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Bronx, New York

OLP (Other Licensed Practitioner) Therapist

Counselor / TherapistContract

Listed compensation

$75-$300/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Position Overview

Provide evaluations, individual, group and/or family therapy to clients referred. Participate in weekly clinical supervision.

Position Qualifications

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Mental Health Counselor – Limited Permit (MHC-LP), Licensed Master Social Worker, or Licensed Creative Arts Therapist. Experience as mental health professional with families and child/adolescent population. At no time during employment can the employee be placed on the Medicaid Exclusion List or otherwise prohibited from providing Medicaid services in New York State.

Salary: $300 per 2.5-hour session $75.00 per in-office session $100 per in-home session

The Children’s Village does not discriminate against any employee, prospective employee or contractor because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic predisposition, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction history or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide evaluations and conduct individual, group, or family therapy sessions for referred clients. They are also required to participate in weekly clinical supervision.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid clinical license such as LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, or LMSW in New York State. Experience working with families and the child/adolescent population is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical EvaluationIndividual TherapyGroup TherapyMental Health CounselingSocial WorkCase Management

Counselor Career Context

Confidential Employer ranks #11 of 16 employers hiring contract/1099 Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 57% are remote, 38% have no call, 53% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $49k (middle half $43k–$69k)59 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingNew York index 107.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in New York332 active7,992 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 57% remote · 38% no call · 53% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York Counselor listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 10% offer loan repayment840 active listings, Oct 2026
Confidential Employer#11 of 16 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Counselor Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Work-Life Balance Distribution

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#1

Outpatient Therapist TF-CBT

Northeast Family Services · New Rochelle, New York

$70-$100/hr
#2

Outpatient Therapist TF-CBT

Northeast Family Services · Bronx, New York

$70-$100/hr
#3

Outpatient Therapist - EMDR

$70-$100/hr
#4

Part Time Remote Group Therapist - Texas Licensed

$62-$96/hr
+ 21 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,942 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$875k
Typical market rent
$4,089/mo
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.