Therapist- Weekend Only

CounselorIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$75K–$94K /yr

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Job Description

About Altior Healthcare

Our family of services comprises three distinct mental health treatment programs, including a specialized program for US Veterans. With over 15 unique locations, we manage and support 500+ dedicated employees serving over 300 residential clients daily located across five states: California, Idaho, Maine, New Hampshire, and Texas.

Paradigm Treatment (West Coast) and Ridge RTC (East Coast) partner together under Altior, united by a shared commitment to providing exceptional mental health care. For over a decade, our core clinical and support teams have worked side-by-side, delivering compassionate, evidence-based treatment that changes lives.

As part of the Altior network, you’ll find the stability of an established organization with the heart of a close-knit treatment community where every role matters.

Job Summary

The Mental Health Therapist provides individual, group, and family therapy to adolescents and/or young adults experiencing mental health and behavioral health challenges. This role collaborates with a multidisciplinary clinical team to support patients throughout a structured treatment episode and into successful aftercare. This person will be a weekend only Therapist.

Responsibilities

Provide individual, group, and family therapy to adolescents and/or young adults experiencing anxiety, depression, substance use, and other co-occurring mental and behavioral health conditions.

  • Conduct comprehensive clinical interviews and assessments with patients and parents/guardians.
  • Develop and maintain therapeutic rapport with each assigned patient throughout a 28–35 day treatment episode.
  • Maintain thorough, timely, and accurate clinical documentation, including progress notes and clinical observations.
  • Synthesize and communicate relevant clinical information to multidisciplinary team members.
  • Participate in and support aftercare and discharge planning, partnering with families and internal/external clinical teams to ensure continuity of care.
  • Adhere to ethical standards and all applicable clinical, regulatory, and licensing requirements.

Qualifications

  • Previous experience in a clinical mental health or behavioral health setting.
  • Experience working with adolescents and/or young adults.
  • Master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field (or enrollment in a Doctoral program).
  • Experience providing individual, family, and/or group therapy.
  • Experience with mental health, substance use, eating disorders, or trauma-informed treatment preferred.
  • Licensed, pre-licensed, or license-eligible in New Hampshire, or ability to transfer license, as one of the following:
  • Marriage and Family Therapist
  • Clinical Mental Health Counselor
  • Clinical Social Worker
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Pending Licensure or Out of State Licensure accepted

Salary Range

$36—$45 USD

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package: medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401k with 4% match.
  • Paid Time Off Programs including vacation, holidays, and illness.
  • Chef made meals onsite.
  • Continuing Education Assistance.
  • Supportive clinical supervision and professional development.
  • Altior Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law.
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Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual therapyClinical assessmentMental health counselingSubstance use treatmentCrisis interventionTreatment planningTrauma-informed careAdolescent therapyYoung adult therapy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist- Weekend Only at Confidential Employer a 6.4 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 8,002 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 75% are remote, 10% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Hampshire is 104.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.5% of New Hampshire clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

New Hampshire has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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  • Includes weekends
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About Confidential Employer

Hospitals and Health Care
Los Angeles, CA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401k with 4% match
Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and illness
Chef-made meals onsite
Continuing education assistance
Supportive clinical supervision and professional development