Associate Mental Health Therapist
Listed compensation
$65k-$75k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
- Associate Mental Health Therapist
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- Work Setting: Fully Remote
- Salary: $65,000–$75,000 per year
- Schedule: Monday–Friday
About the Position
We are hiring an Associate Mental Health Therapist to provide virtual counseling while working under the supervision of a licensed clinician. This role is a good fit for someone who is early in their clinical career and wants regular support while gaining experience with real client cases. You’ll spend your time meeting with clients, completing required documentation, and using supervision to talk through questions, concerns, and more challenging situations as they arise.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual therapy through secure telehealth sessions
- Meet with new clients and gather relevant background information
- Review cases with your supervisor during scheduled supervision
- Apply clinical feedback to your work with clients
- Complete notes and required records in a timely manner
- Bring forward safety concerns or higher-risk situations promptly
- Coordinate with scheduling or administrative staff when needed
- Maintain confidentiality and appropriate professional boundaries
- Follow Arizona requirements for associate-level clinical practice
- Graduate degree in an appropriate behavioral health discipline.
Current state-issued associate, provisional, temporary, intern, candidate, or other supervised-practice credential in counseling, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or a related mental health discipline.
Credential must authorize the applicant to provide clinical services under supervision to clients located in AZ.
- Ability to work under the supervision required by the applicable licensing board.
- Salary range of $65,000–$75,000 annually.
- Fully remote employment.
- Stable Monday–Friday schedule.
- Regular supervision and collaborative case consultation.
- Opportunities for clinical and professional development.
- Operational support for scheduling, documentation, and telehealth delivery.
- We’re currently accepting applications from qualified clinicians.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a graduate degree in a behavioral health discipline and possess a current state-issued associate or provisional credential for supervised practice in Arizona. The role requires the ability to work effectively under clinical supervision and maintain professional standards in a virtual environment.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Mental Health Therapist at Gotham Enterprises a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,896 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
Counselor Career Context
Gotham Enterprises ranks #4 of 21 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 729 active listings.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 26% have no call, 60% require no weekends — this position is remote.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.7 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,896 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $65k–$75k | Mental Health Therapy median $83k (middle half $73k–$98k)155 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 70% remote · 26% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Counselor listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 18% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,572 in the last 30 days | 1,560 the 30 days before (+65%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −2.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Gotham Enterprises | silver tier, 79/100 · #4 of 21 for pay | Top Employers work-life index729 active listings |
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- No weekends
- Remote