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Monte Nido & Affiliates
Agoura Hills, California

Primary Therapist (Part-Time)

CounselorPart-Time

Listed compensation

$33.9-$40.86/hr

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Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

  • Grow with us!
  • Primary Therapist (Part-Time)
  • Monte Nido Vista
  • Agoura Hills, CA

Monte Nido Vista, located in Agoura Hills, CA, is a residential treatment program exclusively for adults seeking treatment for Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, or Exercise Addiction.

Monte Nido’s treatment approach focuses on the restoration of physiological and nutritional balance, implementation of healthy eating and exercise routines, elimination of harmful behaviors, and development of motivation and treatment engagement.

Our objective is to help each client achieve a clear understanding of their eating and/or exercise disorder and its effect on their life, as well as an individualized appreciation of what is necessary for their personal recovery.

  • We are seeking a part-time Primary Therapist to join our multi-disciplinary treatment team.
  • Anticipated Schedule: 2.5 - 3 days per week (must include Wed/ Fri mornings)
  • Pay Range: $33.90 - $40.86/ hr

Total Rewards

Discover a rewarding career with us and enjoy an array of comprehensive benefits! We prioritize your success and well-being, providing:

  • Competitive compensation
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage (Benefits At a Glance)
  • Retirement
  • Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and short-term disability
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development
  • And many more!

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Responsibilities Include

  • Providing individual, group, and family therapy
  • Serving as liaison with families and outpatient providers
  • Interact with insurance companies for pre-certification and utilization management
  • Participating in discharge and aftercare planning
  • Therapeutic meal support, while modeling a healthy relationship with food

Provides safe, empathetic, and affirming care for each client and their unique circumstance based on the clients' intersecting identities

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in clinical counseling or related discipline, at minimum
  • State license (or license-eligible) in a counseling field (e. g., Psychologist, LMFT, LCSW, LPC)
  • Prior experience with eating disorders and higher levels of care is helpful
  • Knowledge of diversity, equity and inclusion practices

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Key Responsibilities

The Primary Therapist provides individual, group, and family therapy while serving as a liaison with families and outpatient providers. They also manage insurance pre-certification, participate in discharge planning, and provide therapeutic meal support.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyEating disorder treatmentCrisis interventionPatient assessmentTreatment planningDiversity and inclusionInterdisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 46% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$78k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $70k 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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$110k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 33 employers

401k / retirement match
74%
CME allowance
43%
Loan repayment
26%
Sign-on bonus
14%
PSLF eligible
14%

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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 7,961 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Agoura Hills

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.01M
Typical market rent
$4,030/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 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.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Monte Nido & Affiliates

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Benefits & Perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Retirement
Company-paid life insurance
AD&D
Short-term disability
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)