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Bradford Health Services
Leicester, North Carolina

Family Therapist

LMFTFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60k-$73k

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Posted 41m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Red Oak Recovery Center offers a men-only addiction treatment program designed to support healing in a calm, restorative environment. Out treatment integrates evidence-based care with experiential therapy and nature-based experiences to help lower stress during early recovery. By addressing substance use alongside trauma and emotional development, our program helps men build the skills needed for lasting recovery and a healthier, substance-free life.

We are seeking a Family Therapist to add to our dynamic team. This role will provide education and support for families of clients with substance use, trauma and co-occurring mental health disorders including but not limited to assessment, planning, individual and family support, and family education.

Responsibilities

  • Carry an active assigned caseload
  • Develop and maintain relationships with clients and families on assigned caseload
  • Complete a thorough assessment of the family system and prescribe a documented growth plan and upload to EMR
  • Conduct family education and support phone calls weekly with each client on caseload
  • Complete weekly progress note uploaded to EMR
  • Provide Psycho-educational groups to clients
  • Attend weekly clinical meeting on campus
  • Collaborate with clinical director and each primary therapist of your caseload on a weekly basis, ensuring optimum outcomes for client
  • Develop and maintain relationships with referring professionals
  • Co-facilitate multifamily workshops to educate families, assist families in building healthy relationships and developing healthy communication skills
  • Develop and implement webinars as educational tools for family members
  • Co-facilitate client graduations on campus when client family is present for graduation.
  • Provide crisis intervention/support to families
  • Facilitate weekly family support calls

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in human service field
  • Licensed as LCMHC, LCSW, or LMFT or license eligible
  • Experience in facilitating group therapy
  • Experience with experiential therapy

Preferred Qualifications

  • LCMHC, LCSW, or LMFT and LCAS or pursuing LCAS
  • Dually licensed in both addiction and mental health treatment (or willing to seek both)
  • Experience working with adults in an eco-therapeutic setting

We’re officially a Great Place to Work®! We’ve always believed that supporting our team is just as important as supporting our patients. Now, we’re proud to share that we’ve earned Great Place to Work® Certification - based entirely on feedback from our own employees. This certification reflects the culture we’ve worked hard to build - one rooted in trust, inclusion, and purpose-driven leadership.

At Bradford Health Services, we are committed to providing exceptional care to our patients while fostering a supportive and rewarding workplace for our employees. We believe that taking care of our team allows them to take better care of others, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support their well-being.

  • Medical Coverage – Three new BCBSAL medical plans with better rates, improved co-pays, and enhanced prescription benefits.
  • Expanded Coverage – Options for domestic partners and a wider network of in-network providers.
  • Mental Health Support – Improved access to services and a new Employee Assistance Program (EAP) featuring digital wellness tools like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) modules and wellness coaching.
  • Voluntary Coverages – Pet insurance, home and auto insurance, family legal services, and more.
  • Student Loan Repayment – Available for nurses and therapists.
  • Retirement Benefits – 401(k) plan through Voya to help employees plan for the future.
  • Generous PTO – A robust paid time off policy to support work-life balance.
  • Voluntary Benefits for Part-Time Employees – Dental, vision, life, accident insurance, and telehealth options for those working 20 hours or more per week.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a human service field and possess a valid license such as LCMHC, LCSW, or LMFT. Experience in facilitating group and experiential therapy is required, with preference given to those dually licensed in addiction and mental health.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Family TherapyCase ManagementTreatment PlanningTrauma-informed CareMental Health CounselingClinical DocumentationElectronic Medical RecordsRelationship Building

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 30% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$60k–$73kMental Health Therapy median $60k (middle half $55k–$74k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$70k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in North Carolina273 active7,847 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 48% remote · 30% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentNorth Carolina Counselor listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 15% offer loan repayment479 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,512 in the last 30 days1,528 the 30 days before (+64%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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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 7,896 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Bradford Health Services

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Birmingham, AL
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Coverage (BCBSAL plans)
Dental
Vision
Mental Health Support (EAP)
Student Loan Repayment
401(k) through Voya
Generous PTO
Pet Insurance

Living in Leicester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$437k≈ 7.3× annual pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.5
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Asheville, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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