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Newport Healthcare
Orange, California

Associate Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

from $61,462

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Job Description

What You’ll Do

The Associate Therapist facilitates individual and group sessions with clients, mentors direct care staff, and works collaboratively within treatment teams. Key responsibilities include:

  • Facilitating individual therapy sessions within the framework of Newport Healthcare’s clinical model
  • Facilitating clinical and experiential group therapy sessions to support healing and connection
  • Participating in screenings, intakes, orientations, assessments, treatment planning, and discharge planning
  • Attending trainings and clinical supervision sessions to enhance your skills and broaden your knowledge
  • Serving as a vital part of your clients’ multidisciplinary treatment teams
  • Supporting the team with crisis prevention, intervention, and management as needed

What Makes You a Great Fit

  • Master’s degree in a clinical discipline (required)
  • Board registered to accrue hours towards licensure in the state where services are provided (required)
  • Experience facilitating therapy with children, teens, and/or young adults (preferred)
  • A patient-first mindset that inspires you to reach the highest standards in delivery of care
  • Cultural competency and a clinical style that aligns with Newport Healthcare’s therapeutic approach
  • The capacity to listen attentively and actively, with patience and empathy, and to communicate clearly and effectively
  • The ability to remain calm and composed under pressure or when facing change, delays, or unexpected events
  • Compensation for this role ranges from $61,462-$84,509 per year depending on education and experience.

Additional Details

This position works with clients who are ages 7-11 years old.

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Therapist facilitates individual and group therapy sessions while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on treatment and discharge planning. They also provide crisis intervention and mentor direct care staff to ensure high standards of clinical care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a clinical discipline and be board registered to accrue hours toward licensure. Experience working with children, teens, or young adults is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Crisis managementClinical assessmentMentoringMultidisciplinary collaborationActive listeningClinical documentationChild therapyAdolescent therapy

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 40% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $66k 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs

401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
32%
CME allowance
32%
Loan repayment
13%
PSLF eligible
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,002 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Orange

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.05M≈ 17.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,116/mo≈ 61% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 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.

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

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About Newport Healthcare

Mental Health Care
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Clinical Supervision Sessions
Trainings
Multidisciplinary Treatment Team