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Bright Harbor Healthcare
Toms River, New Jersey

Outpatient Therapist Full Time

Counselor Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)Full-Time

Listed compensation

$65K - $75K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job description

Join Bright Harbor Healthcare as a Outpatient Therapist – Full Time, $65K-$75K in Toms River, New Jersey. At Bright Harbor Healthcare, Numerous things may cause stress or a disruption in a person’s life and routines. Without seeking help, their situation may become worse.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide individual, group, and family counseling services Master's Degree in Social Work or other health related field LCSW/LPC Required Experience working with children and adolescents.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $65K - $75K
  • Student loan repayment assistance.
  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Bright Harbor Healthcare in Toms River, New Jersey.

Requirements

Requires a Master's Degree in Social Work or a related health field and a valid LCSW or LPC license. Experience with children and adolescents and bilingual skills are preferred.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual CounselingGroup CounselingMental Health TreatmentCrisis InterventionClinical DocumentationChild And Adolescent TherapyBilingual Communication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Therapist Full Time at Bright Harbor Healthcare a 7.2 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 7,728 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 34% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $64k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
56% this job
Sign-on bonus
16%
Loan repayment
12% this job

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Work-life snapshot

7.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

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About Bright Harbor Healthcare

Mental Health Care
Bayville, New Jersey
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

12 Paid Holidays
Sick Days
Personal Days
Accrued Vacation
Medical/Dental/Vision
Company paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
403B Plan with Company Match
Opportunities for training/education/Continuing Education Credits