Therapist - Emerging Adults

4 days ago
United StatesBase salary: $57,500 – 63,500Full TimeMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join Thresholds as a Therapist – Emerging Adults, Loan Forgiveness in United States. Want to be part of an innovative team, while gaining specialized therapeutic skills to make a life-long impact on the mental health of youth and their families? Thresholds’ Emerging Adults Program is seeking a licensed clinician to fill a Therapist role with our Emerge CST team.

Key Responsibilities

  • provide transportation to clients Education & experience: * Master's degree in Psychology, Counseling, Socia.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $57K - $63K
  • 32 days PTO.
  • 401(k) with employer match.
  • Student loan repayment assistance.
  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Thresholds in United States.

Key Skills

Mental Health AdvocacyCommunication SkillsRelationship BuildingWriting SkillsTime ManagementOrganizationAssessmentIndividual TherapyCase ManagementCommunity SupportPsychoeducationVocational SupportEducational SupportTeam CollaborationWorkshop FacilitationClient Transportation

Requirements

Candidates should have a Master's degree in a relevant field and clinical licensure is preferred. Prior experience providing mental health services to young adults is strongly preferred.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist - Emerging Adults at Thresholds a 4.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Thresholds is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

Thresholds lists compensation for this psychologist position at $58k to $64k annually.

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($58k–$64k)
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Mental Health Advocacy, Communication Skills, Relationship Building, Writing Skills, Time Management, Organization, Assessment, Individual Therapy. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The Therapist will complete assessments, generate treatment plans, and provide individual therapy and case management services. They will also facilitate workshops and programs to support young adults' overall development.

Benefits package: Base salary: $57,500 - $63,500, Generous PTO (9 federal holidays, 8 sick days, 15-22 personal/vacation days), Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Choice of 4 medical plans, 403(b) with 3% employer match, Robust EAP, Mileage reimbursement. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

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About Thresholds

Mental Health Care
Chicago, Illinois
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Base salary: $57,500 - $63,500
Generous PTO (9 federal holidays, 8 sick days, 15-22 personal/vacation days)
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Choice of 4 medical plans
403(b) with 3% employer match
Robust EAP
Mileage reimbursement
4.2

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

4d ago

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