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Associate Therapist Position

Rancho Counseling is looking for part-time associate therapists to join our expanding private practice. This position is perfect for you if you want to learn and develop as a couples therapist.

If you would love to be trained in working with couples, we want to meet you! This is not the job for someone who will tolerate couples if they have to, this is a job for someone who is excited and energized by the challenge of providing excellent couples therapy.

Things you should know about us:

Rancho Counseling is a paperless office. You will do scheduling and documentation through an electronic health record. Communication with other staff and with the practice owner, Alicia Taverner, is done primarily electronically. We’d like you to be comfortable with direct communication and straightforward conflict management.

Rancho Counseling is a cash-pay practice. This means that you don’t have the headaches of insurance reimbursements, requirements, and waiting weeks or months for payment. It also means that the clients you see here are motivated to change and that you are expected to work hard to build rapport and bring hope to them in the first session.

Rancho Counseling is a private practice. Our highly trained supervisor will provide weekly supervision, have regular check-ins, and will be available for professional collaboration and support when you need it. You will be expected to take ownership of your work and have a passion for learning and honing your skills as couples therapist.

What we want from you:

  • Passion for providing excellent couples therapy

  • Willingness to learn to tackle hard cases and seek consultation when needed

  • 15 hours minimum availability including one evening and one weekend day or two evenings per week

  • Pay: $45 per clinical hour, $25 per non-clinical hour. Pay increases once associates become licensed and for carrying full caseload (15 clients per week consistently).

  • Training (or willingness to get training) in a research-backed couples therapy or trauma models: Gottman, EFT, Brainspotting, EMDR, etc.

  • Contributions to community outreach and education

    • The wonderful couples you want to work with need a way to find you and we want to provide excellent information to our community. Your contributions will be a bio about yourself for our website and blog posts, short videos, or a training opportunity. The specifics will be negotiated based on our need and your experience and comfort level. We don’t anticipate this will take much of your time; you could write one blog post every 3 months, for example.

  • Bonus: experience working in practicum setting with couples as prior experience.

If you read this job description and felt excited and energized, please complete the following application: