Overview
Therapist – MSW / LCSW / LICSW / LMHC | Intake No-Show Compensation + Client Cancellation Protection Jobs in Watertown, MA at Watertown – Outpatient/Telehealth
Your clinical time matters—from the first intake through every ongoing session.
We are hiring compassionate, clinically driven therapists to join our growing outpatient team in Watertown, Massachusetts. This full-time hybrid opportunity is ideal for MSW graduates, LCSWs, LICSWs, LMHCs, and clinicians on an eligible Massachusetts licensure pathway who want steady referrals, meaningful clinical support, flexible scheduling, and the stability of W-2 employment.
Whether you are early in your post-graduate career, working toward independent licensure, newly licensed, or already independently licensed, you will have the structure, referrals, and clinical community to grow with confidence.
Compensation That Values Your Time
Intake No-Show Compensation: New-client intakes require preparation, reserved clinical time, and professional expertise. We compensate clinicians when a scheduled intake client does not attend.
Client Cancellation Protection: Your time matters beyond the first appointment. We provide protection for scheduled ongoing therapy sessions when established clients cancel or do not attend.
Guaranteed compensation while you ramp up: Your first weeks are designed to build confidence—not financial uncertainty. You receive paid training and guaranteed compensation while we strategically build your caseload with clients from our active referral pipeline.
A Caseload Built for You
You will not be expected to find your own clients or build a private-practice referral network from scratch. We have a strong, consistent flow of referrals and an internal team that manages the logistics behind them.
During orientation and your initial ramp-up, you will receive paid training while your caseload is intentionally developed. Your Clinical Supervisor and Clinical Director will consider your graduate internship background, experience, clinical interests, comfort level, language skills, and professional goals when making referrals.
You will receive approximately 5–6 new clients each week as your schedule is built. This creates a thoughtful path toward a regular weekly clinical practice of 25 client sessions, with the opportunity to see additional clients if you choose.
The referral flow does not stop once your initial caseload is established. Your Clinical Supervisor and Clinical Director continue to strategically assign appropriate new-client intakes as availability develops and as your clinical interests, capacity, and goals evolve.
Your Hybrid Clinical Practice
✅ Provide outpatient counseling and psychotherapy to individuals and families
✅ See in-person clients at our Watertown clinic 2 days each week
✅ Provide remote therapy sessions for the remainder of your clinical schedule
✅ Complete new-client intakes, biopsychosocial assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and ongoing therapy sessions
✅ Maintain a regular weekly practice of approximately 25 client sessions, with opportunities to see more if desired
✅ Collaborate with your Clinical Supervisor, Clinical Director, and peers to provide ethical, trauma-informed, culturally responsive care
✅ Focus on client care while internal teams manage referrals, scheduling, billing, and intake coordination
Training and Clinical Support
Your clinical development is part of the role from day one—and it continues throughout your career with us.
During fully paid orientation, you will learn our clinical workflows, intake procedures, assessment standards, documentation expectations, treatment-planning approach, and care model. Early-career clinicians may shadow and co-lead initial intakes with an experienced clinician before independently managing their own.
You will also receive:
✅ Paid weekly supervision with a dedicated licensed Clinical Supervisor for clinicians pursuing applicable Massachusetts licensure
✅ Direct access to Clinical Supervisors and Clinical Directors for consultation, guidance, and debriefing
✅ A Peer Partner mentor from your first day
✅ Paid live one-hour clinical training built into your weekly schedule
✅ Training in trauma-informed care, psychopharmacology, mental health law, diagnostic assessment, crisis response, culturally responsive treatment, documentation, and clinical interventions
✅ Free CEUs and ongoing professional-development opportunities
✅ Paid malpractice insurance
✅ Coverage for eligible independent-licensure costs and license-renewal fees
✅ Advanced clinical, leadership, and compensation opportunities for independently licensed clinicians
Strong Referrals, Broad Experience
Our consistent referral flow is made possible by partnerships with MassHealth, Medicare, Medicaid, and major commercial insurance plans, as well as a broad network of community organizations.
Depending on your clinical interests and client needs, you may work with people referred through:
✅ Community-based nonprofit organizations and local service agencies
✅ Schools and educational programs
✅ Court-mandated programs and justice-system partners
✅ Nursing homes, older-adult programs, and long-term-care settings
✅ Shelters, supportive housing, and community-resource organizations
✅ Department of Children and Families (DCF) and foster-care-connected services
✅ Hospitals and behavioral-health programs following discharge, psychiatric hospitalization, or step-down care
This breadth of referral sources allows you to develop a meaningful clinical niche while gaining exposure to diverse populations, life stages, cultures, identities, and levels of need.
Community and Inclusion
Watertown and the surrounding communities we serve include people from a wide range of cultures, languages, identities, and life experiences. We are committed to accessible mental health care that meets people where they are.
We welcome clinicians of all backgrounds and value cultural humility, lived experience, community connection, and a commitment to serving historically underserved communities.
Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and other multilingual clinicians are strongly encouraged to apply. These skills can help reduce barriers and make therapy more accessible for the communities we serve.
Benefits and W-2 Stability
This is a full-time W-2 employee position with benefits beginning on your first day of orientation—no waiting period.
✅ Guaranteed compensation during paid training and strategic caseload ramp-up
✅ Intake no-show compensation and client cancellation protection
✅ Competitive compensation structure with opportunities for growth
✅ Advanced compensation tiers for independently licensed LICSW and LMHC clinicians
✅ Medical, dental, and vision insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield
✅ Life insurance and AD&D coverage
✅ 401(k) with company match
✅ Paid time off
✅ Employee Assistance Program
✅ Flexible scheduling within client-care needs
✅ Potential eligibility for student-loan assistance programs
✅ Premium shift differential for evening and weekend work after 6:00 PM
✅ Dedicated internal teams for referrals, billing, scheduling, and intake coordination
Qualifications
✅ Master of Social Work (MSW), Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, or a related qualifying master’s degree from an accredited institution
✅ Active Massachusetts LCSW, LICSW, or LMHC license—or eligibility to pursue the applicable Massachusetts licensure pathway
✅ Ability to provide in-person care at our Watertown clinic 2 days each week
✅ Experience or interest in outpatient therapy, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, documentation, and telehealth
✅ Commitment to ethical, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, client-centered care
✅ Strong communication, organization, documentation, and collaboration skills
✅ Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, or other multilingual skills are a plus
This is a post-graduate clinician position, not a practicum or student internship role. New graduates, early-career clinicians, and experienced independently licensed clinicians are welcome to apply.
How to Apply
✅ Submit your resume and application
✅ Complete a 30-minute introductory phone screen to discuss your clinical interests and professional goals
✅ Tour our Watertown clinic and interview with the Clinical Director
Build a clinical practice with steady referrals, protected time, and a team behind you.
Apply today to serve clients, strengthen your expertise, and grow a sustainable outpatient therapy career in Watertown.
Pay: $52.50 – $87.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Application Question(s):
- Will you now or in the future require employer sponsorship for an employment visa or other immigration-related work authorization to work in the United States?
- Please list the college or university where you earned your qualifying master’s degree.
- Please list the exact title of your completed degree. Example: MSW, M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, or M.S. in Mental Health Counseling.
- Please provide the month and year you completed your qualifying master’s degree.
License/Certification:
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Preferred)
- LMHC (Preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Watertown, MA 02477
Title: Therapist – MSW / LCSW / LICSW / LMHC | Intake No-Show Compensation + Client Cancellation Protection
Company: Watertown – Outpatient/Telehealth
Location: Watertown, MA
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