Outpatient Therapist - FFS/Hourly
Listed compensation
$55 - $75/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Ready for a summer schedule that works for you?
Summer Fun Fridays at Northeast Family Services!
We close at 12:30pm every Friday from Memorial Day through Labor Day — giving our team more time to relax, recharge, and enjoy the summer sunshine!
Your time. Your terms. Your impact.
$55 – $75 / hour
Make more doing what you love — on your schedule. Day time hours available!
Language Differential provided for Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian and Hindi!
Northeast Family Services is seeking caring and experienced Outpatient Therapists to join our growing New York team!
Under the direction of the Program Director, Fee for Service (FFS) Outpatient Clinicians will provide services and care to our patients in accordance with NFS’ policies. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a rapidly growing and well-regarded organization. We’re growing fast throughout the state of NY and nationally, and we're looking for YOU to join us!
NFS Outpatient Therapists work collaboratively with clients to help them access their core strengths to be their best selves and realize their full potential. We provide structured, consistent, strength-based therapeutic interventions to treat a youth’s behavioral health needs. We utilize multiple evidence-based practices that promote families' strengths!
JOIN US TODAY AND MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES!
Hybrid opportunity!
Why Join NFS?
- Flexibility to create your own schedule
- Supportive leadership and strong clinical supervision
- Competitive compensation with premium rates for bilingual skills and specialties
- Growth opportunities in a rapidly expanding organization
Compensation
Fee for Service Rates
- $55 to $75 / hour!
Premiums Paid For
- Non-English language capacity
- Experience
- Select clinical specialties
Qualifications
- Master's degree in social work
- LCSW Independent Clinical Licensure in the state of NY required
- Minimum 1 year of experience working with children, youth, and families
- Excellent time-management skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to manage one's own schedule with client outreach.
- Valid driver’s license with reliable and consistent access to a vehicle preferred
- Some afternoon and evening availability is a plus
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Apply today and help us bring hope and healing to families across New York — one client at a time.
Key Responsibilities
The Outpatient Therapist will provide structured, strength-based therapeutic interventions to treat the behavioral health needs of children, adults, and families. They will work collaboratively with clients to help them access their core strengths and realize their full potential.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Therapist - FFS/Hourly at Northeast Family Services a 7.7 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 8,085 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
Counselor Career Context
In New York, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$73k (234 salary observations; 627 listings), vs ~$74k nationally (4,976 salary observations; 21,563 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 28% have no call, 62% require no weekends — this position is remote.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$135k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $125k 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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