IOP Therapist

Muir Wood Teen Treatment; Petaluma (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Pay

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Clinical supervision hours towards lic

Pay increase upon full licensure

Job summary

Muir Wood Teen Treatment in Petaluma, CA seeks an experienced therapist for a full-time, in-person role to provide individual, family, and group therapy for teens ages 12–17 within our IOP program, embedded with psychiatrists, nurses, and other clinicians.

You will support clinical groups at nearby residential centers, gaining cross-continuum exposure, while developing adolescent treatment skills across levels of care and helping families navigate mental health and substance use challenges.

Qualifications

• Master's or Doctorate in psychology, counseling, social work, or MFT.
• Active CA license or Associate number.
• 2+ years in intensive outpatient treatment or similar settings.
• Experience with adolescents in mental health or substance use treatment.
• Trauma-informed care and evidence-based modalities.

Responsibilities

• Provide weekly individual, family, and group therapy using DBT, CBT, ACT and trauma-focused modalities.
• Engage in milieu-based treatment, build rapport, and shape treatment in real time.
• Conduct biopsychosocial and risk assessments to guide planning.
• Develop and maintain individualized treatment plans.
• Collaborate in daily/weekly multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Maintain timely clinical documentation.
• Provide crisis support as needed.
• Facilitate groups at residential centers when required.

Skills

Empathy for teens

Crisis intervention

Team collaboration

Education

Master's or Doctorate in psychology, counseling, social work, or MFT

Tools

CA License or Associate number (AMFT/APCC/ACSW/LMFT/LPCC/LCSW PhD PsyD)

Job description

Description

$70-85k/year Associate (AMFT, APCC, ACSW) or $90-105k/year Licensed (LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, PhD, or PsyD) | Petaluma, CA | Full-Time, 32-40 hours / week

About the Role: Provide individual, family, and group therapy for teens ages 12–17 in our Joint Commission-accredited IOP treatment program. You'll be embedded in the milieu alongside psychiatrists, nurses, and fellow clinicians—not isolated in an office. This is meaningful clinical work with adolescents facing mental health and substance use challenges.

You’ll also have opportunities to support clinical groups at our nearby residential treatment centers. This cross-continuum experience will broaden your clinical skills, deepen your understanding of adolescent treatment, and provide exposure to a higher level of care.

Why Join Us

• IOP treatment is one of the most immersive clinical training grounds for licensed clinicians - diverse caseloads, complex presentations, and daily experience with crisis intervention, family systems, and evidence-based modalities.
• Build experience across both intensive outpatient and residential levels of care, strengthening your group facilitation, crisis intervention, and clinical assessment skills
• Collaborative, team-based environment where you learn alongside experienced clinicians
• Mission-driven work helping teens and families through crisis

What You'll Do

• Provide weekly individual, family, and group therapy using DBT, CBT, ACT, and trauma-focused modalities
• Spend time in the milieu building rapport, modeling interventions, and shaping treatment in real time
• Conduct biopsychosocial and risk assessments to guide treatment planning
• Develop and maintain individualized treatment plans
• Collaborate in daily and weekly multidisciplinary team meetings
• Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation
• Provide crisis support as needed
• Facilitate clinical groups at nearby residential treatment centers as needed, gaining experience across levels of care
• Note: This is a full-time, in-person role

Requirements

What We're Looking For

Must Have

• Master's or Doctorate in psychology, counseling, social work, or MFT
• Active CA license (LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, PhD, or PsyD) or Active CA Associate number (AMFT, APCC, ACSW)
• 2+ years in intensive outpatient treatment, partial hospitalization, residential treatment, inpatient behavioral health, or high-acuity settings
• Experience with adolescents in mental health or substance use treatment
• Strong background in trauma-informed care and evidence-based modalities

Preferred

• 3+ years in adolescent residential or psychiatric care
• Training in EMDR, relapse prevention, or motivational interviewing
• Experience with family systems work and co-occurring disorders

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About Muir Wood

We provide trauma-informed, relationship-centered residential treatment for teens ages 12–17 struggling with mental health and substance use challenges. Our multidisciplinary team works together to help adolescents and families heal.

Muir Wood Teen Treatment is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All positions require a LiveScan background check.

Benefits

• Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Clinical supervision hours towards licensure
• Pay increase upon full licensure

Compensation

$36-$40/hr Associate (AMFT, ACSW, APCC)

$43-$55/hr Licensed (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, PhD, PsyD)

Muir Wood Adolescent & Family Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.