Pays $66kCounselor market median is ~$70k (35 jobs)

Community Based Therapist

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time
Posted 2h ago · Verified live

About the Role

Community-based mental health therapy. One evening per week until 7pm. Syracuse, NY. $66K.

Join Liberty Resources / Liberty POST as a Community Based Therapist – No Weekends, $66K in Syracuse, New York, United States. Liberty Resources is currently seeking a Community Based Therapist for our Integrated Health Care clinic in Syracuse, NY. About Us: Our employees have passion around the services they provide and our corporate values of excellence and staff support.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $66,000 annually.
  • One evening per week until 7:00 p. m.
  • Clinical supervision
  • Professional development

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

This position offers weekends off. Work with Liberty Resources / Liberty POST in Syracuse, New York, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist provides person-centered, recovery-focused mental health and substance use disorder treatment to individuals and families in community and clinic settings. Responsibilities include conducting clinical assessments, developing treatment plans, and providing crisis intervention while maintaining accurate documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a qualifying mental health discipline and possess a current New York State license or permit. One year of post-graduate clinical experience is preferred, along with the ability to travel and work a flexible schedule.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

PsychotherapyMental health treatmentSubstance use disorder treatmentClinical assessmentTreatment planningCrisis interventionCase managementEvidence-based practicesEHR documentationFamily therapyIndividual therapyGroup therapyCare coordinationAdvocacy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Community Based Therapist at Liberty Resources / Liberty POST a 6.0 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. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 18% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$66k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $61k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 6.0/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 35 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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About Liberty Resources / Liberty POST

Education Management
Syracuse, NY
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
One evening per week until 7:00 p.m.
Clinical supervision
Professional development