Mental Health Therapist
Listed compensation
$124.8K–$187.2K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
- Benefits/Perks
- Careers Advancement Opportunities
- Flexible Scheduling
- Competitive Compensation
Job Summary
We are seeking a licensed Mental Health Therapist to join our team! In this role, you will possibly diagnose and treat psychological disorders, teach communication skills, assist patients in addressing dysfunctional behaviors, and guide them through crises. If you are an experienced therapist passionate about providing high-quality care and mental health solutions, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities
- Perform intake assessments
- Provide mental health therapy for children and their families
- Create individualized treatment plans and BAISPs for each client
- Use evidence-based treatment methods to facilitate individual treatments
- Maintain detailed and accurate documentation of client information and treatment plan
- Adhere to all facility and licensing standards
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in counseling, social work, or similar field
- LCSW, LSW license is preferred
- Previous experience as a mental health therapist preferred
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Highly organized
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist at EMAYZING MINDS 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 7,558 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 30% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.2 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,558 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $125k–$187k | Mental Health Therapy median $59k (middle half $49k–$73k)24 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$143k in purchasing power | New Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in New Jersey | 183 active | 7,579 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 62% remote · 30% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New Jersey counselor listings (all specialties): 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 5% offer loan repayment324 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,476 in the last 30 days | 1,365 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −1.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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$123k-$141kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,558 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
About Emayzing Minds
Benefits & Perks
Living in Hammonton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $398k
- Median resident rent
- $1,611/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 31 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 98.9
- State income tax
- Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.