Mental Health Therapist

Company: Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare
Location: Folsom
Posted on: February 26, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Description Who We Are: At Clearview Outpatient, we are a dynamic, dedicated, and growing team of professionals deeply passionate about providing evidence-based and personalized clinical care for behavioral health conditions. Clearview Outpatient is a leading provider of mental health treatment services across the region. We are a part of Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare Network which offers a continuum of care within our Psychiatric Network, Eating Disorder Network, including inpatient, intensive residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient services nationwide. We are excited to expand our network with the opening of a location in Sacramento, California! Our team’s foundation is client centered care and clinical excellence through our 5-star service commitment – Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Flexibility, Collaboration and Service. We are committed to our team, and our team is committed to our clients! What We Offer: Collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence Multiple Career Development Pathways Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification Multiple Health Plan Design Options Available Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options 100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support 100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan) 100% Company Paid Life & ADD 401K with Company Match Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA Tax Savings Accounts Generous Team Member Referral Program Parental Leave Compensation Range: $78,000 - $99,000 per year (depending on level, licensure, and location) How You Will Contribute : The Program Therapist is responsible for providing individual and group therapy sessions for clients in an outpatient treatment facility. Position is responsible for assessing the therapeutic needs of the individuals and families, and for developing appropriate treatment. Program Therapists act as the primary contact for clients and families throughout the treatment process and serve as a client advocate with the treatment team. Position acts as a liaison with referral sources, clinical partners, and individuals to coordinate care throughout the treatment process. Essential Responsibilities: Demonstrates a high level of clinical skill in assessing the clinical needs of clients, determining appropriate interventions, and conducting individual and group therapy sessions in accordance with these needs. Completes psychosocial evaluations, treatment plans, contact logs, discharge plans and other reports required for each client in compliance with State, accrediting bodies, quality guidelines and payor source guidelines. Conducts weekly individual and family therapy sessions for assigned caseload. Monitors behavioral interventions for each client and provides skills coaching as needed. Conducts specialized groups as assigned based on education, training, and experience; supervises or co-leads groups with staff or interns when appropriate. Selects appropriate interventions to meet the clinical needs of individual clients. Maintains therapeutic relationship with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes. Sets limits and hold boundaries in a kind and firm manner Demonstrates an understanding of identifying abuse/neglect in client population. Demonstrates effective verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation, involving other staff as needed. Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate client care from admission through discharge. Attends weekly clinical, consultation and business meetings; present cases to be discussed as pre-assigned. Completes documentation in a timely and accurate manner reflecting ongoing assessment of client’s clinical presentation and behaviors. Communicates client progress with the referral source, family, parent, or guardian informed of treatment goals and plans, as appropriate. Documents in accordance with policies and procedures services provided, incident reports, shift reports, or department reports in a timely and accurate manner. Communicates with referents, residents, and families appropriately and effectively. Uses the referral process to build relationships with new referents and engages in collaboration with referents. Addresses residents, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in a pleasant and respectful manner. Responds to clients and families with empathy and positive professional skills. Qualifications What We Are Seeking Position requires a master’s degree in social work, marriage and family therapy or psychology. Must hold CA licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or LMHC), active associate number or intern number from the Board of Behavioral Sciences, in good standing. Position requires a minimum of one (1) year experience working with clients with substance use disorders and/or borderline personality disorder. Certification or significant experience in providing Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), strongly preferred. Other Requirements Clearance of TB test, fingerprinting and state clearance, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements. Current CPR and First Aid certification. For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all U.S based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against companies of similar size within the behavioral healthcare industry. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including geographic location as well as candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above. Clearview provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Clearview reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.”

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