Brief Strategic Family Therapist
Listed compensation
$40k-$55k
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Join Strategic Therapy Associates in Virginia! We're seeking a Resident in Counseling (or QMHP-C with 5 years experience) with family therapy experience. Learn and implement Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) to help adolescents and families with conduct problems. We'll pay for your BSFT certification (over $1600 value!) and may offer free clinical supervision for licensure!
Your Role
- Manage a caseload of 8-10 families (ages 6-18), diverted from family court.
- Provide home, office, and telehealth mental health services.
- Be flexible: evening, weekend, and holiday availability is a must.
- Complete all documentation to standards.
- Collaborate with support services and participate in supervision.
We're Looking For
Virginia-registered Resident in Counseling (LMHP-R) or Supervisee in Social Work (LMHP-S), or eligible to register.
- QMHP-C with 5+ years experience working with children and families also considered.
- Valid driver's license, insurance, own vehicle, and good driving record.
- Passion for serving youth/families, strong communication, and a focus on outcomes.
Great Benefits
- Free BSFT training & free licensure clinical supervision!
- Flexible schedule
- Lucrative earning opportunities + bonuses
- Medical, dental, vision & life insurance
- Paid time off & holidays
- 401K with company match
- Tuition discounts & free CEUs
- Ongoing training
- Mileage reimbursement
Ready to transform families? Apply today!
Key Responsibilities
Manage a caseload of 8-10 families with adolescents facing conduct problems through home, office, and telehealth services. Collaborate with support services and maintain high standards of clinical documentation.
Requirements
Requires a Virginia-registered Resident in Counseling, Supervisee in Social Work, or a QMHP-C with at least 5 years of experience. Must possess a valid driver's license, vehicle, and availability for evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Brief Strategic Family Therapist at Strategic Therapy Associates a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,885 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 32% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$48k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $47k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes weekends
Living in Charlottesville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $468k≈ 11.7× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,959/mo≈ 59% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 99.1
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Charlottesville, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.