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Rockville, Maryland

Primary Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$63k-$87k

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Job Description

What You’ll Do

The Primary Therapist conducts assessments, develops treatment plans, and facilitates therapy sessions. You’ll collaborate with your clients’ treatment teams and connect directly with families. Key responsibilities include:

  • Serving as a compassionate, informative point of contact for clients’ family members
  • Facilitating individual, group, and family therapy sessions, within the framework of Newport Healthcare’s clinical model and the Attachment-Based Family Therapy model
  • Leading family orientations, welcome presentations, and family support groups
  • Conducting intake assessments and developing individualized treatment and safety plans
  • Participating in treatment team meetings, staff meetings, and clinical supervision sessions

What Makes You a Great Fit

Compensation for this role ranges from $63,000 - $86,625 annually depending on education and experience.

Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or related field; or enrollment in a doctorate program from an accredited or state-approved graduate school (required)

Board registered (APCC, LAPC, ASW, AMFT, MHCA) or Psychologic Associate in the state where services are provided (required)

  • Experience facilitating therapy with young adults and/or adolescents
  • A patient-first mindset that inspires you to reach the highest standards in delivery of care
  • Cultural sensitivity and interpersonal savvy that allow you to build constructive and effective relationships with colleagues, clients, and families
  • A problem-solver who digs deep and uses all the information available to craft skillful solution.

Key Responsibilities

The Primary Therapist conducts clinical assessments, develops individualized treatment plans, and facilitates individual, group, and family therapy sessions. They also serve as a key point of contact for families and participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field and possess current board registration (APCC, LAPC, ASW, AMFT, or MHCA). Experience facilitating therapy with adolescents or young adults is required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentTreatment planningIndividual therapyGroup therapySafety planningCrisis interventionClinical documentationInterpersonal communicationProblem-solvingCase management

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 40% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$63k–$87kMental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $70k–$80k)17 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$71k in purchasing powerMaryland index 105.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Maryland208 active7,845 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% remote · 40% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMaryland Counselor listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 9% offer loan repayment375 active listings, Oct 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend+1.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

45 jobs · 35 employers
13
<$75k
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$75k-95k
6
$95k-115k
7
$115k-135k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

41 jobs · 35 employers
401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
34%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,885 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Rockville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$616k≈ 9.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,372/mo≈ 45% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.