Associate Therapist
Listed compensation
$29.5-$34/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
What You’ll Do
Position Summary
Under the supervision of the designated Clinical Supervisor, the Associate Therapist, facilitates individual and group sessions with clients, as well as performs various clinical core functions. The Associate Therapist provides milieu management by modeling intervention techniques in mentoring floor staff.
This position may coordinate the stage system with the completion of written assignments, reflection, subsequent advancement through the stages and scheduling of earned privileges.
Key Performance Responsibilities
- Carry a client case load as determined by supervisor.
- Facilitate individual sessions.
- Facilitate clinical and experiential group therapy sessions.
Participate in completion of clinical core functions which may include, but not limited to, screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, intervention, and discharge planning.
Engage in a treatment team approach by coordinating treatment goals and services in collaboration with the treatment team.
Coordinate the stage system with the completion of written assignments, reflection, subsequent advancement through the stages and scheduling of earned privileges.
- Adherence with documentation standards, including timely submission and quality record-keeping and reporting.
- Model milieu management techniques utilizing trauma-informed, attachment-based, and relational therapeutic interventions.
- Support the team with crisis prevention, intervention, and management as needed.
- Attend Clinical New Hire Orientation, as well as various trainings, including clinical topics, Newport protocol-specific, and therapeutic modalities, as assigned by supervisor.
- Attend individual, triadic, or group supervision weekly in accordance with state regulations.
- Attend weekly treatment team, and clinical and staff meetings.
- Maintain clear boundaries with residents and staff.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Makes You a Great Fit
- Master’s degree in a clinical discipline required.
- Board-registered to accrue hours towards licensure in the State in which services are provided, required.
- Experience working with children, adolescents or young adults in the mental health field preferred.
- Compensation for this role ranges from $29.50-$34 per hour depending on education and experience.
Key Responsibilities
Manage a client caseload and facilitate individual, group, and experiential therapy sessions while contributing to clinical functions such as screening, assessment, treatment planning, and discharge planning. Coordinate care with the treatment team, support the stage system and milieu management, maintain timely clinical documentation, and assist with crisis prevention and intervention.
Requirements
A master's degree in a clinical discipline and board registration to accrue licensure hours in the state where services are provided are required. Experience working with children, adolescents, or young adults in mental health is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 18% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $61k–$71k | Mental Health Therapy median $69k (middle half $62k–$83k)41 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$60k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in California | 581 active | 7,916 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 54% remote · 18% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Counselor listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,512 in the last 30 days | 1,528 the 30 days before (+64%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −1.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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