Employment Opportunities

Positions Available: Primary Therapist (Licensed and Pre-Licensed)

Daybreak Counseling Center Mission Statement:

Daybreak is a metaphor for change. It is the time when light of day first shines through the darkness of night. At Daybreak Counseling Center we believe that the power of human potential can be utilized for healing, growth, and societal transformation. Through our exceptional psychotherapy and counseling services our mission is to provide unique excellence in two things: Mental Health Treatment and Personal Development. We provide a holistic and client centered approach that is tailor made to fit each client’s history, needs, and concerns. We aim to provide the highest quality service possible to teens, adults, couples, and families throughout all of California.

Our Approach to Therapy:

We are interested in therapists joining our team who value and are interested non-expert and non-symptom reduction models. A better and more clear way to say this is that we are interested in therapists whose main modality is basically anything but C.B.T. We don't have anything against C.B.T.; we just value non-expert and non-homework giving forms of therapy for the client experience we provide. We believe when you give weekly homework in the form of worksheets or otherwise that this creates an expert/client relationship that is reminiscent of teacher/student one up/one down relatationship where the therapist is going to 'do' or 'give' something to the client to help them. That may be helpful to some people but it is not the experience we want to provide for our clients. We value person-centered, humanistic, mindfulness, post-modern, and psychodynamic forms of therapy where the focus is on providing a safe space for the client to share their deepest thoughts, painful feelings, life story, and that the answers to their healing and growth lies within them. We believe that therapy is more of an art than a science and we look for therapists to join our team who share that belief. We are also looking for someone who already has education, training, or a background in psychodynamic therapy, psychoanalysis, Jungian psychotherapy, existential/humanistic therapy, person-centered therapy, narrative therapy, IFS, Gestalt therapy, EFT, Gottman, Mindfulness, DBT, or Attachment Theory.

Position Details:

We are looking for full time pre-licensed therapists (AMFT, APCC, ACSW) and full-time or part-time licensed psychotherapists (LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, PsyD, PhD) to join our thriving group practice in Long Beach. We are a hybrid practice offering in-person services at our office locations in Long Beach, Cerritos, Brea and we also provide online teletherapy throughout California. Candidates must be communicative, driven, creative, collaborative, and enhance our fun, independent, positive minded, and connected group of highly skills clinicians. We are an eclectic, open-minded, holistic, humanistic, and psychodynamic based counseling center. We are looking for pre-licensed therapists that are eager to learn and grow with us. For more information about us please visit www.daybreakcounselingcenter.c...

We are a diverse group of clinicians and strongly encourage people of color, minorities, and LGBTQ+ candidates to apply. Having completed a significant amount of time in your own therapy or personal growth work is also a plus. The ideal candidate would know how to work independently and have a deep passion for providing excellent client care.

1. Primary Therapist (Licensed= Part Time and Full Time) 

Pay:

*Starting rate is 60$ per session. Depending on number of clients seen per week, client retention levels, and overall performance the rate can increase to 65$ per session after 6 months. (Yearly this comes out to 74-101k per year)

Schedule:

* The work schedule if very flexible! Full Time Therapists work usually 2-3 days providing in-person service and 2-3 days providing online therapy. This would require commuting to office only 2 days per week if that fits your schedule and location. Full-time (24-35 clients per week) or Part Time (10 clients per week minimum) 

What we provide:

• Full administrative support. Our therapists can enjoy their time focusing on the client care aspect of the job. We do everything else for you!
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent benefits for full-time employees
• Great and Friendly Work Culture
• IRA Retirement Plan with 2% matching program even for part time positions
• Malpractice Insurance
• Medical Insurance Group benefit rates with stipend for all full time employees
• We will provide training and credentialing to insurance panels
• Training in private practice and clinical aspects
• Opportunities for Professional Growth
• Training in innovative therapy models that exist in the mental health and behavioral health field.

• Competitive salary
• Performance-based bonuses
• Health, dental, vision insurances
• Matching IRA
• 4 paid holidays
• Team-building activities
• Amazing company culture
• Constant clinical trainings
• Competitive Compensation
• Comfortable Office Space
• Minimal Documentation Requirements
• Company Focused on Client Care Over Documentation
• Electronic Health Record Provided
• Flexible Hours
• Candidate will be exempt, employee (W2) status
• Consultation and Support from Colleagues

Requirements

• Active CA license of LMFT/LCSW/LPCC/PsyD/PhD
• Strong demonstrated commitment to professional skills including legal and ethical standards.
• Must be available to work during core business hours Monday through Friday but scheduling is flexible.
• Be humble and hungry for the group practice building experience

Application Process

* Please submit your resume and a cover letter for review to [email protected]. We will be calling and screening applicants immediately. Applicants who submit a cover letter stating your experience, theoretical orientation, and why you think you would be a good fit for our group will be given priority.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $74,880.00 - $101,400.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Cerritos, CA 90703: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Master's (Required)

License/Certification:

• LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, PsyD, PhD (Required)

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2. Pre-Licensed Therapist (Licensed= Part Time and Full Time) 

Job Types:

• Pre-licensed therapists, Full-time (25-30 per week)

Pay:

*Starting rate is 40$ per session. Depending on number of clients seen per week, client retention, and overall performance the rate can increase to 45$ per session after 6 month. Upon license pay will increase to 55$ per session the to 60$ after 6 months of licensure depending upon client retention and overall performance.

Schedule:

* The work schedule if very flexible! Full Time Therapists work usually 2-3 days providing in-person service and 2-3 days providing online therapy. This would require commuting to office only 2 days per week if that fits your schedule and location. Full-time (25-35 clients per week) 

What we provide:

• 1:1 and Triadic Group Supervision
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent benefits for full-time employees
• Great and Friendly Work Culture
• IRA Retirement Plan with 2% matching program even for part time positions
• Malpractice Insurance
• Medical Insurance Group benefit rates with stipend for all full time employees
• We will provide training and credentialing to insurance panels
• Training in private practice and clinical aspects
• Opportunities for Professional Growth
• Training in innovative therapy models that exist in the mental health and behavioral health field.
• Full administrative support. Our therapists can enjoy their time focusing on the client care aspect of the job. We do everything else for you!
• Competitive salary
• Performance-based bonuses
• Health, dental, vision insurances
• Matching IRA
• 4 paid holidays
• Team-building activities
• Amazing company culture
• Constant clinical trainings
• Competitive Compensation
• Comfortable Office Space
• Minimal Documentation Requirements
• Company Focused on Client Care Over Documentation
• Electronic Health Record Provided
• Flexible Hours
• Candidate will be exempt, employee (W2) status
• Consultation and Support from Colleagues

Requirements

• Active CA license of AMFT/ACSW/APCC
• Strong demonstrated commitment to professional skills including legal and ethical standards.
• Must be available to work during core business hours Monday through Friday but scheduling is flexible.
• Be humble and hungry for the group practice building experience

Application Process

* Please submit your resume and a cover letter for review to [email protected]. We will be calling and screening applicants over the next 1-2 weeks. Applicants who submit a cover letter stating your experience, theoretical orientation, and why you think you would be a good fit for our group will be given priority.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From $40.00 per hour

Job Requirements:

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Cerritos, CA 90703: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Master's (Required)

License/Certification:

• AMFT, ACSW, APCC (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cerritos, CA 90703