Join Our Team of Therapists

Welcome, we are currently hiring for therapists, LCSW, LMFT, Psychologists and LPCC!

Yay you made it here! Thanks for your interest in joining the Freedom Within Team! We are a group practice providing psychotherapy to adults. We are looking to hire 4 more licensed therapists in the state of CA with a preference for local San Diego therapists, but open to remote positions as well! Therapists must be licensed in California. We are also open to hiring Associate Clinicians who are complete or near complete (at least 2,000 hours) with their licensing hours and willing to see at least 20 clients/week. Therapists can either work entirely in the office or they can opt to work remotely, performing telehealth sessions or a combination of the two! We are located at 2650 Camino del Rio N. which is in Mission Valley (San Diego, CA). We accept California licensed PhD, PsyD, LCSW, LPCC and LMFT, ASW, AMFT. Below is some information about us and what we are looking for from you! 

Our Mission:

Our mission is to provide quality care using a genuine, down to earth approach that incorporates compassion, humor, and authenticity. We strive to partner with our clients to help release their pain and restore their sense of freedom within. We are looking for therapists who also embody this mission.

We provide individual and couples therapy to adults. We do not see children in our practice. A large number of our clients are active duty military, Veterans and young professionals. Our practice focuses on treating PTSD, trauma, anxiety, relationship concerns, postpartum and transitional issues. You are not limited to working within this framework, however, most of the clients who are referred to Freedom Within fall under these presenting problems. In addition, we have opportunities to run groups for most types of clients. Our core values are Connection, Humor, Authenticity, Respect and Growth we emulate these values in our work with one another as well as our work with our clients.

We love to have fun, collaborate, plan fun activities outside of the office, fill our break room with snacks and just be awesome down to earth people. Our practice places value on work life balance and flexibility; we support working mothers and working parents. Additionally, we strive for our own growth and development as therapists through continuing education, case consultations and monthly anti-racism work group discussions. Our most recent trainings included Gottman training for couples therapists and Clinical Trauma Competency training. *Please note that we do not serve any clients under 18, if that is an area you are hoping to focus on unfortunately we will not be a good fit.

Position:

• This is a W-2 position for a therapist (psychologist, LCSW, LMFT, ASW, AMFT) to work in a private practice setting providing counseling to individuals and couples.
• Both part time and full time therapist positions available. All client referrals are provided.
  • Full time requires 24+ client hours/week with a flexible schedule and is eligible for health insurance benefits. 
  • Part time requires 14+ client hours/week. (This typically means 16-17 need to be scheduled).

Benefits as Employee:

• Competitive pay (clinical time, admin time and client late cancellations/no shows are paid at clinical rate)
• Paid vacation time
• Paid sick time
• Paid floating holiday
• Paid admin time (for documentation, case consultation and team meetings)
• 401(k) Retirement Account with company matching
• Health insurance, vision, dental and life (for full time employees)
• Professional Development Stipends (for trainings, CEUs, license renewal, etc…)
• Option for full or partial telework doing video therapy from your home
• Phone/internet stipend
• Company charitable donation match
• Bi-weekly paid case consultation
• Flexibility in scheduling
• Admin support assistant who assists with client scheduling, insurance/billing
• Ongoing clinical support and training opportunities
• Team building activities and fun things outside the office
• Snacks, coffee and more snacks – we like to keep our therapists fed and caffeinated as needed
• Great team of therapists – we like to have fun and support one another 😊🎉
• Fully furnished, calm and inviting office space with windows/natural light and plenty of parking
• Established reputation in the community that provides referrals to fill your caseload

Compensation:

• $50-$55 per clinical hour for Licensed Masters Level DOE (this comes to up to $95k annually based on caseload size of 30 and factoring in admin time).
• $73-$80 for Licensed Doctoral level DOE (this comes to up to $133k annually based on caseload size of 30). 
• $30-$35 per clinical hour for Associate Level Clinicians (those waiting for licensure). Supervision is provided and paid for unlicensed therapists by an LCSW or LMFT.
• Administrative time (for note writing, meetings, etc…) is paid at $20/hr. Late cancellations/no shows are paid at the clinical rate. A 90-day trial is required as we ensure a good fit for both the clinician and the practice.

This is an incredible opportunity for a clinician to join a fun team of therapists providing care to our community and helping our Veterans and military families. We value honesty, genuineness, humility, compassion and humor. This position is a great way to create work life balance with flexibility in your schedule. Our team is fun, supportive and collaborative – we encourage the same from you! We like to plan quarterly staff events and trainings throughout the year. The office is conveniently located in Mission Valley just off of Qualcomm Way off the I-8 Freeway. 

Promoting inclusion: We promote hiring of varying backgrounds, beliefs, and specialties to better serve the diverse and unique experience of our clients. It is also important that our office promotes a foundation of diversity, equity, and inclusivity in its culture and practice. We hold monthly anti-racism work group discussions to further understand our own biases and to look at how we can better serve our diverse community and minority populations.

Please review our website to better understand what we do and who we serve. www.freedomwithincenter.com 

HOW TO APPLY

If you would like to apply for the therapist job opportunity please respond to each of the following questions. Using the numbering, copy and paste the questions and answers into the body of an email. Attach a current resume/CV in word or pdf format and email them to mgreenlee@freedomwithincenter.com and atheis@freedomwithincenter.com with the subject line: Attn: Therapist Hiring Department.

Preliminary Questions – Please answer all questions:

1. Are you fully licensed in California and in good standing (Psychologist, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC)? If not, how many hours have you completed as an associate (AMFT, ASW)?
2. How did you learn about us?
3. What populations or presenting problems do you prefer to work with and/or have experience with?
4. Do you have any experience with military/Veterans? If yes, please describe?
5. Do you have any specialized training such as CPT, EFT, PE, EMDR, etc?
6. Do you have your own private practice or work in another group private practice? If you have your own private practice, what makes you want to also join a group practice?
7. What are your professional goals in the next 3-5 years?
8. On a scale of 1-10, how detail-oriented are you? (10 being most detailed)
9. Do you have any days off or vacation scheduled in the next 6-months?
10. Do you have the means to financially sustain yourself during the period of building your caseload?
11. How many weekly therapy/client hours are you open to performing (we have a minimum of scheduling at least 17 clients weekly for licensed therapists, and 23-24 for associate therapists)?
12. Are you interested in working in the office, remotely (telework), or a combination of the two?
13. Upon reviewing your responses and resume, if you appear to be a good fit we will contact you to schedule a 30-45 minute initial video interview. Initial interviews are conducted by our Onboarding Coordinator and take place on the following days and times: Please identify at least 3 times that work for you: Mondays 11-12pm, 2-3pm; Wednesdays 1-2pm, 4-530pm; Thursdays 10-11am, 12-1pm, 4-530pm, Fridays 10-11, 2-3pm

Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!

Best,

The Freedom Within Team

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