Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC)
Listed compensation
$118k-$135k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join LifeStance Health as a Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC) – Sign-On Bonus in Encinitas, California, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $118K - $135K
- Sign on bonus
- Full benefits package: health, dental, vision, life
- 401k (with match)
- Paid parental leave
- EAP
- Unlimited/uncapped earnings
- Full administrative support
- Latest in digital technology
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Flexible scheduling available.
Apply to join LifeStance Health as a Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC) – Sign-On Bonus.
Key Responsibilities
The therapist will provide high-quality, evidence-based mental healthcare to children, adolescents, and adults in an outpatient setting. They are expected to maintain clinical excellence while contributing to a collaborative and supportive team environment.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a full, active California state license as an LMFT, LPCC, or LCSW. Experience working with adult, child, and adolescent populations is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Social Worker Career Context
LifeStance Health ranks #4 of 11 employers hiring Social Worker on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 84/100, 1,169 active listings.
In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (1,001 salary observations; 1,454 listings), vs ~$83k nationally (7,894 salary observations; 16,644 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 16% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% 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 ~$127k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $114k 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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