Primary Therapist
Listed compensation
From $70,000
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Job Duties
Provide recovery education to clients for every phase of the recovery journey from pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance.
Assist recovering persons to identify their personal interests, goals, strengths, and weaknesses regarding recovery.
- Assist/coach recovering persons develop their own plan for advancing their recovery.
- Facilitate the transition from professional services to community-based services.
Promote self-advocacy by assisting recovering persons to have their voices fully heard; their needs, goals and objectives established as the focal point of rehabilitation and clinical services.
Actively identify and support linkages to community resources (communities of recovery, educational, vocational, social, cultural, spiritual resources, mutual self- help groups, professional services, etc.) that support the recovering person’s goals and interests.
Provide hope and encouragement for opportunities at varying levels of involvement in community-based activities (e. g., work, school, relationships, physical activity, self-directed hobbies, etc.).
Develop relationships with community groups/agencies in partnership with others in the agency.
Identify barriers (internal and external) to full participation in community resources and develop strategies to overcome those barriers.
Ability to provide services via video conferencing/teletherapy when determined appropriate for clients and the organization. Teletherapy may include evaluation, assessment, consultation, treatment planning, case management, coaching, individual therapy, couple/family therapy, and group therapy. Telehealth will occur primarily through interactive audio, video, telephone and/or other audio/video communications.
Recommended Qualifications
Master’s degree in social work, Counseling, Addictions, or related field of study from an accredited college or university
- Licensed in the state of Arizona as LAC, LPC, LMSW, LCSW, LASAC, or LISAC
- Must be 21 years of age (licensing requirement)
- Must be able to provide Level 1 fingerprint clearance card
Minimum Qualifications
- Individuals must understand and respect everyone's unique path to recovery.
- A person must have a working knowledge of the drug and alcohol treatment system and a demonstrated commitment to the recovery community.
- A person must be comfortable working with both adolescent and adult populations.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $70,000 annually
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule
- 8-hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Remote
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive recovery education and clinical support to clients across all phases of the recovery journey. Facilitate treatment planning, case management, and therapy services while connecting clients to essential community resources.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in social work, counseling, or a related field and active licensure in Arizona (LAC, LPC, LMSW, LCSW, LASAC, or LISAC). Candidates must possess a Level 1 fingerprint clearance card and a strong understanding of the drug and alcohol treatment system.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Therapist at Modern Recovery Services a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 18% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $70k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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