Mobile Therapist
Listed compensation
$45K - $55K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: Scranton, PA 18503Salary Range: $45,000.00 - $55,000.00 SalarySign on Bonus! $3,000 Masters/License Prepared $4,000 Masters/w License Member of a multidisciplinary team responsible for: performing assessments; developing treatment plans; delivering individual, group, and family therapies; and maintaining clinical documentation in compliance with regulatory requirements.
Qualifications
Candidates must possess a Master’s Degree in counseling, social work, or other mental health discipline. A professional license/certification (e. g., LPC, LCSW, NCC, and LSW) is preferred, but not required. Clinical experience with children required and knowledge of community preferred. Position has a flexible 40 hours/week schedule; and requires a valid driver’s license and PA Act 33 Child Abuse, PA Act 34 Criminal Records, and FBI Criminal Background Check clearances.
Key Responsibilities
Perform clinical assessments and develop treatment plans for clients. Deliver individual, group, and family therapies while maintaining regulatory clinical documentation.
Requirements
Must have a Master's Degree in counseling, social work, or a mental health discipline and clinical experience with children. Requires a valid driver's license and various criminal and child abuse background clearances.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mobile Therapist at FRIENDSHIP HOUSE 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 7,961 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 30% have no call, 52% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $51k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Scranton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $203k≈ 4.5× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,354/mo≈ 36% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 93.6
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.