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South Coast Community Services
Rancho Cucamonga, California · Hybrid

HHC Licensed Therapist (Rancho Cucamonga Area)

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$88k-$108k

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Job Description

  • Licensed Therapist – Hybrid, Mostly Telehealth (Rancho Cucamonga Area)
  • LCSW
  • LMFT
  • LPCC
  • Licensed Psychologist (PsyD/PhD)

Hope Healing Connection (HHC), a program of South Coast Community Services

Where Primarily telehealth for clients across Southern California, with some optional in-office or field work in the Inland Empire and Orange County

Schedule Full-time

  • 9/80 schedule available (every other Friday off)

Pay $88,000 - $108,255 year under our new licensed-therapist rate structure, plus bonus and merit-increase eligibility

Benefits at a glance Family medical coverage for $10.45 per pay period

  • 15 days PTO + 11 paid holidays in year one
  • 401(k)
  • Paid advanced training in EMDR, PCIT, CSC and more

Why Therapists Choose South Coast

You became a therapist to help people heal, not to fight a system that wears you down. At Hope Healing Connection, you will do meaningful clinical work from home most days, keep a predictable schedule, and grow your skills with free, high-quality training, backed by an organization that has been serving Southern California families for more than 40 years.

South Coast Community Services is a $40 million, 40+-year-old nonprofit that is still growing. That means stability for you, and room to advance as our programs expand.

What We Offer

Pay That Respects Your License

New rate structure for licensed therapists. We recently rebuilt our compensation for licensed clinicians to be competitive in today's market.

Bonus and merit-increase eligibility tied to clear, established metrics.

Health Coverage Your Whole Family Can Afford

$10.45 per pay period covers your entire family on one of our employee-paid medical plan options. That is about $21 a month for family coverage, which is rare anywhere and could put thousands of dollars back in your pocket each year.

401(k) retirement plan.

Time to Recharge

  • 26 paid days off in your first year: 15 days of PTO plus 11 paid holidays.
  • 9/80 schedule: work nine days, get every other Friday off, which adds up to 26 extra three-day weekends a year.
  • Hybrid flexibility: telehealth from home, with in-person or field work as needed.

A culture of learning in evidence-based practices such as EMDR, PCIT (Parent-Child Interaction Therapy), CSC, and others. These certifications can cost thousands of dollars if you pay for them yourself.

  • Clinical autonomy, with support from experienced colleagues and leadership who have done this work themselves.
  • Opportunities to supervise and mentor associate clinicians and grow into leadership.
  • A diverse client population: adults, children, adolescents, families and couples.

Requirements

About Hope Healing Connection

Hope Healing Connection (HHC) provides therapy and assessment services to adults, children, adolescents, families and couples, both in-office in the Inland Empire and Orange County and via telehealth throughout Southern California. HHC also offers neuropsychological testing and evaluation, with a specialty in thorough, individualized ADHD assessment. HHC serves commercially insured clients.

What You Will Do

Conduct intake assessments to establish diagnosis, medical necessity and treatment goals.

Build individualized treatment plans and provide individual, family and couples therapy, mostly via telehealth, adjusting frequency and modality as clinically indicated.

Provide whole-person care: link clients to medication management, substance-use services and other resources, and coordinate with primary care providers.

  • Manage your own caseload and schedule, intaking, titrating and discharging clients as clinically appropriate.
  • Use collaborative documentation with clients and complete progress notes by the next business day.
  • Provide crisis intervention using established protocols when needed.
  • Involve and support family members when appropriate, and consult with colleagues to support client care.
  • Keep accurate, confidential records and follow legal, ethical and insurance-payer standards.
  • Complete initial and ongoing credentialing promptly and maintain your license.

Those 2+ years post license may serve as a licensed signing provider for HHC associates and help monitor insurance-provider requirements.

What You Bring

  • Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or a related field, or a PsyD/PhD.
  • Active California license: LCSW, LMFT, LPCC or Licensed Psychologist.

Nice to Have

2+ years post-licensure.

Training or certification in at least 2 evidence-based practices (e. g., EMDR, PCIT, TF-CBT), with at least 1 year of experience in one. No certifications yet? We will help you get them.

Ready to Apply?

If you want meaningful work, a schedule that fits your life, and benefits that take care of your family, we would love to meet you. Apply today. We review applications on a rolling basis and move quickly.

South Coast Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, and bilingual clinicians (especially Spanish-speaking) are encouraged to apply.

Management reserves the right to add, change, delete or rescind duties or responsibilities of positions within the job classification at any time.

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Key Responsibilities

Conduct intake assessments, build individualized treatment plans, and provide therapy to a diverse client population primarily via telehealth. Coordinate whole-person care by linking clients to medication management and substance-use services while maintaining accurate clinical records.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentIndividual therapyFamily therapyTreatment planningCase managementMedical necessity documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates HHC Licensed Therapist (Rancho Cucamonga Area) at South Coast Community Services a 6.8 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 7,870 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 24% have no call, 70% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$98k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $89k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.8 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,870 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$88k–$108kMental Health Therapy median $87k (middle half $79k–$102k)31 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$89k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in California591 active7,903 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 48% remote · 24% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusCalifornia Counselor listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,525 in the last 30 days1,706 the 30 days before (+48%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,870 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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  • Hybrid
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About South Coast Community Services

Mental Health Care
Mission Viejo, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Family medical coverage for $10.45 per pay period
15 days PTO + 11 paid holidays
401(k) retirement plan
Paid advanced training in EMDR, PCIT, CSC
9/80 schedule (every other Friday off)
Hybrid flexibility