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Balance Point Wellness
Bel Air, Maryland

School Based Mental Health Therapist- Harford County

Counselor / TherapistContract

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Job Description

Balance Point Wellness, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Healthcare (ACHC) and is a community-based mental health and wellness organization serving individuals and families throughout Maryland. Balance Point Wellness provides mental health therapy and psychiatry services to children, adolescents, adults, and families through our community-based locations, Telehealth services, and school-based programs.

Balance Point Wellness is seeking talented staff members to join our team! We are seeking qualified licensed therapists (LMSW, LCSW-C, LGPC, LCPC, LCMFT, Psychologist, etc.) to provide mental health therapy services to children and adolescents in Harford County schools.

*Please note this is NOT a Guidance Counselor position. This is a Mental Health Therapist position within the Harford County schools.*

Therapist Job Responsibilities

  • Manage an assigned caseload and provide ongoing individual mental health therapy.
  • Provide clinically appropriate therapy services to children and adolescents.
  • Complete psychosocial assessments.
  • Develop and update person-centered treatment plans as clinically appropriate.
  • Complete timely contact notes and clinical documentation for all sessions.
  • Document all services through our cloud-based Electronic Health Record (EHR).
  • Collaborate with school personnel, families, and other members of the treatment team as appropriate.
  • Provide services in accordance with professional standards and the needs of each student.

Why Join Balance Point Wellness?

Balance Point Wellness is committed to supporting our clinicians, encouraging professional growth, and creating an inclusive and collaborative workplace.

  • Compensation & Flexibility
  • W-2 fee-for-service and 1099 opportunities available
  • Fee-for-service and 1099 positions offer uncapped earning potential
  • Competitive compensation with opportunities to increase earnings as you advance in your career
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Client assignments based on therapist specialization and preferred population
  • Opportunities to develop a caseload aligned with your clinical interests
  • High earning potential for fee-for-service clinicians
  • Benefits for Eligible W-2 Employees
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Personal days and sick leave
  • Paid holidays
  • Employer-paid short-term disability
  • Life insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • 401(k) with employer matching
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Up to 5 weeks of PTO for eligible W-2 employees
  • Hiring bonus available for full-time W-2 employees
  • Professional Support & Growth
  • Insurance credentialing completed by Balance Point Wellness
  • Individual and group clinical supervision for LMSWs and LGPCs at no cost
  • Full-time employees can receive up to 6 clinical supervision hours per month
  • In-house continuing education opportunities
  • CE reimbursement program
  • Opportunities for professional advancement and career growth
  • Supportive and inclusive workplace culture

Make a Difference in the School Community

Balance Point Wellness has been recognized as one of the Baltimore Sun's Top Workplaces for three consecutive years. Our school-based program allows mental health professionals to provide accessible, high-quality therapy services to children and adolescents within their school communities.

If you are a mental health professional who is passionate about working with children and adolescents and providing school-based mental health therapy, we would love to hear from you.

For additional information, please visit our website at bpointwellness.com.

Qualifications, Education, and Experience

  • Master’s or doctoral degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling required.
  • Current Maryland licensure that authorizes the provision of mental health treatment.
  • Previous psychotherapy experience in a community-based setting is preferred.
  • Successful completion of a background check is required.
  • Strong organizational, time-management, and documentation skills.
  • Ability to manage a caseload effectively while maintaining timely and accurate clinical documentation.

Key Responsibilities

Manage an assigned caseload to provide individual mental health therapy to children and adolescents within school settings. Collaborate with school personnel and families while maintaining accurate clinical documentation in the Electronic Health Record.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentTreatment planningCase managementChild and adolescent therapyCollaborationCrisis intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates School Based Mental Health Therapist- Harford County at Balance Point Wellness a 6.1 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 7,558 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

In Maryland, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$82k (226 salary observations; 589 listings), vs ~$74k nationally (5,791 salary observations; 23,259 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 46% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,558 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Maryland vs national$82k median in Maryland$74k nationally (+11%)226 state / 5,791 national salary observations
Cost of livingMaryland index 105.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Maryland215 active7,579 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 46% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusMaryland counselor listings (all specialties): 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 9% offer loan repayment383 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,476 in the last 30 days1,365 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,558 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.1
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,558 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Balance Point Wellness

Mental Health Care
Hunt Valley, Maryland
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid time off (up to 5 weeks)
Personal days
Sick leave
Paid holidays
Employer-paid short-term disability

Living in Bel Air

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$398k
Typical market rent
$2,085/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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