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Tequesta, Florida

Residential Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Sandy Pines Residential Treatment Center is seeking a talented and dynamic Residential Therapist to join our team of dedicated healthcare professionals!

Sandy Pines is a 149 bed Residential Psychiatric Facility servicing children and adolescents ages 5 to 17. The facility is located in beautiful sub-tropical South Florida and is nestled beside Jonathan Dickinson Sate Park which creates a rustic, roomy outdoor atmosphere. Sandy Pines is at the county line of both Palm Beach and Martin Counties and is just minutes away from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.

Visit us online: sandypineshospital.com

Position Summary

The Residential Therapist is a member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team who acts as a liaison between the Facility, the SAMH Program Office, the CBC's, and the patient's family. Therapists provide clinical and case management services to patients and their families.

Benefit Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.

During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. uhs.com

Qualifications

Master's Degree in a relevant Human Services Field, with 2 years’ experience working with children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance, and their families, required.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical servicesTherapyPsychiatric careAdolescent counselingFamily therapyMulti-disciplinary team collaborationCrisis interventionTreatment planningPatient advocacy

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 26% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $58k (middle half $48k–$74k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Florida325 active7,566 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% remote · 26% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida counselor listings (all specialties): 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 12% offer loan repayment572 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,530 in the last 30 days1,373 the 30 days before (+84%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 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.

Location & Logistics

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

Top Counselor Jobs

48 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

46 jobs · 38 employers
15
<$65k
16
$65k-85k
8
$85k-105k
3
$105k-125k
4
$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs
401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
41%
Loan repayment
25%
Sign-on bonus
19%
PSLF eligible
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC)

LifeStance Health · Walnut Creek, California

$117k-$134k
#2

Licensed Mental Health Clinician (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC)

LifeStance Health · Ventura, California

$117k-$134k
#3

Remote Licensed Mental Health Therapist

$60-$62/hr
#4

Remote Licensed Professional Therapist

$60-$62/hr
+ 46 more · ranked by pay

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 7,459 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Generous Paid Time Off
Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries

Living in Tequesta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$768k
Typical market rent
$3,852/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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