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Northeast Family Services
West Springfield, Massachusetts

In-Home Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$64k-$72k

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Job Description

Ready for a summer schedule that works for you?

Summer Fun Fridays at Northeast Family Services!

We close at 12:30pm every Friday from Memorial Day through Labor Day — giving our team more time to relax, recharge, and enjoy the summer sunshine

Northeast Family Services is hiring Clinicians throughout Massachusetts to join our growing team! If you're looking to make a change, don't miss this career opportunity to join a growing, well-regarded agency and make a difference in your community.

The In-Home Therapist will provide structured, consistent, strength-based therapeutic interventions in a client’s home for the purpose of treating a youth’s behavioral needs.

Bilingual Opportunities! Full Time or FFS hours!

Check out our new rates! Earn what you're worth, doing what you love!

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in counseling, psychology, special education or related field
  • One to two years minimum experience working with multicultural families
  • One to two years minimum experience working with children, youth and families in a home or community setting preferred
  • Experience working with children diagnosed with behavioral-emotional disorders or children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Training in Applied Behavioral Analysis is highly beneficial and desirable
  • Valid driver’s license with reliable and consistent access to a vehicle
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time
  • Access to a laptop or CPS, high speed secure internet, and a phone required for FFS positions
  • Access to high speed secure internet required for Full Time positions

Benefits

  • Summer Fun Fridays! Early Friday closures at 12:30pm from Memorial Day through Labor Day
  • Health, dental & vision
  • 3 weeks paid vacation
  • 11 Paid holidays (including Juneteenth, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and NY Eve.)
  • Generous sick time including mental health days
  • 401k retirement plan with up to 4% match
  • Voluntary short and long-term disability
  • Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Longevity award - Monetary bonus and a vacation day annually
  • Company provided laptop and cell phone
  • Opportunity for professional growth
  • Supervision for licensure provided
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Personal cell phone discount

Compensation

  • Fee-for-Service: $50 to $70 per hour
  • Full-Time: Salary $64,000 to $72,000
  • Incentive Rate $60/hour over productivity

Key Responsibilities

The In-Home Therapist provides structured, strength-based therapeutic interventions directly in the client's home to address behavioral needs. They work with youth and families to implement treatment plans and support emotional development.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Behavioral healthMulticultural family supportAutism spectrum disorder supportCrisis interventionCase managementClinical documentationStrength-based therapy

Counselor Career Context

Northeast Family Services ranks #17 of 23 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 18% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$68k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $64k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution41 jobs · 31 employers

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$80k-95k
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$110k-125k
4
$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
95% this job
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
26%
Loan repayment
18%
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,029 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in West Springfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$365k≈ 5.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,680/mo≈ 32% of gross pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Springfield, MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Northeast Family Services

Mental Health Care
North Andover, MA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, dental & vision
3 weeks paid vacation
11 paid holidays
Generous sick time including mental health days
401k retirement plan with up to 4% match
Voluntary short and long-term disability
Voluntary life insurance
Mileage reimbursement