Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$56k

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Call expectations
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Job Description

Description

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Average salary is $56,216 (including wage, incentives, bonuses, overtime, shift differential, etc.)

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We are looking for a full-time therapist to join our Residential Treatment Team, working with children and families engaged in clinical services through our residential programs.

Are you looking to do meaningful work, and continue to develop your skills?

Our full-time therapists are masters level practitioners with Kansas BSRB licensure that allows for treatment of mental health disorders. An additional credential for addictions is preferred.

If you wanting to work with a supportive team to change the lives of kids in need, we encourage you to apply.

A Day in The Life as a therapist: As a Therapist for Pathway Family Service, you will work directly with children and adolescents, and their families, in our residential treatment programs. Assisting them in learning skills to maintain stability and permanency in the home. We provide Individual, Family, and Group Therapy. Schedules are flexible, we adapt to meet the needs of specific clients.

What We Are Looking for: We are looking for someone who is compassionate and wants to help families build on their strengths for healthy, long-lasting relationships, and help connect them with community resources to improve their lives. We want someone who has a desire to help children and families grow.

Why you should work for Pathway Family Services: We offer a wide variety of benefits, including full benefits! We also provide you with 25 days of personal leave in your first year of employment!! We offer a longevity bonus and tuition reimbursement! As a bonus, you get to work with a FANTASTIC team who are all dedicated to our mission and vision by being devoted to the strength of family and being nationally recognized for excellence in service, education, and advocacy.

As we continue to develop new programming, career development and continued opportunities for growth and development are available.

How to Apply: If you are looking to do meaningful work and continue to develop your skills, we encourage you to apply.

To apply, please visit www.tfifamily.org

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Requirements

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Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide individual, family, and group therapy to children and adolescents within a residential treatment program. They are responsible for helping families develop skills to maintain stability and connecting them with necessary community resources.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyFamily therapyMental health counselingCrisis interventionCase managementChild and adolescent therapyTreatment planningDocumentationCommunity resource coordinationFamily support

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 48% have no call, 70% 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 Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$56k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $62k in an average-cost state. 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

2.8/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Topeka

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$207k
Typical market rent
$1,285/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.8
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Topeka, KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Pathway Family Services

Hospitals and Health Care
EMPORIA, Kansas
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Full benefits
25 days of personal leave in first year
Longevity bonus
Tuition reimbursement