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Presbyterian Medical Services
Farmington, New Mexico

Mental Health Therapist

CounselorFull-time

Compensation

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Job Description

JOB CATEGORY: MENTAL HEALTH / THERAPIST / BEHAVIORAL HEALTH / SOCIAL WORK

POSITION SUMMARY: This is a professional position providing therapeutic services to Behavioral Health clients.

Key Responsibilities

Provide professional therapeutic services to behavioral health clients within a community health center setting. Ensure compliance with all clinical documentation, safety protocols, and immunization requirements.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree and active New Mexico state licensure as a mental health counselor or social worker. Candidates must also obtain First Aid and BLS/CPR certifications within 30 days of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Mental health counselingCrisis interventionPatient assessmentTreatment planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist at Presbyterian Medical Services a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,885 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 20% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Counselor Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 34 employers

11
<$85k
6
$85k-110k
11
$110k-135k
10
$135k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
62%
Sign-on bonus
34%
Loan repayment
24%
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Therapist

BlueSky Telepsych · Massachusetts

$60-$70/hr
#2

Psychotherapist Outpatient Clinic – LCSW / LMHC / LMFT/Full-Time Employment/Signing Bonus 5000USDContract

Harmony United Psychiatric Care · Winter Garden, Florida

$60-$70/hr
#3

Licensed Mental Health Therapist

$123k-$141k
#4

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

$123k-$141k
+ 40 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,885 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Farmington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$301k
Typical market rent
$1,317/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.7
State income tax
Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Farmington, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.