Mental Health Therapist
Listed compensation
Salary Range: $70,000–$80,000
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Healthport Is Hiring!
Now hiring for 4-day work week Monday- Thursday.
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team Therapist
- Location: Salisbury, MD
- Salary Range: $70,000–$80,000 annually
- Schedule: 4‑day, 36-hour work week — Monday through Thursday
Position Summary
The position is part of an interdisciplinary team that provides quality evidenced based practices to clients living in the community struggling with behavioral health issues. This is a full-time position working Monday – Thursday.
Job Responsibilities
* Provide high quality treatment using ACT evidenced bases practices.
* Complete all regulatory documentation for client treatment.
* Plan and carry out individual and group therapy relative to the client’s needs.
* Responsible for coordinating treatment and stabilization with identified natural supports and with community service providers.
Qualifications, Education and Experience
* Licensed mental health professional. Must possess a Maryland license of LGPC, LCPC, LMSW, or LCSW-C. Applicants who do not have a license may also apply pending receipt of the required license.
* Highly developed organizational and communication skills.
* Current CPR and First Aid.
* Full valid driver’s license with a safe driving record.
* Privileged to carry out all duties, including client treatment coordination.
Why work for HealthPort?
HealthPort is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center that offers outpatient therapy, substance abuse, and primary care services. Our mission is living an organically developmental culture embedded in a comprehensive evidence-based program for the health of the community. We offer a rich benefit package, competitive salaries, tuition assistance, 401(k) 3% employer contribution and 2% match. Check out our website healthport.org.
Key Responsibilities
The therapist will provide evidence-based treatment and coordinate care for clients within an interdisciplinary ACT team. They are responsible for planning individual and group therapy sessions while maintaining accurate regulatory documentation.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid Maryland license such as LGPC, LCPC, LMSW, or LCSW-C. Additionally, applicants must possess a valid driver's license and current CPR/First Aid certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist at Health Port a 8.2 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 7,736 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
In Maryland, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$83k (101 salary observations; 186 listings), vs ~$74k nationally (2,909 salary observations; 9,387 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 22% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $71k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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