Therapist | Union, NJ

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$65k-$70k

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Job Description

About Resilience Behavioral Health - NJ

Resilience Behavioral Health of New Jersey is a client-centered, trauma-informed behavioral health treatment organization providing individualized care for individuals experiencing mental health and co-occurring substance use conditions.

Its continuum of care includes Residential/Inpatient treatment, Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Evening IOP, and traditional Outpatient services, along with counseling and psychiatric care.

Treatment is rooted in evidence-based and holistic approaches, including CBT, DBT, trauma-informed therapy, individual, group, and family therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, psychoeducation, and relapse prevention.

Resilience is committed to helping clients address underlying challenges, develop sustainable coping skills, and build a foundation for long-term mental wellness and recovery.

The Opportunity

Resilience Behavioral Health of New Jersey is seeking a full-time Therapist to provide trauma-informed, evidence-based behavioral health services at its Union, New Jersey location. This on-site, daytime position offers the opportunity to support individuals experiencing mental health and co-occurring substance use conditions through individualized treatment designed to promote sustainable coping skills, wellness, and recovery.

What You'll Do

Provide individual, group, and family therapy consistent with each client's individualized treatment needs.

Apply evidence-based and trauma-informed therapeutic approaches, including CBT, DBT, mindfulness-based interventions, psychoeducation, and relapse prevention, as clinically appropriate.

Support clients experiencing mental health and co-occurring substance use conditions within Resilience's continuum of behavioral health care.

  • Participate in treatment planning and monitor client progress toward identified clinical goals.
  • Maintain timely, accurate, and clinically appropriate documentation consistent with professional and organizational standards.
  • Collaborate with members of the treatment team to support coordinated, client-centered care.

Promote a therapeutic environment grounded in client dignity, psychological safety, recovery principles, and sustainable skill development.

Requirements

Required

Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field consistent with applicable New Jersey licensure requirements.

Current New Jersey clinical or associate-level behavioral health credential appropriate to the candidate's discipline and permitted scope of practice, such as LCSW or LSW, LPC or LAC, or LMFT or LAMFT, as applicable to the position and required supervision structure.

  • 1-2 years of experience providing behavioral health services in a clinical treatment setting.
  • Knowledge of evidence-based and trauma-informed behavioral health treatment approaches, with the ability to support clients experiencing mental health and co-occurring substance use conditions.
  • Strong clinical communication, documentation, treatment planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
  • Ability to work on-site in Union, New Jersey during the organization's daytime schedule.

Benefits and Compensation

$65,000 - $70,000 annually, commensurate with experience and education

Paid time off

Health Insurance Stipend

This is a direct hire with Resilience Behavioral Health - NJ. Atlantic Health Strategies is recruiting on their behalf.

Key Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based individual, group, and family therapy to clients with mental health and co-occurring substance use conditions. Collaborate with the treatment team to develop treatment plans and maintain accurate clinical documentation.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyMental health assessmentSubstance use counselingCrisis intervention

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 40% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$65k–$70kMental Health Therapy median $69k (middle half $55k–$84k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$62k in purchasing powerNew Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in New Jersey195 active7,847 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 22% remote · 40% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew Jersey Counselor listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 5% offer loan repayment332 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,473 in the last 30 days1,673 the 30 days before (+48%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
87%
Sign-on bonus
27%
CME allowance
23%
PSLF eligible
7%
Loan repayment
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,870 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Atlantic Health Strategies

Hospitals and Health Care
West Palm Beach, FL
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid time off
Health Insurance Stipend

Living in Union

Median resident rent
$1,807/mo≈ 33% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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