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Clear Behavioral Health
Pasadena, California

Associate Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$30-$38/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Clear Behavioral Health is dedicated to supporting individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges through compassionate, holistic, and evidence-based care.

We provide a full continuum of services, including detox, dual diagnosis treatment, residential and outpatient programs, and specialized mental health services, all delivered by a multidisciplinary team of experienced clinicians and support professionals.

Our person-centered approach focuses on treating the whole individual, while empowering clients with the tools, structure, and support needed to achieve long-term recovery and lasting stability

Position Summary

As a therapist for our outpatient you will provide professional mental health services to a variety of clients. This role involves delivering exceptional care to clients through individual and group therapy sessions, creating personalized treatment plans and fostering a supportive environment for mental health healing and growth.

Essential Responsibilities

Client Care and Psychotherapy

  • Provide intensive individual psychotherapy to clients.
  • Lead group psychotherapy sessions, developing topics based on client needs and evidence-based practices.
  • Manage and deliver up to 25 client-facing service hours per week, with up to 15 hours allocated for administrative and non-billable duties.
  • Responsible for the therapeutic care of clients from admission through discharge.
  • Complete suicide risk assessments and Crisis Safety Plans for all at-risk teen and adult clients.
  • May be expected to support additional programs or tracks, either remotely or at locations within driving distance.

Treatment Planning and Collaboration

  • Participate weekly in clinical meetings to assist in treatment planning and goal setting.
  • Create and update individualized weekly treatment plans and ensure all documentation deadlines are met.
  • Collaborate with other counselors to coordinate care, manage cases, and address client concerns.

Environment and Team Support

  • Facilitate connection, communication, and conflict resolution among staff and clients to maintain a safe and supportive recovery environment.
  • Demonstrate and model healthy emotional and physical boundaries for both staff and clients.
  • Assist in the training and mentorship of other Therapists.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

  • Registered Therapist status (AMFT, ACSW, APCC, LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, or equivalent).
  • Hold a Master’s degree.
  • A minimum of 1 year's clinical experience, focusing on adult and adolescent mental health.

Required Skills/Abilities

  • Demonstrated skill in planning and leading psychotherapy groups.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and adapt to the needs of diverse clients and staff.
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development and continuing education.
  • Ability to diagnose behavioral health problems and disorders and develop treatment plan based on a completed assessment.
  • Knowledge of diagnostic impressions or criteria.
  • Conduct ongoing assessments of patient progress.
  • Involve and advise family members when appropriate.
  • Knowledge of individual and group therapy techniques.
  • Ability to demonstrate clinical skills of empathy, joining, observation and assessment.

Pay

Associate pay range is between $30-$38 per hour depending on experience, certifications, and hours accumulated.

Schedule

The schedule is Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11am-730pm fully on-site, plus Tuesdays for a 2 hour supervision block and Thursdays from 2PM to 4PM for a weekly clinical meeting and which may be attended virtually.

Key Responsibilities

Provide intensive individual and group psychotherapy while managing a caseload from admission through discharge. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop personalized treatment plans and ensure clinical documentation standards are met.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Crisis safety planningSuicide risk assessmentCase managementDiagnostic assessmentEvidence-based practice

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 24% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$71k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $64k 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

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
93%
CME allowance
41% this job
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,029 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Pasadena

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.30M
Typical market rent
$3,022/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Clear Behavioral Health

Mental Health Care
Redondo Beach, California
51-200 employees