Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC)
Listed compensation
$118k-$135k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
We are actively looking to hire talented therapists in the San Marcos area, who are passionate about patient care and committed to clinical excellence.
We are actively looking to hire talented therapists in the San Marcos area, who are passionate about patient care and committed to clinical excellence.
Is This You?
- Wanting to deliver high quality behavioral healthcare.
- Seeking work life balance.
- Interested in growing professionally.
What We Offer Therapists:
- Sign on bonus
- Competitive Compensation: $118,000 - $135,000, compensation model based on productivity.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Generous ‘above market’ compensation with unlimited/uncapped earnings.
- Full benefits package: health, dental, vision, life, 401k (with match), paid parental leave, EAP and more.
- Collegial work environment.
- Newly designed and modern offices.
- Full administrative support.
- Latest in digital technology.
- Strong work/life balance.
Licensed Therapists are a critical part of our clinical team. We’re seeking Licensed Therapists that are::
- Fully licensed LMFT or LCSW.
- CA state license.
- Experienced in working with adult, and/or child and adolescent populations.
- Please reach out directly to arrange a time to speak by phone and include your CV, thank you.
- Michael Pitts
- Director, Practice Development
- Michael.Pitts@lifestance.com
- (W) 619-810-9495
- (C) 623-308-4226
Key Responsibilities
The therapist will deliver high-quality behavioral healthcare to adult, child, and adolescent populations. They are expected to maintain clinical excellence while working within a collegial and modern office environment.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a fully licensed LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC credential in the state of California. Experience working with diverse age groups including adults, children, and adolescents is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Social Work — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 28% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$104k (118 salary observations; 292 listings), vs ~$84k nationally (885 salary observations; 3,148 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$127k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $114k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
LifeStance Health ranks #8 of 21 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 83/100, 1,201 active listings.
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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$118k-$135kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 250 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in San Marcos
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $867k≈ 7.3× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $3,357/mo≈ 34% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 111.9
- 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 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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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