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Friendship House
Carbondale, Pennsylvania

Mobile Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$21.71-$26.52/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Job Details:

Job Location: Carbondale - Carbondale, PA, Salary Range: $21.71 - $26.52Hourly, Sign on Bonus! $3,000 Masters/License Prepared $4,000 Masters/w License Member of a multidisciplinary team responsible for: performing assessments; developing treatment plans; delivering individual, group, and family therapies; and maintaining clinical documentation in compliance with regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

Candidates must possess a Master’s Degree in counseling, social work, or other mental health discipline. A professional license/certification (e. g., LPC, LCSW, NCC, and LSW) is preferred, but not required. Clinical experience with children required and knowledge of community preferred. Position has a flexible 40 hours/week schedule; and requires a valid driver’s license and PA Act 33 Child Abuse, PA Act 34 Criminal Records, and FBI Criminal Background Check clearances.

Key Responsibilities

The mobile therapist is responsible for performing clinical assessments and developing comprehensive treatment plans for clients. They also deliver individual, group, and family therapy while maintaining accurate clinical documentation in compliance with regulations.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in counseling, social work, or a related mental health discipline. A valid driver's license and successful completion of PA Act 33, PA Act 34, and FBI background clearances are required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentTreatment planningIndividual therapyGroup therapyChild clinical experience

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 38% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$45k–$55kMental Health Therapy median $55k (middle half $49k–$62k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$51k in purchasing powerPennsylvania index 97.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Pennsylvania441 active7,889 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% remote · 38% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$4k sign-onPennsylvania Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 14% offer loan repayment745 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,535 in the last 30 days1,455 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−3.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, 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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Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 18 employers
6
<$70k
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$70k-85k
6
$85k-100k
4
$100k-115k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

18 jobs
401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
33% this job
CME allowance
33%
Loan repayment
6%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,900 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Carbondale

Typical market rent
$1,333/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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