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Woods Services
Hainesport, New Jersey

Mental Health Therapist - LAC

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$68k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Join our team and be a part of something extraordinary as part of our Outpatient program.

Working within our Outpatient Division means joining a team that prioritizes clinical growth, work-life balance, and real impact in the community. Therapists have access to flexible scheduling, allowing for better balance while delivering high-quality care.

Therapists have the opportunity to work with clients through individual, group, and family therapy, while also collaborating as part of an interdisciplinary team that includes Prescribers, Case Managers, and Peer Specialists.

Benefits

  • Free Supervision provided towards LPC licensure!
  • Free CEU training opportunities, paid training days
  • 3.2 weeks of PTO in first year
  • Medical, vision, dental & life insurance benefits
  • 403(b) employee participation and employer match
  • 9 Agency-paid holidays
  • Salary: Starting $67500 / annually - depending upon education / experience / licensure

Hours: This is a 40 hour, on-site, full time benefitted position which includes 2 evenings required per week (12:30pm - 9pm).

Job Summary

The Therapist plans, organizes and implements clinical counseling services to consumers and families. Legacy Treatment Services offers outpatient mental health services for those who could benefit from improvements in mental and behavioral health. Our Outpatient Program offers a comprehensive and personalized approach to mental illness.

Responsibilities

Plans for Discharge and Aftercare

Maintains contact with referring agencies, treatment team providers, and related people, and with the community resources used for referral

Maintains Treatment Records

Assesses and interprets data about the consumer’s status in order to identify each consumer’s needs and provide the appropriate care, including age-related care, needed by the consumer group

Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in counseling field with at least one year of experience preferred
  • Licensed to practice therapy in New Jersey
  • LAC required

About Legacy Treatment Services

Legacy Treatment Services is a vibrant non-profit behavioral health organization that utilizes cutting-edge technology and evidence-based practice in treatment and clinical care. Our programs provide a complement of services for most ages and needs.

This continuum is designed to meet the complex needs of each individual and creates a continuum of services that are able to meet the needs of children, adults and families through a continuum of services utilizing an integrated care model.

We are dedicated to seeking new innovative solutions that help us provide needed services more efficiently while maintaining stable, sustainable growth.

Legacy Treatment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyInterdisciplinary collaborationTreatment planningDischarge planningAftercare planningClinical documentationAssessment

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 24% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$68k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $62k 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
94% this job
Sign-on bonus
33%
CME allowance
27% this job
Loan repayment
3%
PSLF eligible
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,085 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Hainesport Township

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$434k≈ 6.4× annual pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Woods Services

Mental Health Care
Langhorne, Pennsylvania
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Free Supervision towards LPC licensure
Free CEU training
Paid training days
3.2 weeks PTO
Medical insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Life insurance