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Rosemead, California

REASONS ART THERAPIST

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Pay Rate: $70––$80

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Reasons Eating Disorder Center
  • Art Therapist – Contractor
  • Pay Rate: $70 -- $80 per session
  • Are you caring, compassionate and hardworking?
  • Apply today to join our amazing team!

Reasons Eating Disorder Center (Reasons) is seeking candidate professionals, preferably with previous experience working with eating disorders, trauma, substance use and LGBTQIA+ communities, to provide compassionate care to our diverse patients in our residential treatment facilities located in beautiful, intimate six-bed houses in the Pasadena and the Arcadia neighborhoods of the Los Angeles area, and our Reasons inpatient/partial hospitalization eating disorder programs at BHC Alhambra Hospital.

Job Description

The Art Therapist leads experiential groups at all sites, incorporating drawing, painting and other art forms with counseling and therapy, exploring feelings, conflicts and identity through art, supplementing and bolstering other forms of therapy our patients engage in. The Art Therapist works collaboratively with therapists, Registered Dietitians and nurses to provide relevant groups to patients in the milieu.

Minimum Requirement

Registration with the Art Therapy Credentials Board

Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university.

Requires a minimum of one (1) year art therapy experience. Experience in working with eating disorders patients is strongly preferred; however, education in the field may be accepted in lieu of experience.

  • Reasons’ contractors receive great opportunities.
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Career and growth opportunities

Competitive Compensation

Supervision by Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS) provided.

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services.

Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities.

Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. uhs.com.

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Your passion, inspiration, and talents are invaluable to us and our mission to serve others. Our facility can provide a place for you to thrive and continue your professional development.

We provide a place of respite and reflection for all genders of all ages to work through their eating disorders and discover their reasons for recovery.

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Qualifications

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Eating disorder treatmentTrauma-informed careSubstance use treatmentGroup therapyCollaborationPatient care

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 42% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
21%
PSLF eligible
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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 Rosemead

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$884k
Typical market rent
$2,955/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 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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Benefits & Perks

Supervision by Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS)
Career and Growth Opportunities
Competitive Compensation