Mental Health Therapist

Embark Behavioral Health's NEW OP/IOP/PHP in Walnut Creek, CA is in the market for skilled licensed & associate therapists to join our growing team. We're on a mission to bring adolescent anxiety, depression, and suicide rates to an all-time low – and we need your expertise! Our dream colleague is someone who's not just good with feelings but has a heart for making waves of positive change in families. Join a crew that values empathy, trust, service, growth, and creating results that speak louder than therapy couch confessions. If you're ready to add your magic touch to our mission, hit us up – because changing lives is our kind of therapy!

Salary Range:

$90,000 a year - Licensed

$80,000 a year - Associate (DOE)

Sign on Bonus: $10,000

Location: 370 N Wiget Ln Ste 100 Walnut Creek, CA (On-site.)

Schedule: (3 days) Monday - Friday 8:30 - 5:30 PM (2 days) days out of the week 11 AM - 7 PM

About Us

Embark Behavioral Health stands as the nation's premier network of family behavioral health treatment centers, spanning 15 states. We offer a comprehensive range of services, from residential and wilderness programs to therapeutic boarding schools, outpatient care, and transitional living options. Our mission is to provide a full continuum of care, ensuring support for adolescents, young adults, and their families.

Operating facilities nationwide, we employ a strategic approach, from Long Term Residential and Wilderness Therapy to IOP/PHP clinics and virtual outpatient care. Our local clinics play a pivotal role in broadening access to life-saving mental health treatments for insured families.

Discover more about our proprietary CASA treatment framework, dedicated to enhancing the well-being of teens and families, fostering joy through co-regulation. Click here to learn more. Join Embark Behavioral Health and be the catalyst for change.

• Evidence-Based Practices: Emphasize your knowledge and experience with evidence-based therapeutic approaches and interventions.
• Client-Centered Approach: Stress your commitment to providing client-centered care, tailoring therapy to meet individual needs.
• Drive the Therapeutic Process: Conduct Family, Group, and Individual Therapy sessions with a focus on driving therapeutic progress.

• Cultural Competence: Highlighting the ability to work with a diverse population and understanding cultural nuances is crucial, especially in a diverse area like Ashburn.

• Collaborative Care: Express a willingness to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals, including physicians, psychiatrists, and other specialists.

• Effectively manage case assignments, ensuring a manageable caseload to facilitate the establishment of strong client rapport.
• Maintain compliance with treatment standards through meticulous documentation of notes and adherence to MTP (Master Treatment Plan) standard requirements.
• Contribute to the achievement of program goals by implementing and meeting outcomes testing and standards.
• Oversee the fulfillment of program completion and discharge requirements for all students.
• Develop comprehensive discharge plans for students, ensuring thorough review with both students and their family members.
• Seize the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with adolescents and their families, bringing joy to their lives and contributing to generational healing.

• Minimum: Master's Degree in Behavioral Sciences, including Social Work (MSW), Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or a related discipline.
• Preferred: Clinical Licensure in the State of California. Associate level clinicians will be considered, but must be in close proximity to licensure. (AMFT, ASW, APC.)
• Preferred: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Professional Counselor.
• Preferred: Experience in an outpatient (IOP/PHP) setting using relational, experiential, and systemic modalities.
• Preferred: Two years of working experience as a licensed therapist leading individual, family, and group therapy sessions.
• Preferred: One year of experience using relational, experiential, and systemic modalities.
• A genuine passion for counseling teens and young adults.
• Strong clinical skills and a steadfast commitment to evidence-based practices.
• Proficiency in incorporating clinical diagnostic and assessment instruments to monitor client progress and treatment outcomes.

• Unlock your professional potential with a personalized growth plan, featuring Mastery Program courses in our exclusive clinical approach, training alongside nationally recognized industry leaders, and company-sponsored certifications.

• Benefit from the unwavering support of an experienced executive director and administrative team, united in the mission to facilitate enduring positive change for young people and their families.

• Exercise your entrepreneurial spirit with the chance to create and develop your own program from the ground up.

• Enjoy a comprehensive Benefits Program, encompassing medical insurance with a generous company contribution towards a high deductible plan, dental insurance, vision insurance, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, long-term disability, 401K with company matching, and paid maternal leave.

• Revel in the balance of Company Paid Holidays and a PTO accrual schedule.

• Partake in the rewarding opportunity to nurture relationships with adolescents and their families, bringing joy into their lives and contributing to generational healing.

• Become part of a team led by nationally recognized industry leaders, providing you with a framework of training, support, and long-term advancement opportunities.

• At Embark, we and our team members embody core values of empathy, trusting relationships, service, growth, and results. Join us in making a meaningful difference.

Embark is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Embark is committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience it offers through the diversity of its employees and community. Embark seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who will contribute to the organization's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society.