Mental Health Therapist
Listed compensation
$124.8K - $187.2K
The week · per this posting
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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 7,885 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% are remote, 26% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$156k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $143k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Hammonton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $400k
- 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 (Aug 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.