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Gloucester City, New Jersey · Hybrid

Licensed Practitioner Counselor LPC

LPC / LMHC 8.3 Work-LifeFull-Time

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.

Posted 3mo ago

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

Attachment TheoryRisk AssessmentCase Management

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.

What does the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) market look like in New Jersey?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.3 / 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 powerNew Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Counseling listings in New Jersey10 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All licensed professional counselor (lpc) listings in New Jersey325 active12,911 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 62% remote · 32% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew 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 listings327 in the last 30 days220 the 30 days before (+49%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Careerplugsilver tier, 80/100Top Employers work-life index50 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (503 Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. New Jersey figures use all licensed professional counselor (lpc)s: too few New Jersey Mental Health Counseling postings state pay.

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.

Top Counselor Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

31 jobs · 23 employers
18
<$100k
3
$100k-120k
5
$120k-140k
3
$140k-160k
2
$160k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs · 23 employers
401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
46%
CME allowance
35%
Loan repayment
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.7this job 8.3
Better work-life than 80% of Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 503 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedule
Opportunity for Advancement
Training & Development
Wellness Resources
Referrals from Established Practice
Supportive Environment
Electronic Health Record
Clinical Consultation