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Therapeutic Solutions
Chico, California

Mental Health Therapist

Counselor / TherapistNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$35-$100/hr

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Job Description

Mental Health Therapist

Come join the clinical team as our newest intensive outpatient mental health therapist in Chico, California!

Therapeutic Solutions is an outpatient private practice offering comprehensive mental health care, specializing in intensive outpatient programming for adults and adolescents in a group setting. Our team supports clients through their journey of progress and healing during times of need.

Therapists primarily facilitate structured group therapy using a custom curriculum rooted in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), working in a collaborative team model. There are also opportunities for individual, family, and assessment work. We offer a small-agency feel, a strong multidisciplinary team, and a positive work environment. Our CARE values—Collaboration, Adaptability, Respect, and Excellence—guide how we work together and with clients.

What You’ll Do

  • Facilitate DBT-based group therapy sessions for adults and/or adolescents in our intensive outpatient program
  • Complete psychosocial evaluations and assessments
  • Develop and update treatment plans, including SMART goals
  • Provide individual and family therapy as clinically indicated
  • Participate in weekly interdisciplinary treatment team meetings and case consultation

Complete timely, high-quality clinical documentation in the electronic health record (assessments, progress notes, treatment plans, and discharge summaries)

Support discharge planning and continuity of care, including collaboration with the treatment team and external providers as needed

Contribute to utilization review processes for assigned clients

Collaborate closely with colleagues in a supportive team environment

Schedule: No weekends or crisis on-call work required. Full or Part time 8:00am-5:00pm

What We Offer

  • Competitive hourly pay, Negotiable based on experience
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Catered lunches
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • DBT training and ongoing CEU opportunities
  • Annual paid licensure renewal
  • Free clinical supervision for registered associates
  • Positive, collaborative team culture with social and team-building activities

Requirements

Requirements

Essential

Current licensure as a mental health professional (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, or equivalent) or registration as an associate (AMFT, ASW, APCC, or equivalent) in California

  • Valid driver’s license
  • Ability to complete documentation accurately and within required timelines

Desired

  • At least one year of mental/behavioral health experience
  • Experience with an electronic health record
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and listening skills, plus a willingness to receive feedback
  • Experience with DBT or group therapy preferred

Physical Demands

The role involves a mix of sitting and standing (approximately one-third to one-half of the shift for each). Ability to hear and speak with clients in person and by telephone is required. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.

If this sounds like a place you might want to work in Chico, we want to meet you!

Key Responsibilities

Facilitate DBT-based group therapy sessions for adults and adolescents while completing psychosocial assessments and treatment plans. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide individual and family therapy and maintain accurate clinical documentation.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentTreatment planningIndividual therapyElectronic health recordsInterdisciplinary collaborationCrisis managementCommunication skillsActive listening

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist at Therapeutic Solutions a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,878 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 16% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,878 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$73k–$208kMental Health Therapy median $76k (middle half $69k–$94k)41 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$127k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in California586 active7,924 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 54% remote · 16% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Counselor listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,473 in the last 30 days1,673 the 30 days before (+48%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,878 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,878 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
401(k) with Company Match
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
DBT Training
Ongoing CEU Opportunities
Annual Paid Licensure Renewal
Free Clinical Supervision for Registered Associates

Living in Chico

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$449k
Typical market rent
$1,561/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.2
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Chico, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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