Pays $108k — Counselor market median is ~$90k (357 jobs)
Licensed Talk Therapist - Fee For Service
About the Role
Hybrid telehealth and in-person therapy. Flexible schedule, 7 days a week. Up to $108K. Chapel Hill, NC.
Join Thriveworks as a Licensed Talk Therapist – Hybrid, Loan Repayment in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Thriveworks is currently seeking Licensed Clinicians to provide a mix of telehealth and face-to-face sessions in Chapel Hill, NC. About the job Thriveworks is a mental health care company founded by clinicians in 2008 and still led by them today.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $108,000 annually.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- Guaranteed bi-weekly pay for completed sessions
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) with employer matching
- Paid time off
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
- CEU reimbursement and free in-house training
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Hybrid position - combination of remote and on-site.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers hybrid flexibility, student loan benefits. Work with Thriveworks in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Provide compassionate, evidence-based mental health care through a mix of telehealth and face-to-face sessions. Manage clinical documentation and maintain consistent availability for a caseload of clients.
Requirements
Must be an independently licensed clinician in North Carolina such as an LCMHC, LMFT, LCSW, LPC, or PhD. Requires the ability to maintain a minimum of 30 hours of weekly availability for client sessions.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Talk Therapist - Fee For Service at Thriveworks a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
Counselor Career Context
Thriveworks ranks #3 of 13 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 6% have no call, 40% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$108k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $115k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 6.0/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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