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Liberty Resources
Fulton, New York

Community Based Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

Starting at $66K

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Job Description

Liberty Resources is currently seeking a Community Based Therapist for our Integrated Health Care clinic in Fulton, NY.

About Us

Our employees have passion around the services they provide and our corporate values of excellence and staff support. We pride ourselves on high quality, integrated, community-based services that meet the evolving needs of our communities.

We’re committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health and wellness practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes.

Position Summary

Under the direct supervision of the Supervising Therapist, the Community Therapist is primarily responsible for the provision of therapy to individuals, couples, families and groups referred to the Integrated Health Care Clinic.

Essential Job Functions

Provides person-centered, recovery-focused individual, family, couples, and group psychotherapy using evidence-based practices to support identified treatment goals.

Conducts intake assessments, clinical evaluations, case conceptualization, and individualized treatment planning in collaboration with clients, families, and clinical supervisors.

Provides primarily community-based services to individuals and families who have difficulty engaging in traditional clinic-based care.

Delivers crisis intervention, advocacy, care coordination, and linkages to educational, legal, healthcare, and community resources as needed.

Maintains effective collaboration with clients, families, service providers, community organizations, and interdisciplinary team members to support positive outcomes.

Completes timely and accurate clinical documentation, treatment plans, reports, statistics, case records, incident reporting, and other required documentation in accordance with agency, OMH/AAPC, and program standards.

Participates in supervision, staff meetings, trainings, and professional development; maintains required licensure/certifications, provides one evening of clinical services per week until 7:00 p. m., and consistently meets the expectation of 21 hours of direct clinical services per week after the 10-week productivity build-up period, unless otherwise authorized.

Salary: Starting at $66,000

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy, with one (1) year of post-graduate experience; related experience may substitute.

  • Current NYS license or permit to practice in the applicable field.
  • Demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills to support clients in achieving identified treatment goals.
  • Flexible, family-oriented approach with the ability to work one evening per week.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proficiency with electronic medical records and timely, accurate clinical documentation.

Liberty Resources is committed to creating a diverse inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Liberty Resources offers equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, parental status, housing status, source of income or military status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.

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Key Responsibilities

The Community Based Therapist provides person-centered, recovery-focused psychotherapy to individuals, families, and groups in a community setting. They are responsible for conducting clinical assessments, developing treatment plans, and maintaining accurate documentation while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team.

Key Skills

Case managementInterdisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Liberty Resources ranks #13 of 16 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 38% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$66kMental Health Therapy median $49k (middle half $43k–$69k)59 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$61k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in New York331 active7,975 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 48% remote · 38% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York Counselor listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 10% offer loan repayment839 active listings, Oct 2026
Liberty Resources#13 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.

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Salary Distribution

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12
<$75k
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$75k-95k
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$95k-115k
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$115k-135k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs
401k / retirement match
85%
Sign-on bonus
31%
CME allowance
23%
Loan repayment
19%
PSLF eligible
19%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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

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About Liberty Resources

Individual and Family Services
Syracuse, NY
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Supervision
Staff Meetings
Trainings
Professional Development

Living in Fulton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$188k≈ 2.8× annual pay
Median resident rent
$887/mo≈ 16% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.7
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Syracuse, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.