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Phoenix, Arizona

Therapist II

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Job Location: AZ CAC - Phoenix, AZ
  • Position Type: Full Time
  • Salary Range: Undisclosed

Come Join Childhelp as a Licensed Therapist! For over 67 years, Childhelp has been a national leader in preventing and treating child abuse.

As a therapist on our team, you will provide individual, sibling, and family counseling to children, adolescents, and families affected by abuse, in a culturally sensitive, trauma-informed setting.

What you’ll do Spend most of your time (at least 70%) providing direct clinical services, including assessments, individual and family therapy, and a caseload of about 22-25 clients Complete clinical and psychosocial assessments and develop treatment plans Facilitate therapy groups and parent education groups Coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team, including law enforcement, CPS, medical staff, and forensic interviewers Provide crisis intervention and family stabilization when needed, and court testimony as needed Take part in research protocols, weekly clinical supervision, and team meetings Represent Childhelp through speaking engagements and community education Qualifications: What you bring Master’s degree in counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy, psychology, or a related field Required licensure or license-eligibility Years of experience in child abuse, trauma, or child and family therapy Strong clinical judgment, sound documentation habits, and composure under pressure Comfort working in a forensic, multidisciplinary setting Why ChildhelpYour work here changes the course of a child’s life, and you won’t do it alone.

You’ll have a supportive clinical team and ongoing training to grow in a specialized field.

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct clinical services including individual, sibling, and family therapy to children and families affected by abuse. Coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team and participate in clinical supervision and research protocols.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related field. Candidates must hold or be eligible for professional licensure and have experience in child abuse or trauma therapy.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual counselingTrauma-informed careClinical assessmentTreatment planningMultidisciplinary collaborationPsychosocial assessmentGroup therapyChild abuse treatmentClinical documentationCase management

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 30% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $71k (middle half $63k–$83k)305 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Arizona217 active7,839 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 52% remote · 30% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs
401k / retirement match
84%
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
35%
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,838 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Childhelp

Non-profit Organizations
Scottsdale, AZ
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Weekly Clinical Supervision
Ongoing Training

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$405k
Typical market rent
$1,571/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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