Couples Therapist

Develop or Deepen Your Specialty in Couples Therapy and Relationships

Integrative Couples Therapy in Encinitas is seeking a part-time associate or licensed therapist. We are specifically seeking a therapist wanting to immerse in couples therapy.

At Integrative Couples Therapy, our therapists focus on seeing their clients without having to worry about insurance panels, heavy administrative tasks, or lengthy documentation requirements. Here, you can show up, do excellent clinical work, engage in thoughtful consultation and collaboration, and go home with your energy intact. Our serene private pay practice is dedicated to couples and relationships and owned and operated by a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. We provide a warm and welcoming place to work, while you focus on the work you love.

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The Role:

You will:

  • Provide couple, individual and family therapy in a private pay setting

  • Practice in person in our Encinitas office on Thursdays and Fridays to start (more days can be added as your caseload increases)

  • Participate in ongoing consultation and thoughtful case discussion

  • Receive in house clinical supervision (for associates)

  • Continue refining and strengthening your therapeutic skills

  • Be part of a small and engaged clinical team

  • Connect with the broader therapist community through events and gatherings hosted by ICT

What We Provide:

  • W2 employment

  • Competitive pay

  • Private pay referrals (we do not accept health insurance)

  • Billing, marketing, intake coordination, and administrative support

  • A serene and fully furnished office space

  • Electronic health record system, Google workspace, and encrypted email

  • A collaborative environment that values high compassion, care, and dedication to providing excellent therapeutic work

  • Clinical consultation in couples therapy

This Role Is a Good Fit If You:

  • Have experience working with couples and want to deepen your mastery

  • Have experience providing therapy to parents and families and want to provide attachment based therapy to couples and parents

  • Enjoy learning and growing and personal and professional development

  • Prefer to see clients in person, with some telehealth

  • Appreciate collegial connection without constant networking and self promotion pressure

  • Want part time and sustainable clinical work, with room to grow, if desired

  • Are available on Thursdays and Fridays in Encinitas with one day of telehealth (the telehealth day is of your choice)

  • Have availability for 15 to 18 clients per week, 5 to 6 slots per day

  • Want to develop a speciality in couples therapy

Requirements:

  • Active associate or license with the BBS California in good standing

  • Experience providing couples therapy

Preferred Requirements:

  • Completion of the Emotionally Focused Therapy Externship or another training in couples therapy (such as, Relational Life Therapy, Gottman, PACT, The Developmental Model or other)

  • Experience/training in one or more of the following: divorce, parenting, co-parenting, perinatal mental health, family therapy, sex therapy, addiction, OCD, or trauma.

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