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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Addiction Therapist [F/T, 40hrs | Days]- Episcopal Campus

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

The Addiction Therapist provides emotional or mental health therapy or counseling in an outpatient setting, facilitates therapy sessions for patients, assesses mental or emotional disorders, gathers and interprets social, personal, environmental and health information, develops treatment plans and individual goals, and modifies plans over time in response to patient progress. Education Bachelor's Degree in Human Services, Psychology or Social Work Required Experience 2 years experience in the clinical field Required 2 years experience in treating patients with addiction Required Licenses PA Cert Alcohol&Drug Counselor Preferred or PA Lic Professional Counselor Preferred or PA Social Worker License Preferred

Key Responsibilities

The Addiction Therapist provides emotional and mental health counseling in an outpatient setting while facilitating therapy sessions. They are responsible for assessing patient disorders, developing individualized treatment plans, and monitoring progress over time.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Human Services, Psychology, or Social Work. A minimum of two years of clinical experience in treating patients with addiction is required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Addiction therapyMental health assessmentTreatment planningClinical documentationPatient careCrisis intervention

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 18% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Counselor Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 38 employers

23
<$75k
14
$75k-100k
4
$100k-125k
9
$125k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 38 employers

401k / retirement match
83%
Sign-on bonus
33%
CME allowance
25%
Loan repayment
8%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,008 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.