Licensed Mental Health Therapist - Outpatient Manager
Compensation
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Job Description
Wings Counseling Center in Carlsbad, CA is hiring for a Outpatient Manager (Licensed Therapist).
Primary Purpose and Function
The primary goal of the Outpatient Manager position is to maintain responsibility for administrative and leadership aspects of Wings Counseling Center’s outpatient program Therapists and culture. They oversee team members in the outpatient department to ensure they are performing effectively. This role is also responsible for their own clinical caseload.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- Guide and supervise assigned clinicians through the onboard and offboard process
- Review and hold assigned supervisees accountable for administrative tasks
- Review, approve and enter missing timecard entries
- Review and sign clinical notes and documentation
- See through coordination and calls with clients, parents, and providers in community as needed
- Complete monthly administrative clinical reports
- Communicate daily, weekly and monthly business operation updates and requests
- Participate and/or lead in mandatory staffing meetings and lead treatment staffing of current cases
- Complete requested administrative information such as calendar management, drive organization etc.
- Proficiently work inside software platforms such as Outlook, OneDrive, ADP, EMR
- Responsible for reports assigned by ED and CEO.
- 25 scheduled session hours per week, 20 sessions occur per week; monthly goal of 80 sessions
- Provide weekly supervision to supervisees
- Create a family engagement plan upon admission for each minor client
- Complete weekly clinical charting notes/forms every Friday
- Responsible for thoroughly documenting initial assessments, evaluation and development of treatment plans for clients, preparation of discharge summaries and/or continuing care plan
- Reinforce clinical services and staff adherence to the practice’s standards, values, and quality of care
Qualifications
- Licensed PhD, PsyD, LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, or LPC-MHSP, Ph.D., Psy.D.
- Five or above year's experience in the field required
- Behavioral health experience required.
- Comprehensive treatment planning skills required.
- Case management skills preferred.
- Specific, required, current, and active licensure, registration, or certification must be maintained in good standing.
- Preferred candidates should have sound understanding of mental illness, co-occurring disorders, and milieu therapy.
- Proficient computer skills and ability use various software programs required.
- Have a valid driver’s license in good standing and auto insurance required.
- Successfully complete a comprehensive background check required.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment.
Benefits Designed for You and Yours
Sero Mental Health and its subsidiary companies are proud to offer full-time employees and their dependents enrollment in multi-level medical, dental, and vision health benefits with substantial employer premium contributions.
Additionally, the company offers employer paid Life Insurance and AD&D, Long Term Disability, Paid Parental Leave, and Employee Assistance Plans.
Employees can choose from a variety of voluntary benefits including Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Short Term Disability Coverage, Hospital Indemnity and Accident Plans, Critical Illness Coverage, and Legal Assistance. Furthermore, the company offers generous Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay.
Both full and part-time employees have the opportunity to enroll in the company’s 401(K) Retirement Plans with company match of 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 2% contributed per paycheck. Employees contributing to their 401K plan are 100% vested immediately upon becoming eligible for the company match.
All benefits are effective the 1st of the month following 30 days of hire.
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Key Responsibilities
The Outpatient Manager is responsible for overseeing the administrative and clinical operations of the outpatient department while managing a personal caseload. They provide supervision to clinicians, ensure adherence to practice standards, and coordinate care with clients and community providers.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% 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 $87k (middle half $81k–$102k)35 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | California index 110.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in California | 587 active | 7,922 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 42% remote · 28% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Counselor listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,473 in the last 30 days | 1,673 the 30 days before (+48%)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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