Associate Therapist; AMFT, ASW, APCC

PSYNERGY PROGRAMS, INC provided pay range

This range is provided by PSYNERGY PROGRAMS, INC. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$80,000.00/yr - $88,000.00/yr

At Psynergy, we know that together, we achieve more! Psynergy Programs (psynergy.org) sets itself apart as the destination-of-choice for residential treatment of chronic mental illness in the state of California. In partnership with twenty-six Counties and Behavioral Health Departments across California, Psynergy provides rehabilitation and specialty mental health services to individuals diagnosed with complex and chronic mental illness. We do this in an enriched residential environment where through support, skill-building and treatment clients have created thriving environments and communities of care.

Our adjoining outpatient clinics provide and support the highest levels of service to our clients.

We are looking for exceptional team members who can help us build and maintain the highest standards of care in both residential and clinical treatment! Come meet our team!

We are growing and seeking therapists (ASW, AMFT, APCC, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC) to provide supervised outpatient-level clinical services (i.e. assessments, individual, family and group therapy, including equine, case management, crisis intervention, and linkage) to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness (ex: schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, PTSD) living in an enriched adult residential care facility.

• To be registered with the BBS (ASW, AMFT, APCC, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC) - required
• A commitment to providing the highest levels of service - required.
• A great attitude - required.
• Experience working in behavioral health or in residential care - preferred.
• We compensate you for your accomplishments and talents! Other qualifications and certifications earn you more $$ so let us know! – preferred.

Showing commitment to the use of best practice standards, Psynergy Therapists must be able to work with a diverse population of conserved and non-conserved individuals with co-occurring behavioral health and medical diagnoses as well as substance use disorders. Associate Therapists at Psynergy are part of a multidisciplinary team comprised of psychiatrists, licensed therapists, nurses, lead clinicians and rehabilitation counselors who work with California’s most complex and chronic cases.

As clinician for a caseload of 25 clients, Psynergy therapists take pride in:

• Working in collaboration with 26 counties in CA (and counting!) providing specialty mental health services as part of California’s behavioral health system of care
• Utilizing best practice standards including having a “whatever it takes” attitude and focus.
• Providing strengths-based services to a diverse population residing in one enriched residential community
• Conducting assessments upon admission and as needed
• Developing effective treatment and behavioral plans to achieve personal goals including reducing unnecessary hospitalizations.
• Performing regular risk assessments and safety planning
• Providing weekly and as-needed therapy to each client and families as needed
• Providing weekly clinical groups including equine
• Providing linkage and case management
• Providing clinical support and modeling to a professional and paraprofessional staff
• Helping maintain a therapeutic and welcoming outpatient clinic environment.
• Providing shared on-call support to the residential facility staff and clients

Have ideas or skills that would help our clients? Let us know! We are always looking for individuals with special certifications, skills, trainings, degrees, and compensate competitively for them! (Ex: CNA, NVCI, First Aid, CPR, Narcan, SUDS, CADC, ARF/RCFE, CBT, DBT, CBT for Psychosis, Motivational Interviewing, etc.)

• Supervision by licensed and skilled clinicians with experience in the field
• Flexible scheduling including weekend and evening hours, if desired
• Fast paced and dynamic learning environment that supports clinical…