Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
Listed compensation
$72k-$110k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Is This You?
- Wanting to deliver high quality behavioral healthcare.
- Seeking work life balance.
- Interested in growing professionally.
- Outpatient.
What We Offer Therapists:
- Flexible work schedules with a hybrid system or remote only.
- Full benefits package W2: health, dental, vision, life, 401k (with match), paid parental leave and more.
- Collegial work environment.
- Newly designed and modern offices.
- Full administrative support.
- Latest in digital technology.
- Strong work/life balance.
- Full-time Sign-on Bonus.
- Above market compensation-Range from $72,000 to $110,000, compensation model based on productivity.
- Cash based incentive plan.
- Unlimited membership for continuing Education
- LCSW, LMHC, LMFT
Licensed Therapists are a critical part of our clinical team. We’re seeking Licensed Therapists that are::
- Fully licensed as LCSW, LMHC, LMFT
- Experienced in working with adult, and/or child and adolescent populations.
- Full-time.
- Hybrid system 2 days in office.
- 2 evenings.
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality behavioral healthcare services to adult, child, and adolescent populations. Maintain a clinical caseload while utilizing digital technology and administrative support.
Requirements
Must hold a valid license as an LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT. Experience working with diverse age groups is required for this full-time clinical role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$91k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $84k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 30% have no call, 58% require no weekends — this position is remote.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$84k in purchasing power | New York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) listings in New York | 781 active | 13,442 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 46% remote · 30% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New York Counselor listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 11% offer loan repayment781 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Counseling listings | 339 in the last 30 days | 228 the 30 days before (+49%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| LifeStance Health | silver tier, 83/100 · #7 of 24 for pay | Top Employers work-life index948 active listings |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) at LifeStance Health 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 Counseling counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
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- Hybrid
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