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Life Landscaping
Santa Clarita, California

Therapist (LMFT, AMFT, LCSW, ASW, APCC) Santa Clarita - Mental Health and Substance Use

Social WorkerNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$34-$45/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Life Landscaping, Inc. is a rapidly growing behavioral health organization dedicated to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care to adults with mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders. We are currently seeking skilled and mission-driven therapists to join our multidisciplinary team at our PHP and IOP treatment facility in Santa Clarita.

We welcome applications from licensed and associate clinicians who are passionate about working with moderate to high-acuity clinical presentations and thrive in a structured, team-oriented treatment setting.

Competencies

  • Experience with mental health and/or substance abuse populations/experience in dual diagnosis.
  • Comfortable facilitating groups, in addition to conducting individual therapy sessions.
  • Training in evidence-based practices.
  • Desire to participate as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team.
  • Ability to demonstrate respect for cultural and lifestyle diversity of clients and staff.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to multi-task, manage client care, and maintain facility standards.
  • Desire to assist those with mental health and substance abuse concerns.

Ability to manage screening, assessment, individualized treatment planning, crisis intervention, group and individual counseling, case management, referral, discharge summaries, clinical documentation, and professional ethics.

Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, supervisors, utilization reviewers, therapists, and medical and operational professionals.

Ability to positively interact and develop rapport with clients and their families.

Ability to develop systems and methodologies for continuous improvement of program and treatment modalities.

Understanding of diverse cultures and gender-specific issues and ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into the practice setting.

Qualifications

  • LMFT/AMFT, LCSW/ACSW (Must have complete supervised hours by LCSW elsewhere) or LPCC/APCC.
  • Preferred experience in dual diagnosis.
  • Must be comfortable facilitating both MH and SA groups, in addition to conducting individual therapy sessions.

Experience

  • Computer Skills.
  • Computer Literacy in electronic medical records and email.

Please note: Pay scale is determined by license or associate status and whether or not supervision is required in addition to experience.

$34 - $45 an hour

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance

Job Type: Full-time

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm

Life Landscaping, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will facilitate individual and group therapy sessions for adults with mental health and substance use disorders. They are responsible for conducting assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, and maintaining clinical documentation within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental health counselingSubstance abuse treatmentMultidisciplinary collaborationCultural competency

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist (LMFT, AMFT, LCSW, ASW, APCC) Santa Clarita - Mental Health and Substance Use at Life Landscaping a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Addiction Medicine (Social Work) — ranked against 37 active Addiction Medicine (Social Work) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Addiction Medicine — Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Addiction Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 32% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Addiction Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 8.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Addiction Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · top 25% in addiction medicine (social work)ranked against 37 Addiction Medicine (Social Work) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$71k–$94kAddiction Medicine median $60k (middle half $56k–$64k)104 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$74k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 32% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Social Worker listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment745 active listings, Oct 2026
Addiction Medicine pay trend−8.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (37 Addiction Medicine (Social Work) 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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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.0
Better work-life than 80% of Addiction Medicine (Social Work) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 37 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Life Landscaping

Mental Health Care
Los Angeles, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance

Living in Santa Clarita

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$738k
Typical market rent
$2,783/mo
Residents’ average commute
34 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.