Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Listed compensation
$115k-$120k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
- Location: West Virginia
- Work Setting: Remote / Telehealth
- Position: Full-Time
- Salary: $115,000–$120,000 per year
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Role Overview
This full-time remote position is open to an LMFT licensed in West Virginia. You’ll work with individuals, couples, and families who may be facing changes in their relationships, parenting concerns, separation, grief, or other pressures affecting life at home. The role calls for someone who can handle sensitive conversations with care, stay organized with documentation, and provide thoughtful guidance throughout the course of therapy.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate virtual sessions with individuals, couples, and families
- Address concerns involving marriage, parenting, family changes, and relationship strain
- Review relevant background and family history when beginning work with a client
- Help clients clarify the issues they want to address during therapy
- Maintain clear and timely clinical records
- Recognize when a situation may require consultation or another service
- Protect client confidentiality and maintain professional boundaries
- Follow West Virginia LMFT licensing, ethical, and telehealth requirements
- Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy or related field
- Active LMFT license in West Virginia
- Experience providing therapy to individuals, couples, and families
- Strong clinical and documentation skills
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment
- Familiarity with telehealth platforms and EHR systems
- 2 weeks PTO
- Health Insurance
- 401K Plan with 3% Company Match
- Bring your experience into a role where your work supports real progress every day.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy or a related field and an active LMFT license in West Virginia. Candidates must possess strong clinical skills and experience working with diverse client groups in a remote setting.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Marriage & Family Therapy — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Marriage & Family Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 74% are remote, 22% have no call, 66% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Gotham Enterprises ranks #2 of 13 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 83/100, 775 active listings.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $115k–$120k | Marriage & Family Therapy median $94k (middle half $81k–$98k)35 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 74% remote · 22% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US counselor listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 15% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Marriage & Family Therapy listings | 181 in the last 30 days | 72 the 30 days before (+151%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Marriage & Family Therapy pay trend | −4.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Gotham Enterprises | silver tier, 83/100 · #2 of 13 for pay | Top Employers work-life index775 active listings |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) at Gotham Enterprises a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% of all Marriage & Family Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
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