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Framingham, Massachusetts

Therapist | Framingham, MA

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$65k-$69k

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Job Description

Framingham, MA | $65,000 - $69,000 Salary | Full-Time | On-Site

About Freedom Health Treatment

Freedom Health Treatment is a behavioral health treatment organization located in Framingham, Massachusetts, providing compassionate, individualized care for individuals experiencing mental health, substance use, and co-occurring conditions. Freedom Health offers a continuum of outpatient behavioral health services, including Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Evening IOP, and traditional outpatient programming. Treatment is grounded in a client-first approach that integrates evidence-based clinical care with holistic interventions, including individual, group, and family therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and other supportive wellness practices. Freedom Health is committed to creating a safe and supportive treatment environment where clients can address underlying challenges, strengthen coping skills, and build a foundation for sustainable recovery and long-term well-being.

The Opportunity

Freedom Health Treatment is seeking a full-time Therapist to join its clinical team in Framingham, Massachusetts. This on-site, daytime position provides the opportunity to deliver compassionate, individualized care to individuals experiencing mental health, substance use, and co-occurring conditions within a supportive, recovery-oriented treatment environment. The Therapist will utilize evidence-based and holistic approaches to help clients strengthen coping skills, address underlying challenges, and work toward sustainable recovery and long-term well-being.

What You'll Do

Provide individual, group, and family therapy based on individualized clinical needs and treatment goals.

Utilize evidence-based and trauma-informed therapeutic approaches, including CBT, DBT, mindfulness-based interventions, psychoeducation, and relapse prevention, as clinically appropriate.

Support individuals experiencing mental health, substance use, and co-occurring conditions across Freedom Health's outpatient continuum of care.

Develop individualized treatment plans and monitor client progress toward established clinical goals.

Maintain timely, accurate, and clinically appropriate documentation consistent with professional and organizational standards.

Collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary treatment team to promote coordinated, client-centered care.

Contribute to a safe, supportive, and recovery-oriented treatment environment that promotes sustainable coping skills and long-term well-being.

Requirements

Required

Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field.

3-5 years of experience providing behavioral health services in a clinical treatment setting.

Clinical education and experience appropriate to providing therapeutic services within the scope of the position and applicable Massachusetts requirements.

Knowledge of evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches to treating mental health, substance use, and co-occurring conditions.

Strong clinical assessment, treatment planning, documentation, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.

Ability to work on-site in Framingham, Massachusetts during the organization's daytime schedule.

Benefits and Compensation

Benefits

$65,000 - $69,000 annually, commensurate with experience and education

This is a direct hire with Freedom Health Treatment. Atlantic Health Strategies is recruiting on their behalf

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide individual, group, and family therapy while developing and monitoring individualized treatment plans for clients. They will also collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure coordinated, evidence-based care within a recovery-oriented environment.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyTrauma-informed careSubstance use treatmentMental health counseling

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 34% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$67k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $63k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • On-site

Living in Framingham

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$646k
Typical market rent
$2,354/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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