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Hands on Health Associates
Brooklyn, New York

Mental Health Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$55K - $85K

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Posted 7mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Health insurance
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Training & development
  • Benefits/Perks
  • Careers Advancement Opportunities
  • Competitive Compensation

Job Summary

Hands On Health Associates, LLC is an outpatient Mental Health/Substance Use Disorder Treatment program located in Brooklyn, NY looking for a full-time Mental Health Therapist (Licensed or Limited Permit) who will provide mental health and substance abuse services to clients to enhance their recovery.

In this role, you will diagnose and treat psychological disorders, teach communication skills, assist patients in addressing dysfunctional behaviors, and guide them through crises. If you are an experienced therapist passionate about providing high-quality care and mental health solutions, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

  • Perform intake assessments
  • Provide mental health therapy for individuals, couples, families, and children
  • Create individualized treatment plans for each client
  • Use evidence-based treatment methods to facilitate group and individual treatments
  • Maintain detailed and accurate documentation of patient information and treatment plan
  • Perform regular patient outreach
  • Adhere to all facility and licensing standards

Qualifications

  • LMHC, LMSW, LCSW, MHC-LP or MSW-LP (Required)
  • 1+ years experience in OMH/OASAS environment (Required)
  • Familiarity with both Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment (Strongly Preferred)
  • EHR documentation skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Highly organized

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Treatment planningCrisis interventionOrganizational skillsPsychological diagnosis

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist at Hands on Health Associates a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,479 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 42% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$55k–$85kMental Health Therapy median $74k (middle half $68k–$82k)38 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$65k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in New York326 active7,454 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 42% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York counselor listings (all specialties): 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 10% offer loan repayment800 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,505 in the last 30 days1,349 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
29%
Sign-on bonus
25%
Loan repayment
25%
PSLF eligible
18%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,479 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Hands on Health Associates

Mental Health Care
BROOKLYN, New York
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Salary
Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Training & Development
Career Advancement Opportunities

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$875k≈ 15.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,089/mo≈ 89% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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