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Conifer Park
Rochester, New York

Outpatient Counselor - Therapist

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$19.45-$37.5/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Outpatient Counselor, Therapist I or II - *Sign On Bonus Eligible** (QHP)

Conifer Park is looking for a Counselor, Therapist, I or II to join our Outpatient Team in Rochester, NY. As a Counselor/Therapist with Conifer Park you will function as part of an interdisciplinary team and provide comprehensive psychosocial assessment and diagnostic services to patients in an outpatient setting. Provide process oriented & didactic group counseling services and individual, family or crisis counseling to a caseload.

Sign on bonus for Qualifying Health Professionals (QHP) Final amount dependent on Full Time Equivalent Status for selected shift. Maximum amount is $3,000 to be paid at three intervals (90 Days, 1 Year and 2 year)

The following QHPs are eligible for sign on bonus: CASAC, LMSW, LMHC, or LCSW.

Schedule Range: Full-time Monday - Friday || Mon & Wed 10:30am-7:00pm and Tues, Thurs, & Frid 8:30am-5:00PM

Requirements

Counselor Requirements: Associate's degree in chemical Dependency or related field with 1 year of applicable experience, Current CASAC-T or CASAC Certification, CPR Certification required within 6 months of hire

Therapist I Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in related field, with one year related experience, Qualified Health Professional (QHP per OASAS 800 Regulations), CPR Certification required within 6 months of hire.

Therapist II Requirements: Master’s Degree in related field, Current CASAC, LMHC or LMSW with one year of experience, or Qualified Health Professional (QHP per OASAS 800 Regulations), CPR Certification required within 6 months of hire.

  • We offer competitive wages, benefits, and a pension plan in a supportive working environment.
  • Background checks, pre-employment & drug screenings required
  • We are an equal opportunity employer according to all current standards.

INDHP

Key Responsibilities

The counselor will provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments and diagnostic services as part of an interdisciplinary team. They will also facilitate process-oriented group counseling and provide individual, family, or crisis counseling to a designated caseload.

Qualifications

Education
Associate degree

Key Skills

Individual counselingFamily counselingChemical dependency counselingCase management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Counselor - Therapist at Conifer Park a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 30% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$59k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $55k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs

401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
35% this job
CME allowance
23%
PSLF eligible
19%
Loan repayment
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,026 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Rochester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$247k
Typical market rent
$1,476/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.0
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Rochester, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Conifer Park

Individual and Family Services
Schenectady, New York
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive wages
Benefits package
Pension plan
Sign-on bonus up to $3,000 (paid at 90 days, 1 year, 2 years)