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Albany, New York

Functional Family Therapist(Merraine Group)_ Schenectady, NY (4986)

CounselorIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$70.5K - $79K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

  • Job Location: Albany, NY 12205
  • Position Type: Full-Time
  • Salary Range: $70,500.00 - $79,000.00 Salary
  • Travel Percentage: Up to 25%Job
  • Shift: Flexible

The Functional Family Therapist/Clinician provides intensive home based family therapy services including strength-based assessments, treatment planning and coordination, family treatment, and discharge planning and intervention work with client support systems. This position requires travel throughout Schenectady county. Functional Family Therapist/Clinician Job

Responsibilities

Provide home based family therapy services to at-risk youth and their families. Complete rapid assessments during intake process to assess relational and hierarchical functioning within the home.

Rapidly engage youth and family members into therapy to begin working toward behavior change techniques which will target risk factors. Implement treatment planning which focuses on behavior change techniques to decrease risk factors and increase protective factors.

Create Relapse Prevention Plan to assist family with future difficulties Assist families with managing crisis situations without the need for outside intervention including on-call hours. Coordinate with other collaterals involved with cases to ensure all providers are aware of treatment plan for family.

This position offers the opportunity to be trained in Functional Family Therapy. (FFTLLC) Qualifications

Job

Requirements

Preferred licensed Clinician with any of the following: LMHC, LMSW, LMFT, LCAT or Limited Permit Eligible Minimum 1-3 years of experience working with at risk youth and families in the Mental Health, Counselor, Counseling, Human Services and Healthcare field. Must be willing to work in a Community Based position.

Must be able to work a flexible schedule with variable hours including day, evening, weekend, holiday and possibly occasional on-call hours. Must have a current and valid driver's license with acceptable driving history to the Agency. Travel is required.

Ability to coordinate and plan travel for visits and appointments in efficient manner. Ability to work with economically and culturally diverse population. Skills: Organizational and prioritization skills including the ability to complete reports and paperwork in a timely manner

Equal Opportunity Employer

Together for Youth is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment. We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures.

As a federal contractor, Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) #CLINTFY

Key Responsibilities

Provide intensive home-based family therapy and strength-based assessments for at-risk youth and their families. Coordinate with support systems and implement behavior change techniques to decrease risk factors.

Requirements

Requires a licensed clinician (LMHC, LMSW, LMFT, LCAT) or limited permit eligibility with 1-3 years of experience in mental health or human services. Must possess a valid driver's license and be available for a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Strength-Based AssessmentCrisis ManagementCase CoordinationRelapse Prevention PlanningOrganizational Skills

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% 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 ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $69k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$71k–$79kMental Health Therapy median $74k (middle half $68k–$85k)34 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$69k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in New York313 active7,882 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 30% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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  • Includes weekends
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About Together for Youth

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

Benefits & Perks

Training in Functional Family Therapy
Flexible schedule

Living in Albany

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$329k≈ 4.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,631/mo≈ 28% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.6
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 · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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