Primary Therapist- Master Level Psychologist
Listed compensation
From $65,000
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 Psychology from an accredited college or university
- 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 $65,000 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 opportunities
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive recovery education and clinical support to clients across all phases of the recovery journey. Facilitate therapy and case management services through both in-person and teletherapy modalities while linking clients to essential community resources.
Requirements
Requires a Master’s degree in Psychology and the ability to obtain a Level 1 fingerprint clearance card. Candidates must have a working knowledge of the drug and alcohol treatment system and be comfortable working with both adolescent and adult populations.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Therapist- Master Level Psychologist 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 Psychology psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Psychologist Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 26% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$67k in purchasing power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychology listings in Texas | 112 active | 1,731 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 44% remote · 26% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Texas Psychologist listings: 4% state a sign-on bonus · 10% offer loan repayment119 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Psychology pay trend | −1.6% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$65k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
Top Psychologist Jobs
29 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
29 jobs · 14 employersAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
28 jobs · 14 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
Licensed Psychologist (covering Salinas/Watsonville location)
San Andreas Regional Center · Salinas, California
Outpatient Clinical Testing Psychologist (PhD, PsyD)
LifeStance Health · San Antonio, Texas
Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist/Outpatient Clinic/Full-Time Employment/Orlando
$150k–$183kClinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist/Outpatient Clinic/Full-Time Employment/Lutz
$150k–$183kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,727 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
- On-site
