Perinatal Mental Health Therapist
Listed compensation
$42K - $45K
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Job Description
Ohel’s Early Childhood Mental Health Program is seeking a compassionate and skilled LCSW, LMHC, or LCAT to provide specialized mental health services to pregnant and postpartum women at our Early Childhood Treatment Center in Far Rockaway.
The therapist will provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for women experiencing perinatal and postpartum mental health disorders. This role involves working with clients individually, in mother-infant dyads, and within the broader family system, including partners and other family members.
Applicants may be asked to deliver presentations and treat individuals and couples experiencing life transitions, relationship challenges, PTSD, and other emotional or mental health concerns.
Candidates should be knowledgeable about maternal mental health, attachment theory, and evidence-based therapeutic interventions. We are committed to supporting clinician growth through weekly individual supervision, ongoing consultation, and extensive professional development opportunities.
Staff have access to advanced training in a variety of evidence-based practice models, fostering continued skill development and clinical excellence.
Qualifications
- Masters degree and current licensure as an LCSW, LMHC, or LCAT
- Minimum of two years of experience providing direct clinical treatment
- Experience working with women, families, and/or young children required
- Strong understanding of perinatal mental health, infant-parent attachment, and family systems
- Ability to provide culturally sensitive, trauma-informed care
Join a collaborative and supportive team dedicated to strengthening the emotional well-being of mothers, infants, and families. Position includes a competitive benefits package that includes a 403B retirement plan with employee contribution, sick and vacation paid time off (PTO) and for full time employees, health insurance. Eligibility for all benefits is based on hours worked, employment classification, and fulfillment of applicable waiting periods and plan requirements.
This part time opportunity is located in Far Rockaway.
Salary: $42,000- $45,000
Key Responsibilities
Provide specialized mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for pregnant and postpartum women. Work with individual clients, mother-infant dyads, and family systems to address emotional and mental health concerns.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Perinatal Mental Health Therapist at Ohel Children's Home and Family Services a 7.2 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 8,084 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 34% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$44k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $40k 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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