Licensed Practitioner Counselor LPC
Listed compensation
$60-$80/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Benefits
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
- Wellness resources
About A Space for Us Counseling
A Space for Us Counseling, Inc. is a growing integrated wellness center dedicated to providing inclusive, compassionate, and whole-person mental health care.
Our clinical approach integrates evidence-based psychotherapy with neuroscience-informed, holistic, somatic, mindfulness-based, and trauma-responsive practices. We recognize the important connections among the brain, body, nervous system, relationships, culture, and lived experiences.
We are creating a collaborative wellness environment where clients feel seen, supported, and empowered throughout their healing journey.
Position Overview
A Space for Us Counseling is seeking a compassionate, experienced, and independently licensed New Jersey Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) to join our clinical team.
The ideal candidate is committed to culturally responsive and trauma-informed care and is interested in treating individuals, couples, and families. Candidates with experience in couples counseling, family therapy, trauma treatment, somatic approaches, mindfulness, attachment, or nervous-system regulation are strongly encouraged to apply.
The LPC will provide comprehensive behavioral health services while collaborating with other clinicians and wellness professionals within the integrated center.
Primary Responsibilities
- Provide individual, couples, and family therapy.
- Complete assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes.
- Use evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive interventions.
- Support clients with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, grief, and life transitions.
- Conduct risk assessments and safety planning when needed.
- Coordinate care and provide referrals when appropriate.
- Maintain confidentiality, professional boundaries, and timely documentation.
- Participate in consultation, team meetings, and professional development
Required Qualifications
- Master’s or doctoral degree in counseling or another qualifying behavioral health discipline.
- Active, unrestricted New Jersey Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) license in good standing.
- Ability to practice professional counseling independently in New Jersey.
- Clinical experience providing psychotherapy to individuals, couples, or families.
- Knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, crisis intervention, and clinical documentation.
- Understanding of trauma-informed and culturally responsive care.
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team.
- Commitment to inclusive and identity-affirming mental health services.
- Ability to maintain accurate and timely electronic health records.
- Current professional liability insurance or willingness to obtain coverage before starting.
- Ability to successfully complete all required employment screenings and credentialing requirements.
Please note: This position requires an active New Jersey LPC license. LAC applicants are not eligible for this independently licensed position.
What We Offer
- Referrals from an established counseling practice.
- A supportive, inclusive, and mission-driven professional environment.
- Flexible scheduling.
[In-person, hybrid, and telehealth opportunities.]
- Electronic health record and documentation systems.
- Clinical consultation and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Opportunities to develop specialty programs, therapeutic groups, and workshops.
- Professional-development opportunities.
- A thoughtfully designed environment that supports whole-person healing.
- Opportunities to grow with an expanding integrated wellness center.
- Flexible work from home options available.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive individual, couples, and family therapy using evidence-based and trauma-informed interventions. Manage clinical documentation including assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes while collaborating with an interdisciplinary wellness team.
Requirements
Requires a Master's or doctoral degree in counseling and an active, unrestricted New Jersey Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) license. Candidates must have clinical experience in psychotherapy and a commitment to inclusive, identity-affirming mental health services.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$146k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $134k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 32% have no call, 56% require no weekends — this position is remote.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.3 / 10 · top 25% in licensed professional counselor (lpc) | ranked against 503 Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$134k in purchasing power | New Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Counseling listings in New Jersey | 10 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All licensed professional counselor (lpc) listings in New Jersey | 325 active | 12,911 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 62% remote · 32% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New Jersey counselor listings (all specialties): 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 5% offer loan repayment325 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Counseling listings | 327 in the last 30 days | 220 the 30 days before (+49%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Careerplug | silver tier, 80/100 | Top Employers work-life index50 active listings |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Practitioner Counselor LPC at Careerplug a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% in Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) — ranked against 503 active Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
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