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San Jose Behavioral Health
San Jose, California

Therapist I - Outpatient - Full Time

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$36-$44/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Work Schedule = 40 Hours Full Time, Day

Salary Range

  • AMFT/LMFT/LPCC/LCSW $36.00/hr - $44.00/hr - Based on Experience
  • San Jose Behavioral Health provides a comprehensive package of benefits for Full-time. Current benefits include:
  • Competitive salary
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan with match
  • General Paid Time off to include: Vacation, Sick, Personal Days, and Extended Sick Leave plus Holidays/Holiday Pay

Excellent Training Program

Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry. Join a team with defined career paths and a national family of hospitals and facilities.

Purpose Statement

Assess, diagnose and provide clinical services for those with behavioral health disorders

Essential Functions

  • Apply psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions in the delivery of services to individuals and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed emotional and behavioral disorders.
  • Conduct a psychosocial assessment and develop an initial discharge plan.
  • Conduct individual, group or family sessions as appropriate for the treatment plan of the patient.
  • Provide initial treatment planning for patient based on assessment and coordinate any additional services needed, revising as necessary.
  • Maintain documentation of therapy services provided to each patient according to facility and professional standards and revising as indicated by facility or professional standard.
  • Maintain a caseload as assigned.
  • Participate in treatment team meetings and collaborate with other staff to facilitate services for the patient, as appropriate to their treatment plan.
  • May provide these services in an inpatient or outpatient setting.
  • May perform case management, discharge or after care planning as needed.
  • Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Other Functions

  • Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

  • Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or Human Services field required.
  • One or more years’ experience working with comparable patient population required.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

  • Requisite state or national licensure for professional therapy providers or eligible for state licensure as a professional therapy provider. AMFT/LMFT/LPCC/LCSW.
  • CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
  • First aid may be required based on state or facility.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e. g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

Compensation

Compensation for roles at San Jose Behavioral Health varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, San Jose Behavioral Health provides a reasonable hourly range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California as set forth below.

Salary Range

  • AMFT/LMFT/LPCC/LCSW $36.00/hr - $44.00/hr - Based on Experience
  • We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.
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Qualifications

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

Key Skills

PsychotherapyDischarge planningClinical documentationCrisis interventionCollaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 34% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$75k–$92kMental Health Therapy median $56k (middle half $48k–$83k)48 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$75k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in California577 active7,508 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 48% remote · 34% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia counselor listings (all specialties): 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,562 in the last 30 days1,376 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 30 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
36%
CME allowance
33%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,479 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About San Jose Behavioral Health

Hospitals and Health Care
San Jose, CA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan with match
Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, personal days, extended sick leave)
Holidays and holiday pay
Excellent training program
Professional growth opportunities

Living in San Jose

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.29M
Typical market rent
$3,582/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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