Licensed Therapist

CounselorIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$95k-$115k

The week · per this posting · Tuesday – Saturday

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Posted 58m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Full-time

Clovis, CA

Description

$95,000–$115,000 annual salary (based on experience) + $10,000 Sign-on Bonus | Licensed (LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, PhD/PsyD) | Clovis, CA Full-Time

This position is full-time, onsite Tuesday- Saturday.

About the Role: Provide individual, family, and group therapy for teens ages 12–17 in our Joint Commission-accredited residential treatment program. You'll be embedded in the milieu alongside psychiatrists, nurses, and fellow clinicians—not isolated in an office. This is meaningful clinical work with adolescents facing mental health and substance use challenges.

Why Join Us

  • $10k sign-on bonus for licensed therapists
  • Mission-driven work helping teens and families through crisis
  • Collaborative team based environment
  • Full benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k + match, PTO, FSA, EAP

Requirements

What You'll Do

  • Provide weekly individual, family, and group therapy using DBT, CBT, ACT, and trauma-focused modalities
  • Spend time in the milieu building rapport, modeling interventions, and shaping treatment in real time
  • Conduct biopsychosocial and risk assessments to guide treatment planning
  • Develop and maintain individualized treatment plans
  • Collaborate in daily and weekly multidisciplinary team meetings
  • Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation
  • Participate in a rotating on-call schedule and provide crisis support as needed
  • Note: This is a full-time, in-person role that includes one weekend day in your regular schedule

Requirements

What We're Looking For: Must Have

  • Master's or Doctorate in psychology, counseling, social work, or MFT
  • Active CA license: LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, PhD, or PsyD
  • 2+ years in residential treatment, inpatient behavioral health, or high-acuity settings
  • Experience with adolescents in mental health or substance use treatment
  • Strong background in trauma-informed care and evidence-based modalities

Preferred

  • 3+ years in adolescent residential or psychiatric care
  • Training in EMDR, relapse prevention, or motivational interviewing
  • Experience with family systems work and co-occurring disorders

About Muir Wood: We provide trauma-informed, relationship-centered residential treatment for teens ages 12–17 struggling with mental health and substance use challenges. Our multidisciplinary team works together to help adolescents and families heal. Muir Wood Teen Treatment is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All positions require LiveScan background check

Key Responsibilities

Provide individual, family, and group therapy for adolescents using evidence-based modalities while embedded in a residential treatment milieu. Conduct assessments, develop treatment plans, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support patient recovery.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual therapyFamily therapyTrauma-focused therapyBiopsychosocial assessmentRisk assessmentAdolescent mental health

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 22% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$105k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $95k 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 & Perks38 jobs · 32 employers

401k / retirement match
95% this job
CME allowance
34%
Sign-on bonus
26% this job
Loan repayment
21%
PSLF eligible
16%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 4.2
Better work-life than 30% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,061 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Clovis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$447k≈ 4.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,349/mo≈ 30% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.2
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 · Fresno, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
401k + match
PTO
FSA
EAP
$10,000 Sign-on Bonus