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Alexander Valley Healthcare
Cloverdale, California

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$55-$70/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Must have a valid license as a Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of California.

Why Work with Us?

At Alexander Valley Healthcare, you’ll be part of a passionate team where everyone’s voice is heard and valued. This is your chance to work for a leading health care innovator making a real difference in northern Sonoma County.

Professional Growth and Support

We invest in every employee’s continuous learning and development through our programs. From scholarships to professional development opportunities, we ensure that our employees build skills and are able to grow within their roles. Our programs build engagement and contribute to Alexander Valley Healthcare’s strong ethos and dedication to serving our community with outstanding care.

Generous Benefits

Alexander Valley Healthcare offers competitive salaries, a family-friendly work environment, and one of the most generous benefits packages in the industry. Benefits include 99% employer-paid health coverage, life insurance, liberal paid time off, loan repayment, and a retirement plan with employer contribution. We are located in the beautiful City of Cloverdale, northern rural Sonoma County.

Tasks/Duties Include

Works closely with primary care providers to assess patient needs and develop appropriate support and/or interventions.

Behavioral services include but are not limited to; individual therapy, behavioral health education, support groups, information on other community resources and linkages to other resources.

Provides case management support as necessary to ensure that client’s medical, mental health and social service needs are being addressed and met.

  • Provides behavioral health consultation to primary care providers and support staff.
  • Works with medical staff to manage crisis situations.

Participates with Director of Behavioral Health in the development and delivery of trainings on behavioral health topics for medical, dental, and support staff.

Completes and maintains patient records that meet applicable legal and ethical standards and the requirements of AVH.

Maintains high ethical standards, especially confidentiality, as required by AVH, the profession, state and federal regulations.

  • Participates in applicable AVH quality assurance procedures.
  • Attends behavioral health team meetings, relevant agency meetings, and supervision as directed.
  • Seeks clinical and administrative supervision as needed.
  • Participates in ongoing training.

Qualifications

  • LMFT with a valid, unrestricted California license.
  • Current CPR/BLS certification.

Experience

  • One-year experience providing similar services preferred.
  • Experience working in an integrative primary care facility preferred.
  • Experience working with people from various cultures and backgrounds preferred.

Knowledge and Skills

  • Bilingual Spanish and English fluency preferred.
  • Knowledge of compliance issues within the community health center environment.
  • Knowledge of HIPPA policies.
  • Knowledge of incident and mandated reporting requirements and systems.
  • Completes assigned policy review items.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Strong interpersonal skills; ability to be sensitive with persons of various social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Good judgement, problem solving and decision-making skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
  • Pay: $55.00 - $70.00 per hour
  • Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible schedule
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Retirement plan
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance

Medical Specialty

  • Addiction Medicine
  • Psychiatry

Schedule: 10 hour shift

  • 4 hour shift
  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute

Cloverdale, CA 95425 (Required)

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will work with primary care providers to assess patient needs, provide individual therapy, and facilitate behavioral health support. They are also responsible for case management, crisis intervention, and maintaining accurate patient records in compliance with legal and ethical standards.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Marriage and family therapyCrisis managementClinical documentationHIPAA compliance

Marriage & Family Therapy — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 34% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$130k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $117k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) at Alexander Valley Healthcare a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) — ranked against 883 active Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, flexible scheduling.

Top Counselor Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution40 jobs · 30 employers

15
<$95k
9
$95k-115k
10
$115k-135k
2
$135k-155k
4
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs

401k / retirement match
97% this job
Sign-on bonus
40%
CME allowance
30%
Loan repayment
13% this job
PSLF eligible
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.9this job 7.9
Better work-life than 70% of Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 883 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Cloverdale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$620k
Median resident rent
$1,435/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
107.8
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Alexander Valley Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Cloverdale, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

99% Employer-Paid Health Coverage
Life Insurance
Liberal Paid Time Off
Loan Repayment
Retirement Plan with Employer Contribution
401(k)
401(k) Matching
Dental Insurance