Marriage and Family Therapist Associate/Licensed

Neurodivergent-Informed Therapist

Guidepost Counseling for Wellness

Redding, CA
W-2 Hourly | Full-Time or Part-Time | In-Person

You Became a Therapist to Do Work That Matters

Not to feel like a billing unit.

Not to carry complex cases alone.

Not to chase unclear expectations.

Not to spend your nights drowning in notes.

Not to be told you have “support” when what you actually have is isolation.

At Guidepost Counseling for Wellness, we are building a clinical home for therapists who want meaningful work, strong supervision, clear expectations, fair pay, and a team culture built around both emotional safety and accountability.

This role is for clinicians who want to grow in neurodivergent informed care and help clients move from insight into real life change.

If you are looking for a place to hide inside your schedule, this probably is not it.

If you are looking for a place to become a stronger clinician. Build a meaningful clinical lane, and be part of a practice that is trying to do therapy differently, keep reading.

What Makes Guidepost Different

Guidepost Counseling for Wellness is a therapy practice serving ADHD and neurodivergent kids, teens, parents, couples, and adults.

But this job is not just about the population we serve.

It is about the kind of clinical work we believe therapists deserve to do.

We believe therapy should be:

• Relational, not robotic
• Structured, not stiff
• Practical, not surface-level
• Emotionally safe, not avoidant
• Clinically serious, not cold
• Neurodivergent-informed, not one-size-fits-all
• Accountable, not shame-based
• Human, not corporate

We are building a practice where therapists are not expected to be perfect.

You are expected to stay curious, stay engaged, communicate clearly, receive feedback, complete the work, and keep growing.

The Kind of Therapist We Are Looking For

You might be the right fit if you are the therapist who keeps asking:

• “What is happening underneath this behavior?”
• “What does this nervous system need?”
• “What pattern is this family stuck in?”
• “What structure would make change more possible?”
• “How do we help this client move from insight into action?”
• “How do we validate without removing responsibility?”
• “How do we challenge without shaming?”

You are curious about the child who looks defiant but may be overwhelmed.

You are curious about the parent who seems controlling but may be scared.

You are curious about the teen who shuts down but may not have words yet.

You are curious about the adult who keeps avoiding but may be stuck in shame, executive dysfunction, or nervous system overload.

You do not need clients to be “easy” in order to care about them.

You do not need the work to be simple in order to stay engaged.

You can hold compassion and accountability at the same time.

You can say, “That makes sense,” without saying, “That means nothing needs to change.”

What This Role Offers You

This role is designed for a therapist who wants more than a caseload.

At Guidepost, you can build toward:

• A clear clinical home
• Strong hourly base pay
• Predictable incentive opportunities
• Supervision and consultation
• A team that talks about real clinical work
• Support around documentation and systems
• A steady flow of clients aligned with your clinical interests
• Growth in ADHD, neurodivergence, anxiety, trauma, couples, teens, family systems, or parent work
• Opportunities to contribute to groups, workshops, intensives, and specialty programs
• A culture that values both emotional safety and follow-through

You will not be left alone to figure everything out.

You will also not be treated like someone who needs to be micromanaged.

The goal is supported autonomy: clear expectations, meaningful support, and room to grow your clinical voice.

The Clinical Work

Depending on your experience and clinical fit, you may work with:

• ADHD kids, teens, and adults
• Autistic or sensory-sensitive clients
• Anxious children and teens
• Parents navigating big behaviors at home
• Families experiencing conflict, shutdown, or emotional escalation
• Couples experiencing repeated conflict or disconnection
• Adults struggling with overwhelm, shame, executive functioning, trauma, or life transitions

You will help clients:

• Understand their patterns
• Regulate their nervous systems
• Improve communication
• Build emotional safety
• Create systems that fit their brain and life
• Move from insight into practical change
• Build healthier relationships at home, school, work, and in daily life

This is not passive therapy.

This is relational, practical, thoughtful, and engaged clinical work.

What You Will DoClinical Care

• Provide therapy to assigned clients
• Complete documentation accurately and on time
• Develop practical, clinically appropriate treatment plans
• Maintain ethical and legal standards
• Participate in supervision, consultation, and training
• Help clients connect insight to real-life change

Neurodivergent-Informed Treatment

• Understand how ADHD, autism traits, sensory needs, anxiety, trauma, executive functioning, and nervous system dysregulation affect daily life
• Recognize that what looks like resistance may sometimes be overload, shame, unclear expectations, poor environmental fit, or stress
• Help clients and families build strategies that work with the person’s brain instead of against it

Relational and Family Work

• Help clients understand conflict patterns
• Support parents and families in building shared language
• Facilitate emotionally safe and honest conversations
• Help clients practice repair, boundaries, accountability, and communication

Team Contribution

• Communicate clearly with the team
• Follow through on responsibilities
• Participate in the culture we are building
• Stay open to feedback and coaching
• Contribute to a strong client experience

You Will Thrive Here If...

You will thrive here if you want your clinical work to feel connected to something larger than filling appointment slots.

You want to become sharper.

You want feedback that helps you grow.

You want to be around other clinicians who care about the work.

You want to build a specialty, not stay generic forever.

You want to help clients create real movement, not just collect insight.

You want structure because you understand that structure protects good clinical work.

You want emotional safety, but you also understand that emotional safety does not mean avoiding hard conversations.

You may be a strong fit if you:

• Care deeply about people and their patterns
• Are interested in ADHD, autism, anxiety, trauma, family systems, couples, teens, or neurodivergence
• Think behavior makes sense in context
• Can stay grounded when emotions are big
• Can validate without rescuing
• Can challenge without shaming
• Can create structure without becoming rigid
• Are coachable and reflective
• Communicate clearly
• Follow through on responsibilities
• Want your clinical work to feel connected to a larger mission

This May Not Be the Right Fit If...

This may not be the right fit if you are looking for a role where you can work in isolation, avoid feedback, or keep clinical work completely separate from team culture.

Guidepost is a collaborative practice. We care about clinical excellence, client experience, documentation, communication, and follow-through.

You may struggle here if:

• Feedback feels threatening instead of useful
• You prefer to avoid difficult conversations
• You want full autonomy without shared standards
• Documentation follow-through is consistently difficult
• You prefer rigid, one-size-fits-all therapy
• You are uncomfortable with growth, change, or team collaboration
• You want to only “hold space” without helping clients build skills, structure, and movement
• You struggle to stay engaged when client systems are complex

This role is not about being perfect.

It is about being willing to stay curious, stay accountable, and keep growing.

Minimum Qualifications

Current California registration or license in good standing as one of the following:

• AMFT
• ACSW
• APCC
• LMFT
• LCSW
• LPCC
• Licensed Psychologist

Additional requirements:

• Ability to provide therapy services within legal and ethical scope of practice
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Interest in neurodivergent-informed care
• Willingness to participate in supervision, consultation, and team development

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ADHD, autism, anxiety, trauma, family systems, couples, teens, or parent work
• Training or interest in DBT, EFT, Gottman, CBT, ACT, polyvagal-informed work, attachment, family systems, or neurodivergent-informed care
• Comfort working with parents and families
• Interest in programs, workshops, groups, or structured treatment pathways
• Desire to help build a practice that feels different from traditional therapy settings

Schedule

Part-time and full-time options may be available.

Typical work may include a combination of client sessions, documentation, consultation, supervision, team meetings, training, and program development depending on role and schedule.

Why Apply Now

Guidepost is growing.

We are expanding our work with neurodivergent kids, teens, parents, couples, and adults. We are building more structured programs, stronger clinical pathways, and a clearer team culture around meaningful care.

That means we are not just looking for someone to fill a chair.

We are looking for the right therapist to help us build what comes next.

If you have been wanting a clinical home where your work matters, your growth matters, and your voice can contribute to something bigger, this is the time to reach out.

Why Work at Guidepost

Guidepost is a place for clinicians who want to grow, contribute, and do work that matters.

We are building a team culture around:

• Relational connection
• Emotional safety
• Accountability
• Clinical excellence
• Practical execution
• Growth
• Meaningful work

We want therapists who are looking for more than a caseload.

We want therapists who want to become stronger clinicians, contribute to a team, and help build a practice that feels different for both clients and staff.

How to Apply

If you are still reading: Congratulations.

Here's How it Works

1 Complete an Application

2 Get Ready for a Phone Screen

3 1 on 1 interview to Explore If We Will Be A Good Fit For You

4 Panel Interview Coming Your Way

If you're looking for the meaning of TEAM...

We are ready to show you how Guidepost does teamwork! We are restructuring our hiring process, re-evaluating our hiring standards, and are only choosing the top candidates to work at our company. We invest tremendous amounts of time, energy, and money into our team, and we will not sacrifice quality and integrity for anything!

​If you are a Professional Therapist with good morals, a strong work ethic, and the desire to be a part of a team, we can't wait to see your application!

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Competitive compensation.
• Consistent referrals of clients with minimal marketing efforts required by you. (And after we work together and get to know your style we can work toward filling your case load with your ideal clients).
• Enjoyable, diverse, motivated, and rewarding clients.
• Warm, friendly, and supportive team work environment.
• Liability insurance (We got you covered)
• CEU or Training Stipend (We want to support how you grow)
• Growth opportunity and training to build your case load and have the life you want also.
• Monthly trainings on HIPAA, Note Taking, Theory, or any other category which supports your growth in being a therapist.

Job Type:

Part-time/ Full Time Salary: Up to $55 for Associates incentives

Up to $70 for Licensed /hour incentives

We pay both clinical hours and administration hours (i.e. paid supervision and time for additional tasks which is a variable rate). We will cover this in detail during the hiring process.

Guidepost Marriage Therapy, Inc. does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff and clients.'
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Work Remotely

• No

Pay: $50.00 - $70.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Continuing education credits
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan

Education:

• Master's (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• License issued by the BBS? (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $50 - $70