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Northeast Family Services
Providence, Rhode Island

Outpatient Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

starting at $64K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Ready for a summer schedule that works for you?

Summer Fun Fridays at Northeast Family Services!

We close at 12:30pm every Friday from Memorial Day through Labor Day — giving our team more time to relax, recharge, and enjoy the summer sunshine!

Are you looking for a rewarding career helping children, adults and families thrive? If you are a dedicated mental health professional seeking a new role, we are looking for you! Don’t miss the opportunity to join a wonderful team of invested professionals at a rapidly growing and well-regarded organization.

Positions offer flexible schedules, highly competitive benefits including comprehensive health plans, generous vacation and sick time, education time as well as 11 paid holidays and additional self-care days.

Supervision provided to achieve advanced licensure!

The Outpatient Therapist is a mental health professional who serves as the primary therapist and contact for clients. The Outpatient Therapist develops treatment methodologies and ensures the effective implementation of all treatment for clients on their caseload.

Stipend available for Bilingual candidates English / Spanish!

Qualifications

  • MA degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or related Human services field.
  • LCSW, LMHCA, LICSW, LMHC license in State of Rhode Island
  • Clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and adults
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated critical thinking skills
  • Experience in quality management preferred
  • Proficiency with computers, including Microsoft Office
  • Access to secured high speed internet required.

Benefits: (Full time employees)

  • Health, dental & vision
  • 3 weeks paid vacation
  • 11 Paid holidays (including Juneteenth, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and NY Eve.)
  • Generous sick time including mental health days
  • 401k retirement plan with up to 4% match
  • Voluntary short and long-term disability
  • Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Longevity award - Monetary bonus and a vacation day annually
  • Company provided laptop and cell phone
  • Opportunity for professional growth
  • Supervision for licensure provided
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Personal cell phone discount
  • Summer fun Fridays!
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Compensation

  • Full Time: Salary starting at $64,000!
  • Retention bonus at 6 months!
  • Stipend available for bilingual English / Spanish

Key Responsibilities

The Outpatient Therapist serves as the primary contact for clients, developing and implementing effective treatment methodologies. They are responsible for managing a caseload and ensuring the delivery of high-quality mental health services.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Mental health counselingTreatment planningCase managementClinical documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Therapist at Northeast Family Services a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,479 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 28% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$64kMental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $63k–$83k)302 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$63k in purchasing powerRhode Island index 102.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Rhode Island50 active7,476 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 62% remote · 28% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusUS counselor listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 13% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,512 in the last 30 days1,354 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,479 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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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,479 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Northeast Family Services

Mental Health Care
Warwick, RI
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, dental & vision
3 weeks paid vacation
11 paid holidays
Generous sick time including mental health days
401k retirement plan with up to 4% match
Voluntary short and long-term disability
Voluntary Life Insurance
Mileage reimbursement

Living in Providence

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$417k≈ 6.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,190/mo≈ 41% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.8
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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