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LifeStance Health
San Francisco, California

Clinical Psychologist (PsyD, PhD)

PsychologistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$136k-$182k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 36m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join LifeStance Health as a Clinical Psychologist – Flexible Schedule, $136K-$182K in San Francisco, California, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $136K - $182K
  • Telemedicine and in-person flexibility
  • Health insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life insurance
  • 401k with match
  • Paid parental leave
  • EAP

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

Apply to join LifeStance Health as a Clinical Psychologist – Flexible Schedule, $136K-$182K.

Key Responsibilities

The psychologist will provide evidence-based mental healthcare to children, adolescents, and adults in an outpatient setting. They are expected to maintain clinical excellence while working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. or Psy.D. and be fully licensed and credentialed in California. Experience in caring for adult and/or child and adolescent populations is required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical psychologyPatient careBehavioral healthEvidence-based treatmentOutpatient careAdult therapyChild and adolescent therapy

Psychologist Career Context

LifeStance Health ranks #9 of 14 employers hiring Psychologist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 83/100, 1,188 active listings.

In California, the Psychology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$141k (266 salary observations; 380 listings), vs ~$129k nationally (2,421 salary observations; 4,133 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 34% have no call, 42% require no weekends.

Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$159k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $144k 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 & Perks33 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
48%
Sign-on bonus
42% this job
Loan repayment
27%
PSLF eligible
15%

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Clinical Psychologist (PsyD, PhD)

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Work-life snapshot

4.8/ 10
Listing-based score

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

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About LifeStance Health

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5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible work schedules
Telemedicine and in-person flexibility
Health insurance
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
401k with match
Paid parental leave