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Bayside Marin
San Rafael, California

Therapist

Counselor / TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$104k-$125k

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Job Description

  • $5,000 Sign On Bonus
  • Full Licensure Required
  • Salary: $104,000 - $124,800/Yr.

Bayside Marin Treatment Center is seeking a dedicated and experienced Fully Licensed Therapist/Clinical Manager to lead and support our clinical team in delivering high-quality mental health care. This role is responsible for overseeing clinical operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and fostering a collaborative, patient-centered treatment environment.

The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership skills and a passion for supporting individuals on their mental health and recovery journeys. This position plays a key role in guiding clinical staff, maintaining program excellence, and driving positive patient outcomes.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Social Work or a related field required
  • Minimum of 5+ years of experience working in mental health
  • Prior leadership or supervisory experience preferred
  • Strong communication, organizational, and clinical skills
  • Experience implementing ASAM

Schedule: Sunday through Thursday

Flexible working hours

Compensation

Salary range: $104,000 - $124,800 annually, based on experience and qualifications

Why Bayside Marin?

Our team is passionate, skilled, and dedicated to clinical excellence. We believe in treating each client as an individual, tailoring care to their unique needs and backgrounds. At Bayside Marin, you’ll work in a supportive environment that values collaboration, growth, and compassion.

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 mental disorders.
  • Conduct individual, group or family therapy as appropriate for the treatment plan of the patient.
  • Conduct a psychosocial assessment and develop an initial discharge plan.
  • Provide initial treatment planning for patient based on assessment and coordinate any additional services needed and revise as necessary.
  • Maintain documentation of therapy services provided to each patient according to facility and professional standards, revising as necessary.
  • 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 patient setting.
  • Provide case management, discharge planning or after-care planning according to treatment plan.
  • May assist in educating and training staff on behavior management or therapeutic crisis intervention.
  • May coordinate various clinical, psychosocial or educational activities with patient and their families.
  • Evaluate patient's need and determine if referrals to other program or facilities are needed.
  • May assist in the training of new clinical staff and interns.
  • May coordinate the activities of other clinical and direct patient care personnel, providing direction and clinical guidance.
  • 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.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

  • Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or other therapeutic field is required.
  • Six or more years’ experience as a therapist with two or more years’ experience with the specific population of the facility is required.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

  • State or national licensure for professional therapy providers required.
  • 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.

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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  • BAYMAR

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical leadershipASAM implementationStaff supervisionRegulatory compliancePatient assessmentOrganizational skillsClinical documentation

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 20% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$104k–$125kMental Health Therapy median $56k (middle half $48k–$83k)48 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$103k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in California581 active7,906 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 62% remote · 20% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Counselor listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,573 in the last 30 days1,547 the 30 days before (+66%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.5% 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

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Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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About Bayside Marin

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

Benefits & Perks

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus
Flexible working hours

Living in San Rafael

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.24M≈ 11.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,166/mo≈ 37% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
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.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.