Per Diem Staff Therapist
Listed compensation
$75/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
- Per Diem Staff Therapist - Embedded Community Therapist, Brandeis Hillel (Temporary)
- Brandeis University Counseling Center | Waltham, MA
- $75/hour | 7–21 hours per week | Through May 15
Are you passionate about supporting college student mental health in a dynamic, diverse campus community? The Brandeis Counseling Center is seeking a Staff Therapist - Embedded Community Therapist, Brandeis Hillel to join our team on a temporary basis to help meet student care needs this spring.
In this role, you will provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and strength-based mental health care to undergraduate and graduate students, primarily located at the Brandeis Hillel. You will work with a collaborative team of colleagues while supporting students through individual therapy, group treatment, crisis support, and community outreach.
This is an excellent opportunity for clinicians who enjoy short-term, high-impact work in a university counseling setting and who value inclusive, identity-affirming care.
What You Will Do
- Provide individual and group therapy for college students
- Conduct assessments, triage, and crisis intervention
- Deliver trauma-informed and culturally adaptive care
- Participate in community outreach, workshops, and consultation
- Collaborate with campus partners to support student wellbeing
- Contribute to team meetings, documentation, and program initiatives
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling (or PhD/PsyD in a related field)
- LICSW or LMHC license in Massachusetts
- Experience providing therapy to young adults or college students preferred
If you are looking for meaningful, flexible clinical work supporting students during a critical time in the academic year, we encourage you to apply.
Apply today and help support student mental health at Brandeis.
Pay Range Disclosure
The University's pay ranges represent a good faith estimate of what Brandeis reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of posting. The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience and education/training, internal peer equity, and applicable legal requirements.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religious creed, gender identity and expression, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, caste, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law (also known as membership in a "protected class").
Key Responsibilities
Provide individual and group mental health therapy to students while conducting assessments, triage, and crisis intervention. Collaborate with campus partners to deliver trauma-informed care and participate in community outreach and workshops.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 44 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 34% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $156k | Mental Health Therapy median $58k (middle half $44k–$63k)19 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$147k in purchasing power | Massachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Massachusetts | 262 active | 7,890 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 48% remote · 34% no call · 64% no weekends44 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Massachusetts Counselor listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 16% offer loan repayment516 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | +2.0% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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