Adolescent Clinical Therapist

UCSF • San Francisco, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Involves patient care services for a range of mental health disorders, often severe including major depressive disorders, paranoia, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder. Settings may be inpatient, outpatient or clinical research studies. Patient care may be provided by a combination of licensed clinicians, as well as counselors and crisis intervention specialists. Patients typically require routine assistance, treatment or a specialized and controlled environment. Primary emphasis on treatment and attempt where possible to help patients control their own lives in the outside world, with the use of a combination of psychiatric drugs and psychotherapy.

Join a uniquely collaborative, school-based adolescent behavioral health program at the McAuley Counseling Enriched Education Program (CEEP), located within UCSF Health’s Stanyan Hospital. CEEP is an intensive outpatient therapeutic and educational environment designed for middle and high school students who require a structured, trauma-informed setting to make meaningful emotional, behavioral, and academic progress. Our multidisciplinary team—therapists, psychiatric providers, nurses, educators, and quality assurance staff—works together daily to create a cohesive therapeutic milieu that emphasizes consistency, clear boundaries, and high support.

The McAuley Counseling Enriched Education Program fosters student success in academic and community settings through evidence-based, motivational systems within a therapeutic environment. We provide comprehensive support for adolescents, empowering them to navigate challenges, excel academically, and achieve independence.

Requirements

• Licensed clinician
• Experience with major depressive disorders, paranoia, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder
• Experience in inpatient, outpatient, or clinical research settings
• Ability to work with counselors and crisis intervention specialists
• Proficiency in using a combination of psychiatric drugs and psychotherapy
• Experience in a structured, trauma-informed setting
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a school-based adolescent behavioral health program
• Familiarity with the McAuley Counseling Enriched Education Program (CEEP)
• Experience within UCSF Health’s Stanyan Hospital

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care services for a range of mental health disorders, including severe conditions like major depressive disorders, paranoia, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder.
• Work in settings that may include inpatient, outpatient, or clinical research studies.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including licensed clinicians, counselors, crisis intervention specialists, psychiatric providers, nurses, and educators.
• Contribute to creating a cohesive therapeutic milieu that emphasizes consistency, clear boundaries, and high support.
• Implement evidence-based, motivational systems within a therapeutic environment to foster student success.
• Provide comprehensive support for adolescents to help them navigate challenges, excel academically, and achieve independence.
• Utilize a combination of psychiatric drugs and psychotherapy in treatment.
• Assist patients in controlling their own lives in the outside world.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level