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Villa of Hope
Rochester, New York

SUD Therapist

CounselorIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$23-$27/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 36m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Villa of Hope as a SUD Therapist – Residential, $23-27/hr in Rochester, New York, United States. Residential SUD Therapist Villa of Hope helps clients and families rebuild relationships, recover from trauma and renew Hope for their future. JOB TITLE: Residential SUD Therapist POSITION GRADE: 82 [

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $23 - $27/hr.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Call responsibilities required.

Apply to join Villa of Hope as a SUD Therapist – Residential, $23-27/hr.

Key Responsibilities

The SUD Therapist provides clinical services including individual, group, and family therapy within a residential community reintegration program. They are responsible for conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, and coordinating discharge planning while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a CASAC certification and possess at least one year of experience in providing therapy. Proficiency in trauma treatment, co-occurring disorders, and family systems therapy is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Substance use counselingCrisis interventionIndividual therapyGroup therapyIntake assessmentDiagnosisTreatment planningCase managementTrauma-informed careCo-occurring disorders treatmentDocumentationInterpersonal skillsProblem solving

Counselor Career Context

In New York, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$73k (384 salary observations; 551 listings), vs ~$75k nationally (9,269 salary observations; 18,605 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 24% have no call, 60% 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 New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$52k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $48k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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About Villa of Hope

Individual and Family Services
Rochester, NY
201-500 employees