Job Description

Pathways to Wellness is the premiere relationship-focused mental health center in Orange County. You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced, enthusiastic, highly motivated and trained, compassionate, and heart-centered therapists – led by psychologist and Certified Gottman Therapist and Master Trainer, Dr. Nancy Young, in a supportive and lucrative group private practice setting.

We are seeking to add a new, talented therapist to our team who specializes in working with a diverse population of adults and couples, with a wide array of clinical conditions and mental health needs. We are accepting applications from licensed providers only.

Key Responsibilities

Our new therapist must schedule clients BOTH in-person and online, 15 to 40 clients per week, Monday through Sunday, from 9am to 8pm. It is expected that they will provide enough varying availability to accommodate the scheduling needs of our adult and couple’s client population. As such, the following scheduling parameters apply:

• Therapists must be available for scheduling clients at least three (3) different days of the week. For instance, a therapist who is only available to see clients on Thursdays and Fridays would not have adequate availability for the position.
• Therapists must schedule clients for in-person or online; depending on specific client needs or locations.
• Therapists will need to offer a variety of morning, mid-day, evening, and weekend hours.
• Therapists must be available to schedule clients at our highest-demand hours of 4:00 5:00 and 6:00 pm, at least two evenings per week.
• The incoming therapist is expected to maintain a minimum 15 direct therapy hours per week once they have established a steady caseload over approximately two months.
• Therapists are expected to conduct at least 4-5 hours of direct therapy services per workday.

THE INCOMING THERAPIST CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY 3 - 5 NEW CLIENT LEADS EACH WEEK

The clinicians who have had the most success in building their caseload have exhibited the following traits:

• They make an effort to connect with new clients within 24 hours of initial phone contact
• They convey empathy and compassion during the call
• They are consistent in maintaining their appointments
• They express positive regard toward their clients
• They convey confidence in their abilities
• They follow-up with (to thank and/or consult with) referral sources, and
• They instill hope early on in the therapy process.

Skills & Experience

Our busy private practice setting requires that all of our clinicians are comfortable working independently and who are highly responsive to new clients that are in the inquiry stage of finding the right therapist and help. The right candidate will be self-motivated, committed to learning, technology-adept and knowledgeable, capable of exercising good judgment to solve problems, and dedicated to a high quality of work. Furthermore, we strive for excellence in client care—and we are looking for a clinician who goes above and beyond— someone who quickly establishes rapport and who maintains strong and lasting relationships with their clients. Our practice operates like a close-knit family, therefore our ideal candidate is someone who is seeking a long-term position as a member of our team.

In addition, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• At least 2 years of post-licensure experience
• Active California License as a Psychologist, Marriage & Family Therapist, or Clinical Social Worker
• Completion (in good standing) of a Masters Degree from an accredited Marriage & Family Therapy or Social Work program
• Must own a laptop computer with version 2010 or newer Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Must be proficient in the following computer programs and technology:
• Microsoft Word (e.g., tracking changes, saving a word document as pdf, formatting text)
• Excel (basic operation)
• Microsoft OneDrive and Outlook
• Wireless printing and scanning (e.g., downloading and installing a printer driver, configuring a new printer in your computer settings, scanning a document to save on your computer)
• Zoom video meeting program
• Electronic health record software for client sessions and documentation (Theranest).
• Must have excellent writing skills
• Must have excellent interpersonal and phone communication skills
• Must provide contact information for three professional references with the application