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Presbyterian Medical Services
Espanola, New Mexico

Children’s Mental Health Therapist (Santa Fe and Espanola)

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

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job description

JOB CATEGORY: MENTAL HEALTH / THERAPIST / BEHAVIORAL HEALTH / SOCIAL WORK

POSITION SUMMARY: This is a professional position providing therapeutic services
to Behavioral Health clients. 

This position is based in Santa Fe. Regular travel to our Espanola location is
required two to three times per week to provide client services and support
program needs.

Key Responsibilities

Provide professional therapeutic services to behavioral health clients in Santa Fe and Espanola. Maintain regular travel between locations to support program needs and client care.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree and active New Mexico state licensure as a mental health counselor or social worker. Candidates must possess a valid driver's license and be able to obtain First Aid and BLS/CPR certifications.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Mental health counselingCrisis interventionClinical documentationPatient assessmentTreatment planningCase management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Children’s Mental Health Therapist (Santa Fe and Espanola) at Presbyterian Medical Services 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 7,782 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 16% have no call, 60% 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 Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

7.2/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,782 active roles in this specialty

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Benefits & Perks33 jobs

401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
48%
Sign-on bonus
21%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
6%

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Work-life snapshot

7.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)

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