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Clarvida - California
Westminster, California

Pre Licensed Therapist Bilingual

CounselorNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$34-$35/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

About Your Role

Clarvida’s success is built on the strength of our people: individuals who bring the right skills and a deep commitment to our mission of improving lives and communities. Our employees are empowered to bring their full potential to the table, ensuring long-term success for our team and those we serve.

About Your Role

We are seeking a Pre-Licensed Therapist for our CalWORKs Behavioral Health Services program in Westminster. As a Pre-Licensed Therapist, you will work to ensure mental health treatment services are provided in a way that maximizes client independence and family empowerment.

Providing individual, group, family and couples counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, education and vocational development and adjustment. This program does not bill Medi-Cal and is a cost-based program. This program also qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Must be bilingual in any Threshold language.

Perks of This Role

  • Competitive pay starting at $34-35/hour
  • Qualifies for Public Service Load Forgiveness
  • No on call work
  • Office based, no field work.
  • No transporting clients
  • Non MediCal billing program
  • Does the following apply to you?
  • Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or related field from an accredited school
  • Valid Registration as an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, Associate Professional Clinical Counselor or Associate Clinical Social Worker
  • Minimum of two (2) years’ experience working with mental health patients (inpatient and outpatient)
  • Valid CA driver’s license and active auto insurance

What We Offer

Full Time Employees

  • Paid vacation days that increase with tenure
  • Separate sick leave that rolls over each year* up to 10 Paid holidays*
  • Medical, Dental, Vision benefit plan options
  • DailyPay- Access to your daily earnings without waiting for payday*
  • Training, Development and Continuing Education Credits for licensure requirements

All Employees

  • 401K
  • Free licensure supervision
  • Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance program
  • Perks @Clarvida - national discounts on shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainment
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Cellphone stipend

Work Location: Westminster, CA – On-site

Employment Type: Full-time

How to Apply

If you’re passionate about mental health care and helping clients achieve independence and empowerment, we encourage you to apply. Click “Apply Now” to join our dedicated team focused on growth, compassion, and community impact.

About Clarvida

Clarvida is a trusted provider of behavioral health and human services across multiple states. Our trauma-informed, recovery-focused approach supports individuals and families with culturally responsive and evidence-based care.

  • Learn more: clarvida.com
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Equal Opportunity Employer

Clarvida is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide individual, group, family, and couples counseling services to support client independence and family empowerment. Ensure mental health treatment services are delivered effectively to assist clients in personal, social, educational, and vocational development.

Requirements

Requires a Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a related field. Must hold a valid registration as an Associate MFT, APCC, or ASW and have at least two years of experience in mental health settings.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental health counselingIndividual counselingGroup counselingFamily counselingCrisis interventionCase managementTrauma-informed careBilingual communicationClinical documentationClient advocacyTreatment planningPsychotherapy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pre Licensed Therapist Bilingual at Clarvida - California a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 28% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$72k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $65k 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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Work-life snapshot

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  • No call
  • On-site

Living in Westminster

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.03M
Typical market rent
$2,787/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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About Clarvida - California

Health and Human Services
Fredericksburg, Virginia
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid vacation days that increase with tenure
Separate sick leave that rolls over each year
Up to 10 paid holidays
Medical, Dental, Vision benefit plan options
DailyPay access
Training, Development and Continuing Education Credits for licensure requirements
401K
Free licensure supervision