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Seacoast Mental Health Center
Exeter, New Hampshire

Therapist - Adult Services

Counselor Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)Part-Time

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Job Description

Therapist - Adult Services (30 hours per week)

If you like making a difference in your community and are passionate about working in a nonprofit organization Seacoast Mental Health Center is an excellent choice!

Overview

The Adult Services Department at Seacoast Mental Health Center, Inc. is seeking a Clinician to join our Exeter based multidisciplinary team. This person will provide therapy services to adults in an outpatient setting.

The applicant must have a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology and be eligible for licensure with the NH Board of Mental Health practice.

Desire and ability to work in a dynamic team setting and experience with crisis intervention, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, dual diagnosis, and/or State systems preferred. This is a bargaining unit position.

Seacoast Mental Health Center, Inc. offers a generous compensation package including paid time off, health and dental plans, retirement account match, etc.  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value the diversity of our community.

Key Responsibilities

The clinician will provide therapy services to adults within an outpatient setting as part of a multidisciplinary team. They will be responsible for managing patient care and collaborating with the Exeter-based team to support community mental health.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology and be eligible for licensure with the NH Board of Mental Health practice. Experience with crisis intervention, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and dual diagnosis is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Outpatient careMultidisciplinary team collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist - Adult Services at Seacoast Mental Health Center 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 7,933 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 26% have no call, 66% 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 Hampshire is 104.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.5% of New Hampshire clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

New Hampshire has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution45 jobs · 37 employers

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<$75k
5
$75k-100k
9
$100k-125k
13
$125k-150k
2
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs

401k / retirement match
82%
CME allowance
44%
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
24%
PSLF eligible
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 7,933 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Exeter

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$662k
Typical market rent
$2,655/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
None
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.

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

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About Seacoast Mental Health Center

Mental Health Care
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off
Health Insurance
Dental
Retirement Account Match