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Northeast Family Services
Auburn, Massachusetts

Outpatient Therapist

Counselor Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)No weekendsContract

Listed compensation

$60k-$70k

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Job Description

Highly competitive rates AND incentives available for Outpatient services provided on-site at one of our 5 beautiful locations across the state of Massachusetts!

NFS is the premier provider of behavioral health services in the region. We’re growing fast and we’re looking for YOU.

NFS Outpatient Therapists work collaboratively with clients to help them access their core strengths to be their best selves and realize their full potential, utilizing a variety of approaches such as individual, couple, family, and group psychotherapy.

Make the schedule that works for you! Hourly Fee For Service anywhere from 5 to 30 hour week options!!

JOIN US AND MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, ADULTS, OR FAMILIES!

Full Time and FFS opportunities available!

Check out our new rates! Earn what you're worth, doing what you love!

Flexible Schedule! Choose your days! (Weekends available, evenings preferred)

All clinicians are W-2 employees, offering either full-time salaried roles or flexible hourly fee-for-service positions. Our full-time clinicians enjoy stable, guaranteed salary compensation, even when clients cancel—as we believe your time and expertise should be valued.

Why Work Here?

  • Flexible Work Options:  Choose the schedule that fits your life with full-time salaried roles or hourly fee-for-service flexibility.
  • Competitive Compensation:  Earn $45–$55 per hour for hourly fee-for-service clinicians, with premium rates for bilingual skills, specialties, and experience.
  • W-2 Employment:  We hire W-2 employees only—no 1099 contractor arrangements.
  • Robust Support System: We provide supervision, professional development, free CEUs, and licensure assistance—because investing in our clinicians is investing in quality care.

What You’ll Do

  • Provide individual, couples, family, and/or group therapy
  • Conduct intake assessments and determine appropriate levels of care
  • Develop personalized treatment plans that create real change
  • Coordinate care with families, medical providers, and community partners
  • Maintain documentation in our user-friendly EHR system
  • Participate in case consultations and team meetings as needed
  • Provide crisis intervention and therapeutic support when necessary

Who You Are

  • Have a Master's degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or related field required
  • Will have Independent Clinical License within 2 years
  • Current license in the state of Massachusetts a plus
  • Requires excellent time-management skills with ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Ability to manage one's own schedule with client outreach.
  • Afternoon and evening availability is a plus!
  • Able to work in one of our 5 Massachusetts office locations: North Andover, Dorchester, Fall River, Worcester, West Springfield
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
  • Access to a laptop or CPS, high speed secure internet, and a phone required for FFS positions
  • Access to high speed secure internet required for Full Time positions

Premiums Paid For

  • Non-English language capacity
  • Experience
  • Select clinical specialties

Benefits

  • Summer Fun Fridays! Early Friday closures at 12:30pm from Memorial Day through Labor Day
  • Health, dental & vision
  • 3 weeks paid vacation
  • 11 Paid holidays   (including Juneteenth, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and NY Eve.)
  • Generous sick time including mental health days
  • 401k retirement plan with up to 4% match
  • Voluntary short and long-term disability
  • Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Longevity award - Monetary bonus and a vacation day annually
  • Company provided laptop and cell phone
  • Opportunity for professional growth
  • Supervision for licensure provided
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Personal cell phone discount

Compensation

Full Time Salary

  • Full-time Salary: $60,000 - $70,000
  • Incentive Rate $60 / hour over productivity!

Hourly Fee for Service

  • 45/hour for MA Level
  • $50-$55/hour MA level with initial license or additional language capacity
  • $55-$60/hour with initial license and additional language capacity / high level of experience
  • $65-$70/hour for independent license

Incentive for On-site

  • 50% in person over a 3 month span will earn $750
  • 75% in person over a 3 month span will earn $1000
  • 90% and above in person over a 3 month span $1250

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy while conducting intake assessments and developing personalized treatment plans. They are also responsible for coordinating care with community partners and maintaining accurate documentation in the EHR system.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or a related field. Applicants are expected to obtain an independent clinical license within two years and must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual therapyCouples therapyFamily therapyTreatment planningCase managementEHR systemsClinical supervisionCollaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Therapist at Northeast Family Services a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,933 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Northeast Family Services ranks #13 of 23 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 30% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$65k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $61k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.5
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,933 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Auburn

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$473k≈ 7.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,559/mo≈ 51% of gross pay
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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

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About Northeast Family Services

Mental Health Care
North Andover, MA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
Health, dental & vision
3 weeks paid vacation
11 Paid holidays (including Juneteenth, day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, NY Eve)
Generous sick time including mental health days
401k retirement plan with up to 4% match
Voluntary short and long-term disability
Voluntary Life Insurance