Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Listed compensation
$115K - $120K
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Job Description
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
- Location: Illinois
- Setting: Remote/Telehealth
- Position: Full-Time
- Salary: $115,000–$120,000 a year with full benefits
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Job Summary
We’re looking for an LMFT to join a remote behavioral health team serving clients throughout Illinois. This position centers on helping individuals, couples, and families address real-life concerns such as communication breakdowns, family stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and adjustment issues. The work is practical, client-focused, and fully virtual, making it a strong fit for therapists who want consistency and a professional telehealth environment.
Responsibilities
- Conduct therapy sessions through a secure telehealth platform
- Assess client concerns and create individualized treatment plans
- Work with couples and families on communication patterns, conflict, and relational challenges
- Provide therapy for clients experiencing emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal difficulties
- Keep documentation current, accurate, and compliant
- Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, or a related mental health discipline
- Current Illinois LMFT license
- Experience working with individuals, couples, and families
- Knowledge of evidence-based therapeutic interventions
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable working independently in a remote setting
- 2 weeks PTO
- Health Insurance
- 401K Plan with 3% Company Match
- Make your next career move into a telehealth role where your experience can be put to work right away.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, or a related field. Must hold a current Illinois LMFT license and have experience with evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) at Gotham Enterprises a 9.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as exceptional. This places the position in the top 5% in Marriage & Family Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 310 active Marriage & Family Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts, remote work flexibility.
Marriage & Family Therapy — Counselor Career Context
Gotham Enterprises ranks #1 of 16 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 82/100, 569 active listings.
Of the 50 active Marriage & Family Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% are remote, 24% have no call, 58% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Marriage & Family Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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