Primary Therapist | Needham, MA
Listed compensation
$65K - $70K
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on-site
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Primary Therapist | Needham, MA
About Greater Boston Addiction Center
Greater Boston Addiction Center, located in Needham, Massachusetts, provides clinical treatment services for individuals in recovery.
The Opportunity
Greater Boston Addiction Center is seeking a Primary Therapist to join its Clinical team. This is a full-time, onsite role with a days schedule, supporting individual and group therapy across outpatient, PHP, and IOP levels of care.
What You'll Do
- Provide individual and group therapy in an outpatient, PHP, or IOP setting
- Complete thorough clinical assessments and develop individualized treatment plans
- Facilitate structured and engaging group therapy sessions across levels of care
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation within the electronic health record (EHR) system
- Ensure compliance with confidentiality regulations and HIPAA standards
- Manage crisis situations and de-escalation to ensure patient safety
- Collaborate within a multidisciplinary care team, including coordination with families and external providers
- Support relapse prevention strategies and recovery-oriented care planning
- Manage an assigned caseload with strong organization and follow-through
Requirements
- What You Bring
- Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field
- Licensure preferred: LADC, LMHC, LCSW, or LICSW
- Knowledge of evidence-based treatment approaches, including CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing
Strong clinical assessment and diagnostic skills, including experience with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
- Understanding of regulatory and compliance standards (DPH, BSAS, Joint Commission preferred)
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and rapport-building skills with diverse patient populations
- Strong organizational and time management skills to manage multiple cases
- Cultural competency and ability to work with individuals from varied backgrounds
- Flexibility and a team-oriented mindset in a fast-paced clinical environment
- Preferred
- EMDR certification preferred
Benefits
- Compensation and Schedule
- Salary: $65,000 - $70,000 annually
- Schedule: Full-Time | Onsite | Days
- Benefit: Paid Time Off, Medical Insurance Stipend
This opportunity is posted by Atlantic Health Strategies on behalf of Greater Boston Addiction Centers (GBAC)
Key Responsibilities
The Primary Therapist will provide individual and group therapy across outpatient, PHP, and IOP levels of care while maintaining accurate clinical documentation. They will also collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop treatment plans and manage crisis situations to ensure patient safety.
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 | Needham, MA at Atlantic Health Strategies a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,952 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 34% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$68k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $64k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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