Experiential Therapist
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
Key Skills
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Mental Health Therapy median $56k (middle half $48k–$83k)48 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | California index 110.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in California | 568 active | 7,569 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 48% remote · 28% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California 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 listings | 2,475 in the last 30 days | 1,365 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 |
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