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Seacoast Mental Health Center
Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Outreach Therapist -Adult Services ACT Team

CounselorIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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The week · per this posting · Tuesday – Saturday

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Job Description

Outreach Therapist - Adult Services - ACT Team

If you like making a difference in your community and are passionate about working in a nonprofit organization, Seacoast Mental Health Center is an excellent choice!

Overview

The Adult Services Department at Seacoast Mental Health Center, Inc. is seeking a Clinician to join our Portsmouth based multidisciplinary team. This person will provide therapy services to adults on the ACT Team.

The applicant must have a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology and be eligible for licensure with the NH Board of Mental Health practice.

Desire and ability to work in a dynamic team setting and experience with crisis intervention, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, dual diagnosis, and/or State systems preferred. This is a bargaining unit position.

Work schedule is Tuesday - Saturday

Essential Duties Include

1. Providing solution-focused outpatient therapy to adults and participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team.

2. Actively participating with the Clinical Manager and team members to establish team goals, parameters, and services which contribute to increased positive client outcomes. Therapists will also work closely with team and intra-agency staff to support the mission of the agency.

3. Meeting clinical performance standards as developed by the agency. Therapist must meet or exceed productivity expectations and must complete required documentation as outlined in SMHC’s Clinical Policy and Procedure guidelines.

4. Develop and utilize specific interests or skills needed by the patients served by the programs. For example, CBT, dual diagnosis treatment (Substance Abuse and Mental Illness), Dialectical Behavioral Treatment, and other areas as the need arises.

Seacoast Mental Health Center, Inc. offers a generous compensation package including paid time off, health and dental plans, retirement account match, etc. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value the diversity of our community.

Key Responsibilities

Provide solution-focused outpatient therapy to adults as part of a multidisciplinary ACT team. Collaborate with team members to establish treatment goals and maintain clinical documentation standards.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology. Candidates must be eligible for licensure with the NH Board of Mental Health Practice.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Solution-focused therapyMultidisciplinary team collaborationSubstance abuse treatmentMental illness treatment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outreach Therapist -Adult Services ACT Team at Seacoast Mental Health Center a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 30% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New Hampshire is 104.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.5% of New Hampshire clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

New Hampshire has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs

401k / retirement match
82%
CME allowance
43%
Sign-on bonus
32%
PSLF eligible
14%
Loan repayment
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 6.1
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,911 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Portsmouth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$916k
Typical market rent
$3,068/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Seacoast Mental Health Center

Mental Health Care
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid time off
Health insurance
Dental plan
Retirement account match