Licensed Intensive Outpatient Therapist for College Students
Listed compensation
$42-63 per hour
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
CLINICIAN FOR INNOVATIVE SUD/MENTAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT TREATMENT CENTER FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
About Us
The Haven at College provides an intensive outpatient treatment program focusing on college students based in California with mental health and substance use disorders. Our in-person location is in LA across the street from the University of Southern California. Online we treat college students all across California.
Our vision is for every major college across the country to have a Haven at College. Our intensive outpatient treatment program provides direct clinical services that meet the highest level of substance use disorder and mental health care for college-age adults in California.
The Haven’s in person and virtual clinical program inspires students to be engaged in their treatment experience by drawing from a variety of evidence-based theories to help them feel supported and understood as they heal and grow.
The Haven is an early-stage growth company, and this position provides a unique opportunity to join a passionate team that will drive accelerated expansion while helping address the increasing mental health and substance use disorder demands on University campuses.
Position Overview
You will play a critical role in the delivery of high-quality clinical services to clients with mental health and addiction disorders in an intensive outpatient treatment setting. The ideal candidate will have a desire and passion to be part of a dynamic team working together to build the premier behavioral health company that meets the unique needs of college students and their families.
Duties include, coordinating care with other treatment providers, crisis management, attending staff and treatment planning meetings, and completing appropriate documentation of therapy sessions.
Job Responsibilities
Clinical Service
- Provide the highest quality clinical services, both in person and via telehealth, to young adults with mental health and addiction disorders
- Meet directly with clients to determine their clinical needs, including conducting assessments, providing individual, family and group psychotherapy, treatment planning and discharge planning
- Utilize outcomes measures and client satisfaction surveys to monitor progress and engagement
- Complete documentation in a timely manner
- Participate in utilization reviews for your caseload
- Consult with treatment team to ensure collaborative conceptualization and treatment plans
- Engage family members when appropriate to enhance client recovery
- Collaborate with the Clinical Director and other case management colleagues to refer students out to higher levels of care (as needed)
Client Engagement
- Proactively ensure that clients are assigned to the appropriate level of treatment and interventions, and monitor attendance and engagement on a daily basis
- Utilize supervision, collaboration and training as necessary to continue to provide the highest quality and level of student care and engagement
- Evaluate results from client satisfaction surveys in order to recommend continuous improvement with student engagement
Compliance
- Consistently maintain professional standards regarding client rights and demonstrate adherence to HIPAA and all local, State and Federal laws and ethical guidelines
- Attend all staff trainings and Haven company meetings to increase understanding of company priorities and standards
Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a minimum Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology, Counseling or Social Work. Licensed in the state of California as a Ph.D., PsyD, LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC
- Experience working with young adults in an addiction treatment and mental health setting
- Working knowledge of evidence-based treatment modalities for addiction, mental health and co-occurring disorders, including CBT, DBT and MI, as well as 12-step and other recovery programs
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Proficiency in electronic health record (EHR) systems and client documentation
- Ability to work evenings and weekends for therapy groups, program outings and gatherings
- Understanding of ICD-10 and DSM V
Position Details
- Compensation: $42-63 per hour at $90,000-138,000 annual pay for candidates licensed 2 years or more.
- Must be able to work 5 days per week, between Monday- Friday and Saturdays as needed.
- Full-time Positions from 11:30AM-8PM Daily
Benefits (Full Time Only)
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision plans coverage since day one
- 401k Retirement Savings Program
- Health savings account (HSA)
- Health care flexible spending account (FSA)
- Limited health care flexible spending account (LFSA)
- Dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA)
- Prescription drug coverage
- Basic life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) coverage
- Supplemental life insurance
- Supplemental accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
Additional Requirements
- Environments Demands and Exposures to Hazards: (OSHA Level - II). Normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid, tissues, but employment may require some unplanned, Category I activities.
- Essential Physical/Mental Demands
- Physical Demands: Must be ambulatory
- Must have visual/hearing acuity
Mental Demands
- Must have verbal ability
- Must be able to comprehend instructions
- Must be able to write legibly
- Must be able to comprehend/interpret charts, diagrams, possess inductive and deductive reasoning.
Manual Dexterity Required
- Must possess dexterity, stand, sit, walk, lift and carry twenty pounds for short distances
- Meet drug screening and background testing as per state and agency requirements
Key Responsibilities
Deliver high-quality clinical services, including individual, family, and group psychotherapy, to college students with mental health and addiction disorders. Coordinate care with treatment providers, manage crises, and maintain timely clinical documentation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Intensive Outpatient Therapist for College Students at Trinethire a 7.7 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 7,961 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 28% have no call, 62% require no weekends — this position is remote.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$109k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k 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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