against, 83% are remote, 28% have no call, 70% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$90k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $87k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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About Family Centers

Civic and Social Organizations
Greenwich, CT
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedule
Hybrid Work
No Overhead
Paid Trainings
CEU Credits