Music Therapist for Adult IDD clients in San Antonio

Counselor / TherapistPart-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Music Therapist for Adult IDD clients in San Antonio

Requirements

  • Board Certified Music Therapist License
  • Ability to learn on the job and learn new skills on the fly
  • Be comfortable working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • A day in the life of one of our therapists can look like:
  • Traveling to clients’ homes or day habs to provide individually tailored therapy and some groups may be used as well
  • Documenting music therapy visits and contacting families and case managers to share updates

Looking to hire passionate and committed certified music therapists who are dedicated to serving adult individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities within the San Antonio area. As the #1 adult IDD therapy provider in Texas, Soundly Speaking works closely with dayhab staff and families to serve our inspiring clients ages 21 and up.

  • Based on an hourly wage, we expect our music therapists to:
  • Treat a wide range of physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs.
  • Provide detailed therapy to achieve short and long-term goals as part of a comprehensive treatment plan
  • Be adaptable to the circumstance and work with staff, clients and their families, and case managers
  • Turn in paperwork with a 24 hour timeline
  • Maintain confidentiality of patient records in accordance with HIPAA, State, and Federal Regulations
  • Communicate with families and case managers about the progression of therapy

Why Apply for This Position?

  • The opportunity to work with amazing clients in an underserved community
  • Changing clients’ lives
  • Be a part of a friendly and motivating work environment that wants to help you continuously learn and grow as both a professional and a therapist
  • W2 Part time position

Here at Soundly Speaking we believe God has called us to serve the adult IDD population, and we lead our employees with kindness and honesty. Our therapists work “To provide needed and deserved therapy to every single qualified IDD adult in Texas while providing compassion for today and hope for tomorrow”. We believe in our 5 core values: Consistently Communicate, Positively Passionate, Radically Reliable, Honorably Honest, and Contagiously Caring. Our therapists follow these values with each and every client, as well as in everyday life.

If you are a creative, reliable, and motivated person please apply. Upload your application, cover letter, and resume here and we will be in contact with applicants.

  • DO NOT apply if you do not have a valid MT-BC License.
  • DO NOT apply if you are not comfortable working with adults in their homes or day hab locations.

Key Responsibilities

Provide individually tailored music therapy to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in their homes or day habs. Document therapy visits, maintain patient confidentiality, and communicate progress to families and case managers.

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient DocumentationTreatment PlanningCommunicationHIPAA ComplianceAdaptabilityInterdisciplinary CollaborationCase Management

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 34% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $66k (middle half $60k–$70k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Texas471 active7,803 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 34% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas counselor listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus · 24% offer loan repayment715 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,422 in the last 30 days1,438 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution

45 jobs · 34 employers
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<$65k
16
$65k-80k
12
$80k-95k
6
$95k-110k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs
401k / retirement match
79%
Sign-on bonus
31%
CME allowance
24%
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,872 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in San Antonio

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$224k
Typical market rent
$1,381/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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