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PATH (People Acting to Help)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Adult D&A Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

To promote the mission of PATH to help individuals achieve a more independent and fulfilling life by being an effective team member and by providing individual, couples, or group therapy utilizing Cognitive Behavior Therapy, motivational interviewing, and other evidence based practices to provide trauma informed and culturally sensitive treatment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Minimal in Nature

Qualifications

Master’s degree from an accredited college/university with a human services major (psychology, social work, or equivalent) required. One-year supervised experience as a clinician or therapist in a drug and alcohol treatment facility required. License eligible and/or CADC preferred. Good organizational skills.

Why Work at PATH?

A Career with Meaning

At PATH, our team members are at the heart of what we do, so we work hard to give them the best reasons to work here — and to stay here.

In addition to the satisfaction of making a real difference in people's lives, we offer:

  • Competitive pay
  • Annual increases
  • Performance and longevity bonuses
  • Comprehensive benefits package for staff and family
  • No-cost pension plan
  • Opportunities for advancement and growth within the organization
  • Generous amount of paid holidays, vacation, sick, and personal time
  • Ongoing professional development opportunities, including licensure supervision
  • Cutting-edge treatment facility, resources, and treatment modalities
  • Eligible for the Federal Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
  • Referral bonus for referring a friend who accepts employment

Qualifications

Master’s degree from an accredited college/university with a human services major (psychology, social work, or equivalent) required. One year supervised experience as a clinician or therapist in a drug and alcohol treatment facility required. License eligible and/or CADC preferred. Good organizational skills.

Specific Duties

1. Provide individual, group, and/or couples therapy.

2. Evaluate and assess the needs of assigned individuals.

3. Collect all pertinent information including demographic history, history of presenting problem, family background, testing evaluations, medical evaluation, etc., as indicated for ongoing treatment.

Key Responsibilities

Provide individual, group, and couples therapy using evidence-based practices like Cognitive Behavior Therapy and motivational interviewing. Evaluate and assess the needs of assigned individuals while maintaining accurate clinical documentation.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Trauma informed careIndividual therapyClinical assessmentTreatment planningDrug and alcohol counseling

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 30% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $68k (middle half $54k–$72k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Pennsylvania445 active7,885 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% remote · 30% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentPennsylvania Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 14% offer loan repayment751 active listings, Oct 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend+2.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 40 employers
18
<$70k
14
$70k-85k
11
$85k-100k
5
$100k-115k
2
$120k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

42 jobs · 40 employers
401k / retirement match
95% this job
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
10% this job
PSLF eligible
5% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,926 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Benefits & Perks

Competitive pay
Annual increases
Performance and longevity bonuses
Comprehensive benefits package for staff and family
No-cost pension plan
Opportunities for advancement and growth
Generous amount of paid holidays, vacation, sick, and personal time
Ongoing professional development opportunities, including licensure supervision

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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