Associate Mental Health Therapist

Counselor / TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$40 per session

The week · per this posting · Friday – Sunday

Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Want the Ultimate in Flexibility and Work-Life Balance?

About Fusion Care Group

Fusion Care Group is a fun and creative outpatient mental health private practice that provides individual, group, and family therapy, psychiatric services and medication management for a wide variety of diagnoses. We have 170+ clinicians with 20 in-person offices and a fully integrated telehealth platform.

Check out our Glassdoor rating!

NOTE - If you are looking to fill your schedule, the overwhelming client demand is for in-person, and we have multiple offices to choose from. Please know that in-person of 3 days per week is much easier to fill a schedule.

Benefits

LARGE COMFORTABLE OFFICES

Great Therapist Work - Life Balance

WE SCHEDULE INTAKES

EASY to Use Mental Health EHR

WE CREDENTIAL YOU

We Provide the Referrals

  • MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION
  • 401k

Paid SICK Time

Career Advancement

"AS AN EMPLOYEE AT FUSION CARE WE ARE HEARD, APPRECIATED AND VALUED, THIS IS A GREAT COMPANY TO WORK FOR WITH CARING AND FUN MANAGEMENT" - Fusion Therapist

Responsibilities

Fusion Care Group is currently looking for an associate mental health counselor in CA who would like experience working at a private practice.

  • In-person 3+ days - (Required)
  • Some weekend hours Friday - Sunday in-person and weekday hours to 6pm (preferred)
  • Must be willing to work with couples, children and adolescents

Our company promotes a positive work environment that includes supportive/open communication, team collaboration, and respect for your talents as a healer so that clients can flourish!

We offer the opportunity to work with children, families, couples and adults with a variety of mental health diagnoses.

Areas of experience with ADHD/Depression/Anxiety/Autism Spectrum will be helpful.

Experience with children is a necessity. Consultation support will be provided.

Self-motivated and independent individuals will thrive in this environment.

Principal Duties and Core Skills

Practice independently and provide a professional and confidential assessment as well as individual, family, and group psychotherapy services to help clients address issues including emotional/behavioral problems, environmental conditions, and social difficulties.

Work closely with other psychology professionals in a mental health care coordination, consultation, and training role.

  • Collaborate on care coordination with school and other involved professionals
  • Complete diagnostic assessment including assessment of mental health concerns, treatment plans, anxiety and depression measures, and measures of progress

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time

Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic form

Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others - Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others

Thinking Creatively - Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers and other staff

Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and staff by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Qualifications

  • Evidence of clinical licensure in CA - AMFT / ACSW / APC / RPA
  • Must have at least 6 months of clinical experience working with children, youth, adults and families with diverse clinical issues.
  • Proficiency in computer skills, especially using Microsoft Office and electronic health records.
  • Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
  • Pay: $40.00 per session

License/Certification

CA AMFT / ACSW / APC (Required)

Ability to Relocate

  • San Diego, CA: Relocate before starting work (Required)
  • Work Location: In person

Company Description

Fusion Care Group is a flexible and creative outpatient mental health private practice that provides individual, group, and family therapy as well as medication management and psychiatric services for a wide variety of diagnoses. We have 170+ clinicians with 20 in person offices as well as telehealth statewide in CA, AZ and ID.

Check out our Glassdoor rating!

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyTreatment planningClinical documentationConflict resolutionCrisis intervention

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% 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)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $87k (middle half $79k–$113k)41 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in California594 active7,858 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 56% remote · 28% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, 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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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,838 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends
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About Fusion Care Group, a Psychological Professional

Hospitals and Health Care
La Mesa, California
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision
401k
Paid Sick Time
Career Advancement
Large comfortable offices
We schedule intakes
Easy-to-use mental health EHR
We credential you

Living in Chula Vista

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$775k
Typical market rent
$2,935/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
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 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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