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Pembroke, Massachusetts

Primary Therapist | Massachusetts Mental Health Treatment Center

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$65k-$80k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Primary Therapist | Massachusetts Mental Health Treatment Center

Massachusetts

About the Organization

Resilience Behavioral Health is a client-centered behavioral health treatment organization offering comprehensive care for individuals navigating mental health and substance use conditions. Their programs span Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient, and standard Outpatient levels of care, with a strong foundation in dual-diagnosis treatment that addresses both psychiatric and substance use conditions together.

Their therapeutic approach draws on a wide range of evidence-based modalities including CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness-based practices. Resilience is deeply committed to serving diverse populations through culturally responsive, trauma-informed care in a collaborative and supportive clinical environment.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Primary Therapist to join the Resilience Behavioral Health team in Massachusetts. This is a full-time clinical role delivering individual and group therapy services within a structured outpatient setting. The ideal candidate brings strong clinical skills, a genuine passion for supporting individuals in their recovery, and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.

What You'll Do

Provide individual and group therapy to clients in a Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and/or Intensive Outpatient (IOP) setting

  • Develop and maintain individualized, client-centered treatment plans in accordance with clinical standards
  • Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and ongoing clinical documentation in a timely and accurate manner
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists, case managers, and support staff to coordinate care
  • Monitor client progress and adjust treatment approaches as clinically indicated
  • Participate in team meetings, case consultations, and quality improvement initiatives
  • Maintain compliance with all regulatory, licensure, and documentation requirements

Requirements

  • Master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related field required
  • Massachusetts license or license-eligible status required (LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, or equivalent)
  • 1-2 years of experience in a behavioral health or mental health treatment setting preferred
  • Knowledge of evidence-based practices and experience working with diverse populations
  • Strong clinical documentation skills and familiarity with EMR systems
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills within multidisciplinary teams

Benefits

  • Compensation and Schedule
  • Salary: $65,000 to $80,000 annually, commensurate with experience
  • Schedule: Days - Monday through Friday
  • Work Setting: Onsite
  • Health insurance subsidy
  • PTO
  • This opportunity is posted by Atlantic Health Strategies on behalf of Resilience Behavioral Health.

Key Responsibilities

The Primary Therapist will provide individual and group therapy services within a structured outpatient setting while developing client-centered treatment plans. They will also conduct biopsychosocial assessments and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate comprehensive care.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual therapyTreatment planningCrisis interventionCase managementMultidisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Therapist | Massachusetts Mental Health Treatment Center at Atlantic Health Strategies a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,454 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 46% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $69k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,454 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$65k–$80kMental Health Therapy median $46k (middle half $43k–$53k)35 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$69k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Massachusetts270 active7,459 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% remote · 46% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts counselor listings (all specialties): 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 15% offer loan repayment514 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,571 in the last 30 days1,373 the 30 days before (+87%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,454 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,454 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site
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About Atlantic Health Strategies

Hospitals and Health Care
West Palm Beach, FL
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance subsidy
PTO

Living in Pembroke

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$652k≈ 10.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,730/mo≈ 50% of gross pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.