Clinician Play Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50k-$75k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 6mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Under the supervision of the Director of Clinical Services, the Clinician/Play Therapist is responsible for providing trauma-informed mental health counseling, play therapy, and case management services to individuals, families, and groups. Services are provided to young children, adolescents, and adults.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct biopsychosocial assessments, provide treatment planning, ongoing therapy, outreach, and support services to individuals, families, and groups of all ages. These services may be performed in the office, schools, or other community settings as appropriate.
  • Provide case management services, including coordination of care, location of concrete resources, advocacy, and referral. Maintain ongoing contact with collaterals.
  • Conduct psycho-educational and/or therapeutic groups as needed.
  • Prepare reports and maintain records, including initial and in-depth assessments, progress notes, treatment plans, discharge paperwork, and any other reports requested by attorneys, the Department of Children and Families (DCF), collaterals, and courts. Complete paperwork using the agency Electronic Health Records system.
  • Attend and present at regular peer group supervision sessions and internal high risk review meetings.
  • Participate in training and professional development as required.
  • Work with clients during day and evening hours as needed.
  • Work is performed in office, schools, or other community settings.
  • Maintain professional and personal boundaries and confidentiality at all times.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy from an accredited school.
  • Independently licensed clinician preferred(PhD, LCSW, LICSW, LMHC, LMFT, LADC-1); recent graduates considered. A minimum of 1 year of relevant experience in social services.
  • Competency in trauma treatment modalities, family systems, and child development.
  • Proven knowledge of substance use disorders and dual diagnoses preferred.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and time management.
  • Experience establishing connections with local agencies and providing resources to clients.
  • Interest and ability to work as a member of a team and independently.
  • Strong communication, administrative, and computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook and Zoom,
  • including other electronic platforms. Experience using an electronic health records system preferred.
  • A valid driver’s license.
  • Ability to work day and evening hours as appropriate.
  • A valid MA driver’s license.

Our benefits are competitive and include a 403(b) savings plan and generous time off (benefits may vary based on position and scheduled hours).

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The base pay range reflects what Catholic Charities reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this role at the time of posting and may be modified from time to time. Actual compensation in this range may be determined based on other factors, including but not limited to work experience, education and specialty training.

Visit us at: ccab.org.

1/2026

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Crisis interventionDocumentationSubstance use disorder knowledge

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinician Play Therapist at Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston 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 7,956 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 32% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$63k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $59k 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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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
23%
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,956 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Boston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$813k≈ 16.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,338/mo≈ 80% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston

Non-profit Organizations
Boston, MA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

403(b) savings plan
Generous time off
Competitive benefits