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A typical day would involve seeing your scheduled clients anywhere from 25-45 minutes per session. After most session, a counselor is to administer a urine drug test. Most counselors run about 2+ groups a day. There is a community feeling amongst the clients.
When not seeing clients directly, counselors spend their time writing case nots, devising treatment plans, and coordinating care with outside agencies (i.e. ACS). 

Management was poor. During my 9 months there, 3-4 left their position for various reason. With the high turnover rate, there was a lot of additional stress put upon the director which made the working environment unpleasant at times.

During this internship, I truly learned how to be a professional. I also cultivated meaningful therapeutic relationships with my clients, which was by far the most enjoyable part of my rotation.

Greenwich House prioritizes bureaucracy over people. Both its direct care employees and the people served, using  catchy social justice slogans to virtue signal.

 Do not work here unless your focus is on lining the pockets of the (many) administrators. If you care about the work you do, recognize that you will do so with little support or tools, and certainly no recognition. Such validation is reserved for promoting yet another administrator.  Non-managerial staff are assured that they can leave should they not agree with policies which are implemented without much explanation. And it is ultimately the clients who suffer from the constant turnover of staff who have no choice but to leave. 

 It may be suitable for an early career therapist with the caveat that they have another source of income and that they don’t stay long. It will be difficult to live on the salary and to have two jobs. There is no  contribution  to the 403b which is exploitative given the very low salary.  It’s frustrating due to the amount of paperwork and the limited opportunities to do good clinical work - challenging population and supervision is underwhelming. 

Unless you need health insurance and an immediate paycheck, no seasoned therapist should work here.  If you need to work here, move on as soon as possible.  


It was horrible. It was a revolving door with employees constantly quitting. The work environment was questionable with offices in the cellar that constantly smelled like sewage. Garbage cans were not emptied in a timely manner which caused flies, especially in the summer. My supervisor was extremely young and inexperienced and did not like interacting with upper management on our behalf for things like basic office supplies forcing us to do it ourselves. Upper management was unresponsive to emails and it would take weeks of constand follow ups to get office supplies. Overall a horrible company to work for.

This agency has many programs that serve many different populations. It has been around for nearly a hundred years and is well respected in Greenwich Village. Job satisfaction depends on which program one works for, and available supervision. It does a great job at serving older adults in the senior centers. The most enjoyable part of my job was working with clients (older adults),   a top notch social work staff and teaching student interns

From administration to clinical, a very supportive, relaxed, with a sense of " family" treatment agency...of course, there are periods of strong clinic stress due to the nature of the clients...However, that is when staff steps up all together for positive results and employee wellness!!!...Union shop (1199 ), except for administrators, good benefits almost makes up for somewhat less than maximal salary...

We worked as a team with all staff if someone was out for the day or vacation we all worked together to take care the consumers for that counselor or supervisor when clerical was short staffed we also worked as a team to assist with all clerical front desk work. Atmosphere was great.

Though my time with the organization was rather brief due to it being a temporary gig, I was otherwise welcomed through and through by most of the clinicians and other administrative staff during my time there. I was pretty much rushed into learning the systems though I managed in due time. Had I not gotten this job through an employment agency, I would've stayed on board for a bit longer

I enjoyed working at Greenwich House.   It's a gem in the West Village neighborhood, and a great resource for all the clients who live in the area.  A great place to work!  Wonderful clients, staff, and director.

Everyone tries to get along with each other and is mostly a family atmosphere. Workload could be easier but management cut corners to save money. Benefits main reason in staying since they offer full coverage.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Therapist 4 salaries reported	$75,625 per year
Security guard 13 salaries reported	$19.58 per hour
Faculty 6 salaries reported	$47.50 per hour
Counselor 3 salaries reported	$56,667 per year
Activity leader 5 salaries reported	$19.50 per hour

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