Outpatient Therapist
Listed compensation
$60k-$70k
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- Employment & setting
- Contract
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Northeast Family Services as a Outpatient Therapist – Flexible Schedule, $3K Stay-On Bonus in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Highly competitive rates AND incentives available for Outpatient services provided on-site at one of our 5 beautiful locations across the state of Massachusetts! NFS is the premier provider of behavioral health services in the region.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $60K - $70K
- $3,000 Stay-on Bonus
- Health, Dental & Vision
- 3 weeks paid vacation
- 11 Paid holidays
- Generous sick time including mental health days
- 401k with up to 4% match
- Voluntary short and long-term disability
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
Work Schedule
- Contract position.
- No weekends required.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers weekends off. Work with Northeast Family Services in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Provide individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy while conducting intake assessments and developing personalized treatment plans. Coordinate care with community partners and maintain accurate documentation within the electronic health record system.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or a related field. Candidates must be able to work on-site at one of the five Massachusetts locations and possess excellent time-management skills.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Therapist at Northeast Family Services a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,728 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Counselor Career Context
Northeast Family Services ranks #12 of 17 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 32% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% 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 ~$65k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $61k 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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- No weekends