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Clear Behavioral Health
Redondo Beach, California

Associate Therapist

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$30-$38/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Clear Behavioral Health is dedicated to supporting individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges through compassionate, holistic, and evidence-based care.

We provide a full continuum of services, including detox, dual diagnosis treatment, residential and outpatient programs, and specialized mental health services, all delivered by a multidisciplinary team of experienced clinicians and support professionals.

Our person-centered approach focuses on treating the whole individual, while empowering clients with the tools, structure, and support needed to achieve long-term recovery and lasting stability

Position Summary

As a therapist for our dual diagnosis outpatient, you will provide professional mental health services to a variety of adult clients. This role involves delivering exceptional care to clients through individual and group therapy sessions, creating personalized treatment plans and fostering a supportive environment for mental health healing and growth. We provide supervision and are looking for associate therapists who are passionate about helping others.

Essential Responsibilities

Client Care and Psychotherapy

  • Provide intensive individual psychotherapy to clients.
  • Lead group psychotherapy sessions, developing topics based on client needs and evidence-based practices.
  • Manage and deliver up to 25 client-facing service hours per week, with up to 15 hours allocated for administrative and non-billable duties.
  • Responsible for the therapeutic care of clients from admission through discharge.
  • Complete suicide risk assessments and Crisis Safety Plans for all at-risk teen and adult clients.
  • May be expected to support additional programs or tracks, either remotely or at locations within driving distance.

Treatment Planning and Collaboration

  • Participate weekly in clinical meetings to assist in treatment planning and goal setting.
  • Create and update individualized weekly treatment plans and ensure all documentation deadlines are met.
  • Collaborate with other counselors to coordinate care, manage cases, and address client concerns.

Environment and Team Support

  • Facilitate connection, communication, and conflict resolution among staff and clients to maintain a safe and supportive recovery environment.
  • Demonstrate and model healthy emotional and physical boundaries for both staff and clients.
  • Assist in the training and mentorship of other Therapists.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

  • Registered Therapist status (AMFT, ACSW, APCC, LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, or equivalent).
  • Hold a Master’s degree.
  • A minimum of 1 year's clinical experience, focusing on adult mental health and co-occurring disorders.

Required Skills/Abilities

  • Demonstrated skill in planning and leading psychotherapy groups.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and adapt to the needs of diverse clients and staff.
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development and continuing education.
  • Ability to diagnose behavioral health problems and disorders and develop treatment plan based on a completed assessment.
  • Knowledge of diagnostic impressions or criteria.
  • Conduct ongoing assessments of patient progress.
  • Involve and advise family members when appropriate.
  • Knowledge of individual and group therapy techniques.
  • Ability to demonstrate clinical skills of empathy, joining, observation and assessment.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability coverage
  • Retirement plan
  • Paid sick, time off, and holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Other company - sponsored wellness or support programs

Pay

Associate pay range is between $30-$38 per hour depending on experience, certifications, and hours accumulated.

Schedules

The schedule is Monday through Friday from 9am-530pm fully on-site.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide intensive individual and group psychotherapy to adult clients while managing treatment plans from admission through discharge. They are also responsible for conducting suicide risk assessments, maintaining clinical documentation, and collaborating with the multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Suicide risk assessmentCrisis safety planningCase managementBehavioral health diagnosisClinical assessmentEvidence-based practice

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 40% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$71k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $64k in an average-cost state. 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 pay$62k–$79kMental Health Therapy median $74k (middle half $62k–$81k)43 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$64k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in California589 active7,846 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 40% no call · 64% 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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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.9
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,956 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site
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About Clear Behavioral Health

Mental Health Care
Redondo Beach, California
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life and disability coverage
Retirement plan
Paid sick time, PTO, and holidays
Employee Assistance Program
Professional development opportunities

Living in Redondo Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.45M
Typical market rent
$3,521/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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