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Monte Nido & Affiliates
Victor, New York

Mental Health Therapist

CounselorPer Diem

Listed compensation

$29-$37/hr

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Job Description

  • Grow with us!
  • Mental Health Therapist
  • Monte Nido Western NY
  • Victor, NY

Monte Nido Western NY, located in Victor, NY is a residential treatment program exclusively for adults seeking treatment for Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, or Exercise Addiction.

Monte Nido’s treatment approach focuses on the restoration of physiological and nutritional balance, implementation of healthy eating and exercise routines, elimination of harmful behaviors, and development of motivation and treatment engagement.

Our objective is to help each client achieve a clear understanding of their eating and/or exercise disorder and its effect on their life, as well as an individualized appreciation of what is necessary for their personal recovery.

We are seeking a Per Diem Mental Health Therapist to join our multi-disciplinary treatment team.

Hourly Rate: $29-$37/hr

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Total Rewards

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Responsibilities Include

  • Providing individual, group, and family therapy
  • Serving as liaison with families and outpatient providers
  • Interact with insurance companies for pre-certification and utilization management
  • Participating in discharge and aftercare planning
  • Therapeutic meal support, while modeling a healthy relationship with food

Provides safe, empathetic, and affirming care for each client and their unique circumstance based on the clients' intersecting identities

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in clinical counseling or related discipline, at minimum
  • State license (or license-eligible) in a counseling field (e. g., Psychologist, LMFT, LCSW, LPC)
  • Prior experience with eating disorders and higher levels of care is helpful
  • Knowledge of diversity, equity and inclusion practices

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Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide individual, group, and family therapy while serving as a liaison with families and outpatient providers. They are also responsible for managing insurance pre-certifications and participating in discharge and aftercare planning.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyEating disorder treatmentDischarge planningCrisis interventionCase managementDiversity and inclusionPsychological assessment

Counselor Career Context

Of the 46 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 41% are remote, 22% have no call, 93% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$69k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $64k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks39 jobs · 25 employers

CME allowance
72%
401k / retirement match
51%
Loan repayment
18%
Sign-on bonus
13%
PSLF eligible
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,933 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Victor

Typical market rent
$1,992/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.0
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Rochester, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Monte Nido & Affiliates

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Benefits & Perks

Equal Opportunity Employer