Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Listed compensation
$115k-$120k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
- Location: South Dakota
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Work Arrangement: Remote / Telehealth
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Compensation: $115,000–$120,000 per year with full benefits
About the Opportunity
This full-time position is open to an LMFT licensed in South Dakota who will provide counseling to individuals, couples, and families from a remote setting.
Much of the work will involve helping clients address concerns that affect their relationships and home life, including communication breakdowns, family tension, separation, parenting concerns, grief, and difficult transitions.
You will have responsibility for your scheduled sessions and the clinical work tied to each case.
- What You’ll Handle
- Meet with individuals, couples, and families for scheduled telehealth appointments
- Learn about the concerns and circumstances bringing clients to therapy
- Help clients work through relationship problems and changes within the family
- Guide discussions around communication, trust, boundaries, and conflict
- Record session details and maintain required clinical files
- Identify situations that may call for another provider or additional service
- Respond appropriately when clinical or safety concerns come up
- Maintain privacy and professional standards during all client interactions
- Practice in accordance with South Dakota LMFT requirements
- Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field
- Active LMFT license in South Dakota
- Previous clinical experience providing therapy to individuals, couples, and families
- Comfortable providing care through a remote telehealth platform
- Strong communication, assessment, and documentation skills
- Health Insurance
- 2 weeks PTO
- 401K Plan with 3% Company Match
- If this role matches your experience, we encourage you to apply.
Key Responsibilities
Provide remote counseling services to individuals, couples, and families to address relationship and life transition concerns. Maintain accurate clinical documentation and adhere to professional standards and safety protocols.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field. Must hold an active LMFT license in South Dakota and possess previous clinical experience.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Marriage & Family Therapy — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Marriage & Family Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 76% are remote, 28% have no call, 74% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Gotham Enterprises ranks #1 of 10 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 84/100, 620 active listings.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $115k–$120k | Marriage & Family Therapy median $88k (middle half $75k–$119k)18 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 76% remote · 28% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Gotham Enterprises | silver tier, 84/100 · #1 of 10 for pay | Top Employers work-life index620 active listings |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) at Gotham Enterprises a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% of all Marriage & Family Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
Location & Logistics
South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$118k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$8k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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