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San Rafael, California

Clinical Therapist

CounselorIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$41.64-$48.42/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 40m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Join Our Compassionate Team at Bayside Marin!

Are you committed to helping individuals overcome behavioral health challenges? Bayside Marin, a leading addiction and mental health treatment center, is seeking a Clinical Therapist to provide expert care and make a lasting impact on the lives of our clients.

  • What You’ll Do
  • Assess, diagnose, and deliver clinical services for individuals with behavioral health disorders.
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to create personalized treatment plans.
  • Support clients through every stage of their recovery journey.

What We Offer

Licensure Support: AMFT, ASW, Psy Associate, LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, PsyD/PhD Licensed Psychologist or equivalent. We provide supervision hours!

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Schedule

  • Full-time, 5 days per week
  • Options: Sunday–Thursday or Tuesday–Saturday

Why Bayside Marin?

Our team is passionate, skilled, and dedicated to clinical excellence. We believe in treating each client as an individual, tailoring care to their unique needs and backgrounds. At Bayside Marin, you’ll work in a supportive environment that values collaboration, growth, and compassion.

Essential Functions

· Apply psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions in the delivery of services to individuals and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed emotional and behavioral disorders.

· Conduct a psychosocial assessment and develop an initial discharge plan.

· Conduct individual, group or family sessions as appropriate for the treatment plan of the patient.

· Provide initial treatment planning for patient based on assessment and coordinate any additional services needed, revising as necessary.

· Maintain documentation of therapy services provided to each patient according to facility and professional standards and revising as indicated by facility or professional standard.

· Maintain a caseload as assigned.

· Participate in treatment team meetings and collaborate with other staff to facilitate services for the patient, as appropriate to their treatment plan.

· May provide these services in an inpatient or outpatient setting.

· May perform case management, discharge or after care planning as needed.

· Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Other Functions

· Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

· Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or Human Services field required.

· One or more years’ experience working with comparable patient population required.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

· Requisite state or national licensure for professional therapy providers or eligible for state licensure as a professional therapy provider.

· CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

· First aid may be required based on state or facility.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e. g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

  • Salary: $41.64 - $48.42 /Hr.
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Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Therapist will assess, diagnose, and provide psychotherapeutic services to individuals with behavioral health disorders. They will also collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement personalized treatment plans and maintain clinical documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a related Human Services field. At least one year of experience working with a comparable patient population is required, along with appropriate state licensure or eligibility.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

PsychotherapyClinical assessmentAddiction treatmentMental health counselingCrisis interventionDischarge planningMultidisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 28% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$94k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $85k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes weekends

Living in San Rafael

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1,222k
Typical market rent
$3,182/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Acadia

Mental Health Care
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1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Licensure Support
Supervision Hours
Competitive salary
Comprehensive benefits package