Employment Opportunities
Associate Therapist
We’re seeking an Associate Therapist based at our office in Lafayette, CA. This position may start part-time and grow into full-time. This is a hybrid position, where a minimum of two days per week at the office are required.
At TheraThrive (an established group practice), we specialize in neurodivergent populations, including Autism, ADHD, OCD, giftedness/2e, learning disabilities/differences, and high sensitivity. We specifically train our associate therapists in supporting and helping neurodivergent populations of all ages, including children. As your skills grow, we support you to foster your unique therapeutic strengths, and will encourage you to further develop your skills in a niche(s) that compliment our mission of serving neurodivergent clients. APCCs will have a unique opportunity to choose to be trained in therapeutic psychological assessment (not required, yet super fun).
Come join a team that values:
Great team
Consultation and support
Self-care
Life-long learning
Collaboration
Transparancy
Integrative assessment
Counseling strategies that work
Hours
- Part-time is 18-24 per week (15+ client hours, and 3+ admin)
- Full-time is 30-40 hours per week (25+ client hours, and 5+ admin)
Compensation
Compensation is $50-54/hr to start, for direct client service hours and $25 for administrative hours (admin time is typically for supervision meetings and other required meetings; most work hours are direct client service hours). The starting compensation for associate therapists takes into account a greater amount of superviosry responsibility and time. Growth within TheraThrive is possible.
Part-time Associate Therapist Compensation Example:
17 client hours and 3 supervision admin hours per week x 50 weeks is $46,250 – $47,100 gross annually, with BBS supervision, plus paid sick leave, and 401K matching (subject to applicable state and federal withholdings).
Full-time Associate Therapist Compensation Example:
25 client hours and 5 admin hours per week x 50 weeks is $68,750 – $73,750 gross annually, with BBS supervision, plus health insurance benefits, life insurance benefit, paid sick leave, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and 401K matching (subject to applicable state and federal withholdings).
To Apply
- Send us your cover letter
- Send us your CV/Resume
- Complete our application questionnaire
You must submit a fully complete application to be considered. If we select you for an interview, we will request three professional references.
More About Employment
For information on what TheraThrive provides to employees, please see our Employment Opportunities page.
We Provide
- Great supervision (paid supervision hours)
- Expertise and history serving neurodivergent populations
- Steady stream of referrals
- Additional admin hours possible
- Integrated practice management system
- Training events
- Opportunities to collaborate
- Comfortable and spacious boutique office space with all materials provided
- Matching 401K
- Paid sick leave
- 30 Quantum CE Units/year (after 1 year employment)
- Paid time off (PTO) (full-time employees only)
- Health insurance plans (full-time employees only)
- Life insurance (full-time employees only)
Requirements include
- Current State of California Registration as an APCC and/or AMFT
- A keen interest in learning about neurodivergence, autism, ADHD, giftedness/2e, high sensitivity, anxiety, OCD, and learning disabilities is essential
- An interest in working with clients of all ages (we serve children and adults)
- Willingness to write a comprehensive website bio and provide a website photo to help grow your recognition in the community
- Neuroaffirming
- LGTBQIA+ ally
- Sex positive
- Top-notch psychotherapy skills
- Ability and desire to work at least 18 hours per week (part-time minimum is 15 client hours and 3 supervision hours)
- Ability to work at least 2 late afternoon/evenings per week
- Ability to work at least 2 hours on a Saturday or Sunday
- Strong technology skills (we use CounSol, Google Meet, and Google Workspace)
A big plus if you have
- Prior knowledge of neurodivergent populations, autism, ADHD, giftedness, highly sensitive populations, learning disabilities, etc.
- Prior clinical experience with children
- Particular experience/knowledge that will complement our mission of serving neurodivergent populations
- Family therapy and/or parenting support experience
Onward!
We are excited to meet you!