In-Person Licensed Therapist To Join DC Practice
Listed compensation
$100k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
THE OPPORTUNITY:
- Develop rewarding, long-term therapeutic relationships with motivated, psychologically aware patients.
- Focus time and energy on your real passion for providing therapy and developing your skills as a clinician.
- Provide psychotherapy in a fee-for-service practice mainly to couples, but have opportunities to work with individuals.
EMPLOYMENT TYPE:
- Full-time (30 direct clinical hours per week).
ABOUT THE THERAPY GROUP OF DC
- Therapy Nerds Work Here. We recognize strengths and potential in our psychologists who we know make a profound difference and bring about lasting change.
- We love what we do.We get geekily excited to invest in and develop the infrastructure, technology, and outreach that is key to building and maintaining a thriving group practice.
- Psychotherapy transforms lives. We are an established practice in downtown DC celebrating over 20 years of serving our community. Consider joining us if you're seeking a long-term home in a group practice.
Requirements
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
- Excellent therapeutic rapport-building and interpersonal skills.
- Strong orientation for collegiality.
- Licensed (or licensed-eligible) in the District of Columbia.
- Committed to multiculturally competent practice.
- Interested in and experience working with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and gender-diverse clients.
- Commitment to working in a group practice.
Benefits
COMPENSATION AND FINANCIAL PERKS:
- Annual income starts at approximately $100,000.
- Dental, Vision, and Health Insurance
- 401k Match (after one year of employment)
INTENTIONAL PRACTICE & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PERKS:
- Ongoing case conference supervision group to continuously sharpen your clinical expertise.
- Opportunity to give back to our community and train tomorrow’s leading practitioners by becoming involved with theCapital Therapy Project, our innovative low-fee psychodynamic therapy training institute.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% are remote, 32% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $93k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$100k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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