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Monterey, California

Perinatal Licensed Therapist - Ohana

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$55.36-$74.04/hr

The week · per this posting · Tuesday – Saturday

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Job Description

  • JOB DESCRIPTION
  • Position Title: Perinatal Therapist- Licensed
  • Department: Ohana
  • Reports to: Outpatient Assistant Director

Position Summary

The Ohana Perinatal Therapist is responsible for evaluation, individual therapy, and group therapy to caregivers in the perinatal period suffering from a perinatal mental health condition like peripartum depression, anxiety and other disorders specific to pregnancy and post-partum.

In addition, the Ohana Perinatal Therapist provides mental health education to patients and, as appropriate, to the community and other professionals. The therapist utilizes evidence based therapy techniques for perinatal patients to accomplish the above and submits appropriate and timely documentation.

The therapist will also participate in evaluation efforts of the services delivered. Finally, the therapist will fulfill other necessary tasks as needed to support Ohana’s mission and the goals of the Perinatal program as assigned by their manager.

The perinatal therapist is expected to maintain a productivity expectation of 25 billable hours a week.

Experience

Must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience providing psychotherapy to new or expecting parents. Training in either Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is required. Additional training in Exposure and Response Prevention and Interpersonal Psychotherapy is preferred but not required.

Experience working with perinatal loss is also preferred. The therapist will be expected to participate in additional trainings in EBT (evidence-based therapies) as needed; education and supervision activities connected to identified areas of clinician interest and programmatic needs of Ohana.

Education

Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work, Counseling, Clinical Psychology or Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy is required.

Must pass orientation and initial competency assessment as well as ongoing required training.

Licensure/Certifications

LCSW or LMFT is required. Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) is preferred. American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification required. AVADE certification must be obtained within the first 6 months of hire. Will complete mandatory 5150 training by Monterey County to obtain 5150 certification and obtain 5150 Professional staff authorization yearly. Live Scan fingerprint clearance required by the Department of Healthcare Services is a job requirement.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Assigned Work Hours

  • Five 8 hour shifts during open business hours.
  • Shifts include: Tuesday through Saturday schedule or
  • Monday through Friday schedule
  • Shifts start at 8:30am or 10:30am

Position Type: Regular

Pay Range (Based on Years of Applicable Experience)

  • $55.36 to
  • $74.04
  • The hours employees work determine when a shift differential is paid.
  • Hourly Evening Shift Differential: $4.03 Hourly Night Shift Differential: $6.05

Key Responsibilities

The therapist provides evaluation, individual therapy, and group therapy to caregivers experiencing perinatal mental health conditions. They also deliver mental health education to patients and the community while maintaining accurate and timely clinical documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a relevant clinical field and possess an active LCSW or LMFT license. A minimum of two years of experience in psychotherapy for new or expecting parents is required, along with specific training in evidence-based therapies.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Crisis intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Perinatal Licensed Therapist - Ohana at Montage Health 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. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 20% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
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Listed pay$115k–$154kMental Health Therapy median $70k (middle half $62k–$89k)49 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$122k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in California581 active7,878 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 52% remote · 20% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Counselor listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,509 in the last 30 days1,511 the 30 days before (+66%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.9% 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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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,891 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Montage Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Monterey, California
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Evening shift differential ($4.03/hr)
Night shift differential ($6.05/hr)

Living in Monterey

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.24M
Typical market rent
$2,696/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
109.0
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 · Salinas, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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