Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Listed compensation
$115k-$120k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
- Location: Delaware
- Setting: Remote / Telehealth
- Position: Full-Time
- Salary: $115,000–$120,000 per year
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Job Summary
This remote LMFT position serves Delaware clients whose concerns involve relationships, family life, communication, or emotional health.
The therapist will work with individuals, couples, and families to better understand recurring patterns, areas of conflict, and changes that may be affecting how they relate to one another.
The role requires a clinician who can keep sessions focused, handle sensitive family and relationship concerns professionally, and maintain clear records throughout the course of therapy.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate virtual therapy with individuals, couples, and families
- Explore communication patterns, relationship concerns, and family interactions
- Gather relevant personal and family background during the early stages of care
- Address concerns involving conflict, parenting, separation, grief, and family changes
- Apply marriage and family therapy methods appropriate to the circumstances of each case
- Record clinically relevant information in the electronic health record
- Recognize when another service or professional may need to be involved
- Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries
- Follow Delaware LMFT licensing and telehealth requirements
- Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy or a related field
- Active Delaware LMFT license in good standing
- Experience providing therapy to individuals, couples, and families
- Strong understanding of family systems and relationship-based treatment approaches
- Comfortable using telehealth platforms and electronic health records
- 2 weeks PTO
- Health Insurance
- 401K Plan with 3% Company Match
- If this role matches your experience, we encourage you to apply.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy or a related field and possess an active Delaware LMFT license. Experience in family systems and proficiency with telehealth platforms and electronic health records are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Marriage & Family Therapy — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Marriage & Family Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% are remote, 16% have no call, 70% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Gotham Enterprises ranks #1 of 15 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 84/100, 645 active listings.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $115k–$120k | Marriage & Family Therapy median $94k (middle half $81k–$96k)34 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 80% remote · 16% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US counselor listings (all specialties): 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 14% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Marriage & Family Therapy listings | 187 in the last 30 days | 89 the 30 days before (+110%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Marriage & Family Therapy pay trend | −10.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Gotham Enterprises | silver tier, 84/100 · #1 of 15 for pay | Top Employers work-life index645 active listings |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) at Gotham Enterprises a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% of all Marriage & Family Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
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