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Every Child
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Family Based Mental Health Therapist / Child & Family Therapist / Community Mental Health Counselor

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50K–$54K /yr

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Family Based Mental Health Therapist – Flexible Schedule, Great Pay, Retention Bonus & Outstanding Benefits

Make a difference in the lives of children and families—while working with a team that values you.

Every Child, Inc. (ECI) is seeking Family Based Mental Health Therapists to join our passionate, community-focused behavioral health team in both our Pittsburgh and Washington County offices. We’re a growing, innovative nonprofit that assigns manageable caseloads so you can truly focus on providing high-quality counseling, therapy, and mental health support to children, adolescents, and their families.

If you’re a skilled mental health professional ready to bring your expertise in family therapy, trauma-informed care, and crisis intervention to an organization that values flexibility, teamwork, and professional growth—we’d love to meet you.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

  • Guaranteed 40 hours/week – no scrambling for billable hours
  • Flexible scheduling – create your workweek with your clients
  • $50,000–$54,000/year (based on education & experience)
  • Retention bonus starting after 1 year
  • All travel & administrative time paid at billable rate (includes mileage, expenses, and paperwork)
  • Outstanding benefits – low-cost health insurance, employer-paid dental, vision, and life insurance, PTO, sick time, 12 paid holidays (including your birthday!), 401k match, childcare assistance, tuition reimbursement, licensure supervision, and more
  • Supportive onboarding – comprehensive training with expenses paid
  • Self-care incentives – because you can’t pour from an empty cup

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Family Based Mental Health Clinician, you’ll be the therapeutic lead—creating individualized treatment plans, providing intensive in-home therapeutic interventions, and guiding families through the healing process. You’ll collaborate with a multidisciplinary care team to deliver therapy, clinical assessments, crisis management, and psychoeducation from a whole-family, systems-based perspective.

What We’re Looking For

  • Passion for working in community mental health and social services
  • Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Counseling, or related field
  • Minimum of two years of direct counseling experience in a child-serving system/agency (internships not counted toward requirement due to state regulations)
  • Experience with trauma-focused therapy and crisis intervention
  • Strong organizational and computer skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting
  • Sense of humor and positive attitude
  • Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

About Every Child, Inc.

We’re a nonprofit dedicated to helping children and families thrive through behavioral health services, foster care, adoption programs, and wraparound family support. Our team is passionate about creating positive change—and we do it together.

Ready to Apply?

Even if you don’t meet every single qualification, we encourage you to apply! We believe in the potential and passion you bring—not just your resume.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Every Child, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Key Responsibilities

The clinician serves as the therapeutic lead, creating individualized treatment plans and providing intensive in-home interventions for children and families. They collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver clinical assessments, crisis management, and psychoeducation.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or a related field and have at least two years of direct counseling experience in a child-serving agency. Proficiency in trauma-focused therapy and crisis intervention is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningCase ManagementCollaborative TeamworkOrganizational SkillsComputer Literacy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Based Mental Health Therapist / Child & Family Therapist / Community Mental Health Counselor at Every Child a 7.9 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 7,885 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 32% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$52k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $53k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 7.9
Better work-life than 90% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,885 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Pittsburgh

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$234k≈ 4.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,545/mo≈ 37% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Every Child

Individual and Family Services
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Sick Time
12 Paid Holidays
Birthday Off