YMCA YFS Mental Health Therapist

1 month ago
Maryland$75KFull TimeMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join YMCA of Metropolitan Washington as a Mental Health Therapist – School-Based, $75K in [object Object].

Key Responsibilities

  • social assessments, diagnostic impressions/diagnoses and treatment planning Provide individual, family and group counseling to a caseload of 19
  • 21 Provide crisis intervention as needed to youth Lead or co
  • lead psycho

Requirements

  • C, LGPC, LCPC, LGMFT, LCMFT or Psych Associate Knowledge of evidence

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $75K

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

Apply to join YMCA of Metropolitan Washington as a Mental Health Therapist – School-Based, $75K.

Key Skills

Clinical EvaluationBio-Psycho-Social AssessmentsDiagnostic ImpressionsTreatment PlanningIndividual CounselingFamily CounselingGroup CounselingCrisis InterventionPsycho-educational GroupsDevelopmental GroupsTherapy GroupsClassroom ObservationConsultationMeeting AttendanceCBTDBT
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates YMCA YFS Mental Health Therapist at YMCA of Metropolitan Washington 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 psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Maryland.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($75k–$75k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Clinical Evaluation, Bio-Psycho-Social Assessments, Diagnostic Impressions, Treatment Planning, Individual Counseling, Family Counseling, Group Counseling, Crisis Intervention. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The Mental Health Therapist provides therapeutic intervention to individual youth, families, and groups, conducting clinical evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment planning for a caseload of 19-21 clients. Duties also include leading psycho-educational groups, providing crisis interventi...

Benefits package: Health, vision, dental insurance, STD, LTD, life insurance, Free YMCA full membership for employee and family, Liability insurance paid by employer, Continuing Education (CEUs) paid by employer, Weekly supervision for licensure paid by employer, Manageable caseload (19-21). A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About YMCA of Metropolitan Washington

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Washington, District of Columbia
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Benefits & Perks

Health, vision, dental insurance
STD, LTD, life insurance
Free YMCA full membership for employee and family
Liability insurance paid by employer
Continuing Education (CEUs) paid by employer
Weekly supervision for licensure paid by employer
Manageable caseload (19-21)
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Manageable workload (Workload control ↓ exhaustion)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

1mo ago