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Saratoga Ascend
Portsmouth, Virginia

Registered Art Therapist

Counselor / TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Saratoga Ascend has a full-time onsite opening for a Registered Art Therapist at the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, VA. Schedule includes a 40 hour work week, 5 days a week with 8 hour shifts plus an unpaid lunch break. Shift services will be provided Monday through Sunday between the hours of 7:00am and 9:00pm. Medical, dental, vision and retirement plans are available. Would relocation be an option for you? Please inquire about our relocation assistance.

Some Minimum Qualifications Include

  • Masters Degree in Art Therapy from an Accredited College/University
  • Minimum of 1 year experience after graduation
  • Certification as a Registered Art Therapist (ATCB)
  • BLS

I would love to have the opportunity to speak to you further about this position and I hope it will be a good fit for you! Please contact me for more information or for any questions you may have. Thank you!

Saratoga Medical Center, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, discharge, compensation or any other term or condition of employment on the basis of race, religion, color, age (over age 39), sex, national origin, or on the basis of disability if the employee can perform the essential functions of the job, with a reasonable accommodation if necessary.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Art Therapist will provide therapeutic art services to patients at the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center. The role involves maintaining a 40-hour work week with shifts scheduled between Monday and Sunday.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Art Therapy from an accredited institution and possess at least one year of post-graduation experience. Additionally, applicants are required to have ATCB certification and BLS certification.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentPatient care

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 30% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $68k (middle half $59k–$78k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingVirginia index 101.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Virginia274 active7,921 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 46% remote · 30% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia Counselor listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 12% offer loan repayment439 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,511 in the last 30 days1,528 the 30 days before (+64%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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17
<$85k
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$85k-100k
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$100k-115k
10
$115k-130k
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$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

40 jobs · 38 employers
401k / retirement match
90% this job
Sign-on bonus
35%
Loan repayment
33%
CME allowance
33%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.9
Better work-life than 30% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,910 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Portsmouth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$268k
Typical market rent
$1,642/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.