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San Francisco, California

Forensic Mental Health Clinician (LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, ACSW, APCC, AMFT) (80279)

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$77K - $93K

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: CA, San Francisco - Golden Gate Conditional Release Program - San Francisco, CA 94107Position Type: Full-TimeEducation Level: Graduate DegreeTravel Percentage: NoneJob Shift: DayJob Category: Behavioral Health Professional & SupportAnnual Salary: $77,000.00 to $93,000.00 Depending on Licensure and Years of Experience MHM Services, a Centurion company, is proud to be the provider of mental health services to the California Department of State Hospitals Conditional Release Program (CONREP).

The CONREP program is a statewide system that provides standardized intensive community outpatient mental health services for judicially committed individuals and mentally disordered offenders.

We are currently seeking a full-time Forensic Mental Health Clinician to join our team at our Golden Gate CONREP Program located in San Francisco, California.

The Forensic Clinician will provide a variety of mental health services to patients in an intensive outpatient setting including: case management, risk assessment, treatment planning, evaluations, drug testing, home visits and searches, court reports and testimony, and individual, group, and collateral psychotherapy.

Schedule

8:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday We offer excellent compensation and comprehensive benefits for our full-time team members including: Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance 401(k) with company match Generous paid time off Paid holidays Flexible Spending Account Continuing Education benefits Much more...

Qualifications Master's degree in Social Work or Counseling from an accredited educational institution required: LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, ACSW, APCC, AMFT Two years of for forensic mental health experience preferred, which may include substance abuse counseling. Must be able to pass a background investigation and obtain agency security clearance where applicable. indmhm

Key Responsibilities

Provide intensive community outpatient mental health services to judicially committed individuals. Responsibilities include case management, risk assessments, psychotherapy, and providing court reports and testimony.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work or Counseling with a valid license (e.g., LCSW, LPCC, LMFT). Two years of forensic mental health experience is preferred, and candidates must pass a background investigation.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Court TestimonyClinical Evaluations

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Forensic Mental Health Clinician (LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, ACSW, APCC, AMFT) (80279) at Centurion Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,961 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 28% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $77k 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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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
94% this job
Sign-on bonus
44%
CME allowance
38% this job
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,961 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in San Francisco

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.74M≈ 22.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,682/mo≈ 73% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 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.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
401(k) with Company Match
Generous Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays