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San Diego, California

Clinical Licensed Therapist - Temporary 6 month contract

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$30-$50/hr

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Job Description

GenerateHope CA - Clinical Therapist — 6-Month Contract

GenerateHope | San Diego | Part-Time 20 hours

Position Overview

GenerateHope is seeking a compassionate and skilled Clinical Therapist for a 6-month, part-time contract position within our San Diego Restorative Care Program, serving survivors of sex trafficking. This role is central to the healing and restoration of the women in our residential program, and serves as the clinical voice on our program team.

Key Responsibilities

Individual & Group Therapy

  • Provide weekly individual therapy sessions to residents using trauma-informed, evidence-based modalities
  • Lead and facilitate therapeutic group sessions including process groups, psychoeducation, and specialty groups aligned with the needs of survivors
  • Utilize EMDR and other trauma-focused approaches in individual treatment
  • Clinical Leadership

Serve as the clinical lead on the program team, providing guidance, consultation, and reflective supervision to staff on trauma-informed care, resident behaviors, and program dynamics

Participate in weekly care coordination meetings and all-staff team meetings as needed

Provide clinical perspective to inform program decision-making and resident care planning

Documentation & Compliance

Complete thorough and timely clinical documentation including progress notes, assessments, treatment plans, and discharge summaries

Ensure documentation meets grant and compliance requirements

Maintain accurate records in the organization's data management system

Curriculum & Program Development

Develop and adapt clinical curriculum for group programming including evidence-based content relevant to trauma recovery, emotional regulation, healthy relationships, identity, and self-worth

Collaborate with the program team to align clinical programming with residents' phases of care and individualized goals

Assessments

Administer and interpret standardized clinical assessments at intake, quarterly, and discharge including trauma and mental health screening tools

Use assessment data to inform individualized treatment planning and program evaluation

Requirements

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) strongly preferred; candidates with an ASW or equivalent associate licensure actively working toward full licensure will also be considered

Master's degree in Social Work, Professional Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related counseling field (ASW, AMFT, LPC candidate, or equivalent)

Experience working with trauma survivors — experience with survivors of trafficking or exploitation strongly preferred

  • EMDR training and experience desired
  • Strong written communication skills and experience with clinical documentation
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a small, mission-driven residential program environment

Benefits & Perks

  • Starting pay range for LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, PsyD $40-$50 hourly
  • 6-month contracted position with potential for extension
  • Holiday pay within timeframe of Job dates

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Crisis interventionClinical assessmentCurriculum developmentCase management

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 14% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k 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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$120k-140k
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$140k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
34%
Sign-on bonus
23%
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
14%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,853 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in San Diego

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.01M
Typical market rent
$3,036/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 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.

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

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About Generate Hope

Non-profit Organization Management
San Diego, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

$40-$50 hourly
6-month contracted position with potential for extension
Holiday pay within timeframe of job dates