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Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

Lakeside Family Counseling & Intervention Services
Ventura, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/11/2025

Job Description

Job Description

Are you looking to make a difference in your community? Do you enjoy working with adults, teens, adolescence, and groups? Are you passionate, creative, and motivated to gain valuable clinical experience? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be the right fit for Lakeside Family Counseling & Intervention Services (LFCIS).

Established in 2019, we’ve grown to twelve therapists, four class facilitators, and three clerical staff. Our mission is to inspire hope, improve function with integrity and compassion, and provide “tools” to lead the way. We serve several populations, including our local Beacon / Gold Coast clientele. That paired with our newly developed non-profit, Heidi’s House of Hope, we’re excited for you to grow and develop with us.

We are seeking two full-time MFT Associates for our growing Center. Currently our clients prefer in-person sessions but teletherapy can be performed at times. We are requesting that clinicians live within Ventura County. This is both an internship as well as employment. You will receive both individual and group supervision toward full licensure for the State of California.

Pay structure :

Associate Clinicians are credentialed with insurance companies and can accept cash clients. Clients are paid an hourly wage for each completed session and administrative hours. All clinicians are W-2 and paid twice per month.

What we offer :

  • A warm, welcoming, and connected work environment
  • Clinical supervision from qualified and experienced therapists
  • Group malpractice insurance
  • Support with the credentialing process
  • Flexible schedule
  • Private office for developing your private practice
  • Creative freedom to develop and promote specialty services (niche)
  • Provide clients to build caseload
  • Opportunities for self-promotion (business cards and profile on our website)
  • Continuous training opportunities
  • Retirement plan

Our expectations :

  • Registered License Number or Associate Number with the Board of Behavioral Sciences
  • Be in good standing with the Board of Behavioral Sciences
  • Demonstrated commitment to cultural competency and evidence-based approaches to working with clients from diverse ethnic, cultural, religious, socioeconomic, sexual and gender identities
  • Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with confidential and highly sensitive matters.
  • Basic computer literacy in Microsoft Office programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Provide clinical counseling services to individuals, couples, families, or groups with various needs.
  • Carry a caseload of 20-25

  • Conduct intakes including assessment, diagnosis, crisis intervention, risk assessments, recommendations, and referrals
  • Complete clinical documentation in a timely and professional manner.
  • Must possess excellent presentation and public speaking skills for small and large audiences to facilitate programs, presentations, and outreach efforts
  • Must maintain a positive, friendly, and welcoming attitude with staff, community members, and volunteers within the organization.
  • Must utilize assertiveness, professionalism, and non-violent communication when handling issues with staff, community members and volunteers.
  • Open to new ideas, is flexible to change, and have the courage to think outside the box
  • Creativity, ethics, passion, and a desire to grow and develop as a clinician
  • One year commitment
  • Company Description

    Lakeside Family Counseling & Intervention Services is purpose driven and our intention is to promote a working environment that allows for professional growth, creativity, autonomy, and learning. We believe that a therapist who loves what they do, and are compensated fairly, will be more inspired to provide the highest level of care to the people they serve.

    Company Description

    Lakeside Family Counseling & Intervention Services is purpose driven and our intention is to promote a working environment that allows for professional growth, creativity, autonomy, and learning. We believe that a therapist who loves what they do, and are compensated fairly, will be more inspired to provide the highest level of care to the people they serve.

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