Mental Health Therapist (20 hrs/wk)
Compensation
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Job Description
JOB CATEGORY: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH / MENTAL HEALTH / THERAPIST / SOCIAL WORK
POSITION SUMMARY: This is a professional position providing therapeutic services to Behavioral Health clients.
Key Responsibilities
This professional position provides therapeutic services to behavioral health clients within a community health center setting. The therapist is responsible for maintaining clinical standards and adhering to organizational health and safety protocols.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree and possess a valid New Mexico independent licensure such as LPCC, LISW, LCSW, LMFT, or LPAT. Additionally, the role requires the completion of criminal background checks and specific health immunizations.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist (20 hrs/wk) at Presbyterian Medical Services 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 7,933 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 22% have no call, 62% 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 New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Socorro
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $216k
- Median resident rent
- $711/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 11 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.