Jobs Companies Palo Alto Therapy Full-Time Licensed Therapist - Palo Alto Therapy ($100K with benefits)

About this Full-Time Licensed Therapist - Palo Alto Therapy ($100K with benefits) role at Palo Alto Therapy

Palo Alto Therapy · Onsite · Palo Alto, California, United States

THE ROLE

We're looking for a licensed therapist to join our Palo Alto-based practice. You'll work 11am-7pm, Monday-Friday, with a typical caseload of 21-22 billable hours per week. The remaining time is spent on notes, treatment planning, weekly consultations, and training — so you're not drowning in charting at night.

We work with individuals, children, teens, adults, families, and couples. You'll have input on your caseload — we match clients to you based on what you're interested in, not just who's next on the list.

WHAT YOU GET

Reasonable caseload. You're not drowning. 21-22 billable hours means you have time to think and actually do good work.

Real training. Not just "required" CEs — we provide them and pay for them. Weekly consultation groups, skills training, and full CBT/OCD certification. If you want to build a couples practice, we have a dedicated consultation group for that.

Your admin handled. Scheduling, billing, intake, marketing — that's not on you. You do clinical work.

Team environment. We're therapist-owned, we actually support each other, and people stick around because it's sustainable.

Compensation. $90,000 to $100,000 as a W-2 employee based on experience. Health insurance (we cover 50%), dental, vision, 401k, malpractice insurance covered, cell phone reimbursement. PTO and paid sick leave.

LOCATIONS

Palo Alto, Menlo Park, or San Jose. In-person and hybrid options available.

We're hiring now and reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

Equal Opportunity Employer | LMFT, LCSW, LPCC

What Therapists Here Say:

"PAT is a very positive work environment. The practice goes above and beyond to offer regular consultation and training. The care coordinators and admin team are exceptional — you can actually focus on clients. One of the best places I've worked."

"You get the feel of private practice but with actual co-workers. Everyone shares resources, and they really do try to match you with clients you're passionate about. There's real opportunity for training and growth."

"The kindness and thoughtfulness here is something I'm not used to. I can't imagine working somewhere else."

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

  • Active California license: LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC
  • Experience working with individuals, teens, and couples
  • Comfortable with evidence-based approaches (CBT, EFT, Gottman Method preferred but not required)
  • Collaborative mindset
  • Ready to do sustainable, good work

Benefits

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How this Therapist salary compares

This role pays $95,000/yrin line with the typical range for Therapist roles.

$57,803 median $90,000 $145,600

Typical range $74,056–$107,570/yr, from 3,466 comparable Therapist listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Therapist salary insights →

About Palo Alto Therapy

Palo Alto Therapy (San Jose, Menlo Park, & Palo Alto Locations) is a growing, high-quality counseling center that is dedicated to providing an exceptional place to work for our therapists and deliver excellent mental health services. Our team provides incredible clinical support, professional development training, and takes care of all the marketing and business needs, so our therapists get to focus on doing THERAPY, not case management or paperwork! Our caseloads are full and our clients (children through adults) are awesome to work with. We help them overcome anxiety & depression related problems using evidence based therapy, with a focus on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Check us out and you will see the difference!

Comments from employees of Palo Alto Therapy

“The kindness and thoughtfulness of everyone at PAT has been something I’m not used to from past jobs. It’s been such a wonderful feeling knowing how much we all care about each other and are there for each other whether it comes to a busy day or just a hard day in general. I’m so thankful to work somewhere where the random acts of kindness are genuine and meaningful and people actually care. I can’t imagine working somewhere else just because of how caring and wonderful the staff is”

“I was so sad to leave Palo Alto Therapy (PAT). One of the greatest things about working at PAT was the invaluable learning opportunities. Ernie Schmidt was my mentor and opened up a whole new world of therapy techniques that I would not have learned without him and will never forget. He also taught me about the business side of building and maintaining a practice and made it look so easy, although now I know how much goes into it and how exhausting it can be. He is so dedicated to his practice, clients, and staff and was always available to help me whenever I was stuck with a client and also to provide me with support. The clients at Palo Alto Therapy were also great to work with and I learned a great deal from them as well. I will forever be indebted to Ernie and PAT will always have a warm place in my heart.”

“The kindness and thoughtfulness of everyone at PAT has been something I'm not used to from past jobs. It's been such a wonderful feeling knowing how much we all care about each other and are there for each other whether it comes to a busy day, a long day, or just a hard day in general. I'm so thankful to work somewhere where the random acts of kindness are genuine and meaningful and people actually care. I can't imagine working somewhere else just because of how caring and wonderful the staff is.”
“Palo Alto Therapy is a wonderful place to work. The therapists are friendly and energetic and make my work day fun. It is a team environment and Ernie reinforces every employee’s strengths and makes me feel good about the work I do on a daily basis. My tasks include but are not limited to answering phones, scheduling appointments, greeting clients, verifying insurance coverage for out of network PPO plans, creating invoices for clients so they can submit their payments to insurance, corresponding with clients and colleagues via email and mail, collecting payments and verifying that charges for all clients have been received and are up to date on a bi-weekly basis and other office related administrative duties.”

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