Associate Mental Health Therapist
Listed compensation
$65k-$75k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
- Associate Mental Health Therapist
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Work Setting: Fully Remote
- Salary: $65,000–$75,000 per year
- Schedule: Monday–Friday
Position Summary
We are looking for an Associate Mental Health Therapist to provide virtual counseling while completing clinical work under licensed supervision.
You’ll work directly with clients during scheduled sessions and have regular opportunities to discuss cases, ask questions, and receive guidance as you continue developing as a clinician. This position offers hands-on therapy experience without leaving you to manage difficult situations alone.
Supervision is part of the role and provides a place to review cases, work through concerns, and build confidence in your clinical decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual counseling through telehealth
- Complete first appointments and collect relevant client history
- Prepare cases or questions for scheduled supervision
- Incorporate supervisor recommendations into client work
- Complete session notes and other required documentation
- Report urgent or safety-related concerns through the appropriate process
- Communicate with support staff regarding scheduling or client-related matters
- Maintain confidentiality and appropriate professional conduct
- Meet Arkansas requirements applicable to associate-level practice
- Graduate degree in an appropriate behavioral health discipline.
Current state-issued associate, provisional, temporary, intern, candidate, or other supervised-practice credential in counseling, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or a related mental health discipline.
Credential must authorize the applicant to provide clinical services under supervision to clients located in CA.
- Ability to work under the supervision required by the applicable licensing board.
- Salary range of $65,000–$75,000 annually.
- Fully remote employment.
- Stable Monday–Friday schedule.
- Regular supervision and collaborative case consultation.
- Opportunities for clinical and professional development.
- Operational support for scheduling, documentation, and telehealth delivery.
Your experience may be a great match for this role. We’d be happy to hear from you.
Requirements
Requires a graduate degree in a behavioral health discipline and a current state-issued associate or provisional credential. Must be authorized to provide clinical services under supervision in California.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Mental Health Therapist at Gotham Enterprises a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,896 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
Counselor Career Context
Gotham Enterprises ranks #4 of 21 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 729 active listings.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 26% have no call, 60% require no weekends — this position is remote.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.7 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,896 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $65k–$75k | Mental Health Therapy median $83k (middle half $73k–$98k)155 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 70% remote · 26% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Counselor listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 18% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,434 in the last 30 days | 1,562 the 30 days before (+56%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −2.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Gotham Enterprises | silver tier, 79/100 · #4 of 21 for pay | Top Employers work-life index729 active listings |
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