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Orange, California

Experiential Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

What You’ll Do

As our Experiential Therapist, you’ll be at the forefront of facilitating meaningful therapeutic experiences that challenge and empower our clients. Here’s a glimpse of your exciting responsibilities:

Curriculum Creator: Develop and deliver a comprehensive 12-week therapeutic curriculum in your area of specialization that captivates and engages clients.

Group & Individual Sessions: Lead both group and individual therapy sessions, utilizing your unique skills to support clients in their personal growth.

Collaborative Care: Work closely with the Treatment Team to identify when experiential modalities are the perfect fit for clients to access and process trauma.

Progress Tracker: Observe and document client reactions and progress, ensuring clear communication with the treatment team to maintain continuity of care.

Crisis Management: Step in to conduct assessments or manage crises as needed, providing essential support to clients in challenging moments.

Adaptive Interventions: Assess the needs of the therapeutic milieu and adjust interventions to best support each client’s journey.

Program Development: Collaborate with the Clinical Director to enhance program offerings and schedule impactful therapeutic services and group activities.

Adventure Coordinator: Work with Counselors to plan and coordinate experiential outings that enrich the therapeutic process.

Documentation Dynamo: Ensure timely completion of clinical documentation, including progress and group notes, in line with established standards.

Team Player: Attend weekly treatment team meetings, staff meetings, and clinical supervision to foster collaboration and professional growth.

Other Duties: Embrace additional responsibilities as assigned, contributing to the overall success of the program.

What Makes You a Great Fit

  • Master’s degree in clinical or expressive arts discipline required.
  • Board registered (APCC, LAPC, ASW, AMFT, MHCA) or Psychologic Associate in the state in which services are provided required, license preferred.
  • Board certified in area of specialization preferred.
  • Experience providing group and individual therapy with adolescents and young adults in residential setting preferred.
  • Compensation for this role ranges from

Key Responsibilities

The Experiential Therapist will develop and deliver a 12-week therapeutic curriculum while facilitating group and individual sessions to support client growth. They will also collaborate with the treatment team to manage crises, document progress, and coordinate experiential outings.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in a clinical or expressive arts discipline and possess a relevant state board registration or license. Experience providing therapy to adolescents and young adults in a residential setting is preferred.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification (preferred)

Key Skills

Experiential therapyGroup therapyCurriculum developmentTrauma-informed careTreatment planningAdolescent therapyYoung adult therapyResidential careExpressive arts therapyAssessment

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 28% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $56k (middle half $48k–$83k)48 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in California568 active7,569 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 48% remote · 28% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia counselor listings (all specialties): 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,475 in the last 30 days1,365 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.8% 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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Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 42 employers
13
<$90k
14
$90k-110k
11
$110k-130k
8
$130k-150k
4
$150k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

36 jobs
401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
47%
Sign-on bonus
39%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,558 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Orange

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.04M
Typical market rent
$3,037/mo
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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.