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Evolve Treatment Centers
San Jose, California

Primary Therapist Outpatient

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$85k-$105k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 58m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Evolve Treatment Centers is looking for a Primary Therapist to join our team at our PHP/IOP facility in San Jose, CA!

We are looking for a professional who is passionate about working with adolescents to join our team and grow with us. The ideal candidate is flexible, dedicated, knows how to take initiative, maintains appropriate boundaries, and stays calm in stressful situations. We value our employee’s success and happiness and promote a culture where our employees can continually grow and thrive. This position provides you the opportunity to make significant impact in the lives of teens and their families.

A considerable amount of training will be provided, and you will have the support of your team-members. This position is challenging yet rewarding as our staff have the opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of teens and their families.

Payrate: 85,000 - 95,000 for unlicensed and $100,000 - $105,000 for licensed.

Hours: We ask that candidates be available Monday–Thursday between 9am and 7pm. Your actual workday will be 8 hours within that time frame, and at least two days each week will be scheduled 11am–7pm. Fridays will be 9am - 5pm

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Maintain a reasonable caseload (including individual and family sessions)
  • Complete all necessary documentation on time in EMR
  • Facilitate weekly therapy groups, including DBT Groups
  • Attend weekly Treatment Team meetings and present cases to clinical team
  • Complete Biopsychosocial Assessments upon admission
  • Coordinate after-care with parents and Discharge Coordinator

Requirements

  • LMFT/LCSW/LPCC or associates ACSW/AMFT/APCC
  • Must be able to pass a background check
  • Exceptional clinical judgment
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, challenging, and dynamic environment
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Benefits

  • Health, Dental, Vision, FSA
  • PTO, Paid sick, paid community service, bereavement, holiday pay
  • Employee EAP Program
  • 401k w/ match
  • In-house CEU and training

For information on Evolve's privacy practices, see the Evolve California Personnel Privacy Notice located at https://evolvetreatment.com/personnel-privacy-notice/

Key Responsibilities

The primary therapist will manage a caseload of adolescents, conducting individual and family therapy sessions while facilitating DBT groups. They are also responsible for completing clinical documentation, performing biopsychosocial assessments, and coordinating discharge planning.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Interpersonal skillsCase managementIndividual therapyCrisis managementAdolescent therapyTreatment planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Therapist Outpatient at Evolve Treatment Centers a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 24% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

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

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$95k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $86k 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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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
20%
Loan repayment
13%
PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

6.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in San Jose

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1,300k
Typical market rent
$3,563/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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.

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About Evolve Treatment Centers

Hospitals and Health Care
Los Angeles, ca
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, Dental, Vision, FSA
PTO, Paid sick, paid community service, bereavement, holiday pay
Employee EAP Program
401k w/ match
In-house CEU and training