Primary Therapist – Adolescent Mental Health
Listed compensation
$58k-$62k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
- Primary Therapist – Adolescent Mental Health
- Boca Raton, FL | On-Site | Full-Time | Monday–Friday, 12–8 PM | Starting at $58,000/year
- Bilingual English/Spanish or Portuguese Preferred, Not Required
About the Role
We're growing our Boca Raton clinical team and hiring multiple Primary Therapists!
At Adolescent Wellness Academy (AWA), we help teens feel understood, build confidence, and find a path forward—with their families alongside them.
We're seeking compassionate Mental Health Therapists (RMHCI, LMHC, LCSW, or LMFT) to support adolescents ages 13–17 in our Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) programs.
You'll provide meaningful clinical care, collaborate with a team that chooses kindness, and help teens and families dare to grow.
What You'll Do
- Provide individual, family, and group therapy to adolescents.
- Complete clinical assessments, diagnoses, and individualized treatment plans.
- Support teens navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and behavioral health challenges.
- Build trust with adolescents and actively engage families in treatment.
- Collaborate with psychiatry and the clinical team to deliver coordinated care.
- Support crisis intervention, safety planning, discharge, and aftercare.
- Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation.
What You Bring
- Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
- Active Florida RMHCI, LMHC, LCSW, or LMFT credential.
- 2+ years of adolescent mental health or PHP/IOP experience.
- Confidence facilitating groups, navigating family dynamics, and managing clinical needs.
- Bilingual English/Spanish or Portuguese preferred, not required.
- Availability on-site in Boca Raton, Monday–Friday, 12–8 PM.
Why AWA?
At AWA, we believe great care starts with great people. You'll join a collaborative, mission-driven team that contributes to the whole, supports professional growth, and delivers meaningful results for teens and families.
- We're hiring multiple therapists and would love to welcome you to our village!
- Learn More: Adolescent Wellness Academy
Key Responsibilities
The Primary Therapist will provide individual, family, and group therapy to adolescents while managing clinical assessments and treatment plans. They will also collaborate with the psychiatric team to ensure coordinated care and support crisis intervention and discharge planning.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy and possess an active Florida clinical credential (RMHCI, LMHC, LCSW, or LMFT). A minimum of 2 years of experience in adolescent mental health or PHP/IOP settings is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Therapist – Adolescent Mental Health at Adolescent Wellness Academy a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Counselor Career Context
Adolescent Wellness Academy ranks #14 of 17 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 32% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $58k–$62k | Mental Health Therapy median $67k (middle half $58k–$71k)16 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$58k in purchasing power | Florida index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Florida | 350 active | 7,957 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 50% remote · 32% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Adolescent Wellness Academy | #14 of 17 for pay | Top Employers work-life index |
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$60k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$4k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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$59k-$124kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,891 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
- On-site
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Living in Coconut Creek
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $472k≈ 8.1× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,355/mo≈ 49% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 30 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.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.