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Key Point Health Services
Aberdeen, Maryland · Hybrid

Child and Adolescent Therapist

Counselor 8.9 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60k-$80k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Job DetailsSalary Range: $60,000.00 - $60,000.00 SalaryCHILD & ADOLECENT MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC ABERDEEN AND CECIL, MD www.keypoint.org Do you have an out of state professional counseling or social work license?

Key Point will reimburse up to 50% of the cost for you to transfer your out of state license or reinstate your out of state license to Maryland.

DETAILS: Job Type: Full-Time Monday - Friday Clinic setting Potential Pay- $60,000 to $80,000 per year Sign on Bonus: $10,000.00 What We Offer: Incentive compensation with NO CAP Comprehensive Health, Vision, Dental & Life Insurance.

Disability Insurance License Renewal Reimbursement 403B Retirement Plan 20 hours of time off for outside CEUs per year Free in house CEUs Generous PTO plan including Sick, Personal, Holiday, etc. (6 weeks in first year) And more!

Who We Are: Key Point Health Services is a leading nonprofit agency serving people with behavioral healthcare needs in the Greater Baltimore area. We provide comprehensive community-based services that help people thrive while realizing and choosing their goals.

We provide opportunities, support and integration within our community. Among the programs and services we provide are Outpatient Mental Health Centers, Adult and Child Psychiatric Rehabilitation Programs, School-Based Therapy, Community Outreach, and Residential Services.

We are a private, non-profit, community mental health center accredited by CARF, and provide therapy services to a wide variety of individuals and families. Who We Need: We are currently looking for full-time Adult Therapist to join our Harford and Cecil clinic team.

What We Need: Someone who has experience in working with and the ability to relate to the population to which they are credentialed to work, such as children, adolescents, adults, and/or geriatrics Someone who possess knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses as defined by the American Psychiatric Association, assessment, human development, individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapy.

Someone who can demonstrate competency in psycho-social assessments, treatment planning, advocacy skills, and case management skills. Someone who demonstrates the ability to function on an interdisciplinary treatment team through excellent written, interpersonal, and oral communication skills.

They will demonstrate an understanding and sensitivity to serving a culturally diverse and/or special needs population while respecting patient confidentiality.

What You Will Gain: We offer wonderful benefits such as extensive free supervision by board approved (LCPC and LCSW-C) supervisors, free in-house CEU trainings, reimbursement of licensure renewal fees, state health benefits (with the majority paid by Key Point), 6 weeks of paid time off, a hybrid work from home and in office schedule, and opportunity to earn additional incentive compensation.

The clinic is closed on weekends and there is no on call requirement for therapists. Therapy services are provided in person as well as via telehealth. Our OMHC includes a multidisciplinary team approach with on-site consultation.

Key

Responsibilities

Include: Responsible for the provision of comprehensive clinical social and case management services to the patients and their families.

This includes the provision of individual, family, group therapies, crisis intervention, advocacy, assessment, planning, discharge planning, interdisciplinary teamwork and community liaison within the limits of privileging.

Responsible for formulating and implementing appropriate treatment strategies for patients and their families on their assigned caseload and for timely and satisfactory documentation of all treatment efforts.

What You Need: LGPC, LMSW, LCSW-C or LCPC therapists for the State of Maryland or is in the process of sitting for their licensure exam, or in the process of generally obtaining their Maryland licensure. Recent graduates encouraged to apply!

Key Point will also pay half the cost of anyone transferring their license to Maryland from another state. Pass a criminal background check and preemployment drug screens. Credentialing/Education verification We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive clinical social and case management services including individual, family, and group therapies. Formulate and implement treatment strategies while maintaining timely and accurate clinical documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must hold or be in the process of obtaining Maryland licensure such as LGPC, LMSW, LCSW-C, or LCPC. Experience working with specific populations like children, adolescents, or adults is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Psychiatric diagnosisClinical social work

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child and Adolescent Therapist at KEY POINT HEALTH SERVICES a 8.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,885 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 26% have no call, 58% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $67k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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  • No call
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About Key Point Health Services

Mental Health Care
Aberdeen, MD
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus $10,000
Incentive compensation with NO CAP
Comprehensive Health, Vision, Dental & Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
License Renewal Reimbursement
403B Retirement Plan
20 hours of time off for outside CEUs per year
Free in-house CEUs