Children's Mental Health Therapist
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
$2,500 Sign-on Bonus
JOB CATEGORY: MENTAL HEALTH / THERAPIST / BEHAVIORAL HEALTH / SOCIAL WORK
POSITION SUMMARY: This is a professional position providing therapeutic services
to Behavioral Health clients.
Key Responsibilities
Provide professional therapeutic services to behavioral health clients within a clinical setting. Ensure compliance with organizational policies, documentation standards, and health safety requirements.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree and current New Mexico state licensure as a mental health counselor or social worker. Candidates must also obtain First Aid and BLS/CPR certifications within 30 days of hire.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Children's Mental Health Therapist at Presbyterian Medical 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 7,782 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 16% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
7.2/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,782 active roles in this specialty
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